The picture here does not quite do the real thing justice. I believe that I saw a large collection of Haystacks at the Chicago Art Institute. If you have a chance, go there to check these large pictures out.

Yes, he seems to have had a long set of names… The painting (Dance of youth) conveys movement and energy, but has the dove of peace as the symbol in the centre, flying while at the same time still. Look at the figure at 12 o clock in the circle - it is drawn in such a simple, yet incredibly expressive way.

Shalom!

I really like this work of art, called "The Kiss" – look at the gentle, almost hesitant way the man's hand is placed on the woman's thigh, and the way the woman holds her arm to embrace and approach her lover with a mixture of submission and desire. The sculpture radiates erotic energy; look at the way the man's muscular arms, the woman's back and legs and how the feet of both figures are sculpted. This shows how much of a genius Rodin really was.

This is a very well known self-portrait of Vincent, the artist placed against a blue, swirly background. The intense eyes and rather stern expression foreshawdow some of the mental illness that was to appear later in his life. There's something I like about the picture, but I can't quite put my finger on what it exactly is. Perhaps this is what makes this painting so good.

I use the following image as the desktop background when I log in. I like the blue sky tones suggesting freedom, but when you open the window, there is darkness. Sometimes things are deceptive…

If you would like to have this picture as your background on Windows XP when you log in [it only changes the background while the login dialog is present!], please follow the following steps: [Note: I'm pretty sure this only works if you get a login dialog, not the login screen where you click icons to log in]. If you wish to modify such an icon-based (Fast User Switching) login screen, it is possible to use another tool such as Logon Studio. If you get a logon dialog, the following instructions apply:

1. Download the Magritte.bmp file from here. [You may need to right click on the link and save, see step 2]
2. Save the file in your Windows directory (usually c:\windows), you must have administrative privileges to do this.
3. Download installwallpaper.reg to your desktop (save it there) and double click it. The system will ask if you want to merge the contents to the registry. Click 'yes' to accept. [Verify the contents with a text editor, if you are paranoid, before clicking 'yes']. This will add the image to your background of the login screen, and change the background colour from blue to black. Delete the .reg file from your desktop.
4. To see the image, log off.

I came across this painting, which I appreciate for the mood that it exudes. I found it while looking at information about straight razors, a more environmentally friendly way to shave.