Hey all,

Today I have another set of nine paintings that are two tile in size called "Down By The Sea".

I love these paintings in that you can almost hear the thunder of the waves, and feel the salty spray on your face.  As beautiful as these are, what also comes across in these paintings is the powerful strength of the waves that warns us also to treat the sea with respect.

These are base game compatible.

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Hi everyone,

Today I have a set of six three tile paintings called "Dutch Baroque Still Life".

The tradition of still life painting has been around since antiquity, and example of this form of paintings can be found in almost every culture. The popularity of still life is immense, making it very hard to understand why many through out the history of art have excluded it from the category of high arts.

The hierarchy that had developed established that history and religious painting were considered the highest style of painting, while portraiture, scenes of everyday life, animal paintings, landscapes and still life were considered minor forms of art.

These “minor” forms of art were executed by highly talented artists, using the same sophisticated techniques as those used in the more highly regarded fields of history and religious painting.  Artists who chose to create still life paintings carefully selected, studied, grouped, and depicted the objects in their works in order to present to their viewer highly realistic images. Still life painting was highly popular among members of all social classes and were often purchased at extremely high prices.

During the Baroque period, masters of still life from Italy, France, Flanders, Holland and Spain painted still life scenes of fruit, flower pieces, musical instruments, fish and game, and vessels used in the household. These objects were painted with the utmost realism but with all the dedication and seriousness that had once been reserved for the human form.

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Hi everyone,

Today I have a grand set for you of 10 paintings that are 2 story high entitled "Kings and Queens of England".  These full portraits start with The House of Hanover through to the House of Windsor.  All the monarchs are painted adorned in their coronation robes, except for George I and William IV who are painted wearing the Garter Robes.  These would look good in a grand palace you may be making!

I could not fit all the paintings in my picture, but the set includes (in order):

House of Hanover

• George I (1660 - 1727) date of reign 1714 - 1727

• George II (1683 - 1760) date of reign 1727 - 1760

• George III (1738 - 1820) date of reign 1760 - 1820

• George IV (1762 - 1830) date of reign 1820 - 1830

• William IV (1765 - 1837) date of reign 1830 - 1837

• Victoria (1819 - 1901) date of reign 1837 - 1901

House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

• Edward VII (1841 - 1910) date of reign 1901 - 1910

House of Windsor

• George V (1865 - 1936) date of reign 1910 - 1936

• Edward VIII (1894 - 1972) date of reign 1936 (I could not find a good portrait of Edward VIII)

• George VI (1895 - 1952) date of reign 1936 - 1952

• Elizabeth II (1926 - present) date of reign 1952 - present

These are base game compatible.

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Hi everyone,

Today I have a set of six abstract paintings without frames called "Colourful Abstract".

Abstract art uses a visual language of form, colour and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.  By the end of the 19th century many artists felt a need to create a new kind of art which would encompass the fundamental changes taking place in technology, science and philosophy.

Abstraction indicates a departure from reality in depiction of imagery in art.  This departure from accurate representation can be only slight, or it can be partial, or it can be complete.

This is base game compatible.

As always I hope you enjoy!

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Hi all,

Today I have a simple mirror for you called "Just A Mirror" in six recolours.

The first mirrors used by people were most likely pools of dark, still water, or water collected in a primitive vessel.  The earliest manufactured mirrors were pieces of polished stone.

In China, people began making mirrors with the use of silver-mercury amalgams as early as 500 AD.  Some time during the early Renaissance, European manufacturers perfected a superior method of coating glass with a tin-mercury amalgam.  The exact date and location of the discovery is unknown, but in the 16th century, Venice, a city famed for its glass making expertise, became a center of mirror production using this new technique.

The invention of the silvered-glass mirror is credited to German chemist Justus von Liebig in 1835.

This is base game compatible.

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