Much of early 20th century advertising art can be considered kitsch — gaudy, tacky, however one defines the term. And yet, as 'art for ...

It used to be that collectors of books would paste an 'ex libris' label in each of their lovely acquisitions. Basically it was ...

He knows what needs to be done . . .

It's not officially summer where I am, but it's starting to feel like it. Here's a toast to sweet summer nights to come! ...

Once upon a time, these terra cotta winged horses stood at the height of an Etruscan temple, symbolizing strength and, for what it was wort...

This was a sweet little graphic for a sweet little product, circa 1913. I sincerely wish that transportation had not progressed beyond th...

Even for star lore and mythology, this piece seems rather enigmatic, which of course is part of its appeal. Art by Julius Diez, circa...

"Daddy, daddy, look up there at the shape of the clouds! I see a ducky and a frog! What do YOU see? "Well, I see, um, well......

Pretty much all of us first got to 'know' Superman in some manner from his many incarnations as envisioned in comic books, painti...

This is an 1896 painting by Alfred East called Idyll of Spring. You know what? I like idyllic paintings . . .

It's been quite a while since I've been here on this site. I've been really busy. I could start posting again, if I thought any...

My card and wish for all of you, my Internet Friends!

Ghosts aren't the only haunting entities in our world. Faerie hosts have been thought, occasionally, to have breached the portal betwee...

Gettin' them witches ready to RIDE . . . William Mortensen — 1926

This uncommon Frazetta painting demonstrates the joy of graveyard dancing, especially when sky clad and witchy. Frank Frazetta

O boy! Time to harvest those greasy grimy punkin guts!

Witches come forth in many forms from an artist's vision. Virgil Finlay 

This is a Rackham that you don't often see . . . Arthur Rackham — Ghosts and Their Funny Ways — 1902

This fellow's portrait has my vote to be that painting in the massive frame in the dark cold hallway of a spooky castle, whose eyes fol...