One of the nice things about being in an art museum is the chance to take in a surprise painting, one that you didn't expect to see.

I've been thinking of trying out one of Howard Pyle's works for some time, but they're kind of difficult to come by online.

I've run across a number of Elihu Vedder's pieces before, and this one is one of my favorites. This is Vedder's, The Questioner of the Sphinx, a piece that for me is always inspiring.

This is Frantisek Kupka's Resistance, or The Black Idol, which despite it's fairly simplistic idea is still a striking piece.

This is N.C. Wyeth's Gunfight (1916. Oil on canvas, 34" x 25"), a piece that really caught my eye when we were going through the museum.