The Louvre, Paris, August 2013 A year and a half later and I still haven’t gone through all of my pictures from our last trip to Paris; it’s always a pleasure to go through them though! Especially when it’s the Louvre; the place is so big, you can go a few times and still discover new things – of which the Mona Lisa is, in my opinion, not the most interesting! Sculpture is certainly one of my favorite form of art....

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A favorite spot in Paris – and certainly my favorite museum – the Musée Rodin features the work of a favorite artist in one gorgeous setting. I was lucky enough to visit it on both of my trips to Paris, and it was a moving experience every time. Can you spot the Thinker in the fifth picture? The Thinker is one impressive piece of art, without a doubt – yet to me it looks immensely… small, and frail, and human in...

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Jardin du Luxembourg, August 2013. For more Wordless Wednesday, click...

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Tokyo Heist by Diana Renn Pages : 364 Genre : YA, Mystery Stand Alone My rating : 4/5 From Seattle to Tokyo, Tokyo Heist takes you to beautiful Japan to solve the case of a missing Van Gogh. Art, squid chips, kimonos and a touch of romance are on the menu for this colorful adventure, in this novel by debut author Diana Renn. What it’s about : Between pining for her best friend and working at the comic-books store, Violet’s...

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Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay by Christopher Benfley Pages : 270 Genre : Non-Fiction Stand Alone My Rating : From the Book’s Jacket : An unforgettable voyage across the reaches of America and the depths of memory, Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay tells the story of America’s artistic birth. Following his family back through the generations, renowned critic Christopher Benfey unearths an ancestry- and an aesthetic-that is...

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Napoleon’s Tomb, Les Invalides, Paris 2010. One of the most impressive place we visited on our trip! For more Wordless Wednesday, click...

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I never stop looking for art on the subject of reading, and I was a bit surprised to realize it’s been over a year since I did one of these posts! The third one focused on children being read to; this time around, I chose paintings of young girls reading by themselves. Oh, the magical world of books! Small Young Girl Reading by Seymour Joseph Guys, 1877 Ethel Reading Bluebeard by Alfred Morgan 1881 Reading Girl by Bremen Johann Georg...

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An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin Pages : 292 Genre : Fiction, Art Stand Alone My Rating : What it’s about : An ambitious young woman, Lacey is ready to take the New York art market by storm. With both wits and looks on her side, Lacey has no problem making her way up the social ladder while building herself a career. But her ascension is not without risks and difficult decisions, and her actions are not without consequences –...

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