Lias jigsaw puzzles: November 2013

2013-11-30

Finished 30th November 2013

40 Pieces

"Régates à Argenteuil"/"Regatta at Argenteuil" (Detail)
Painting by Claude Monet

Ca. 1872
Oil on canvas, H. 48; W. 75 cm

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

"Regattas at Argenteuil was painted in natural light, because tin tubes and portable easels allowed artists to leave their studios and paint outside. Monet sought to capture the fluidity of air and water and the way they changed with the light." (source)

Finished 29th November 2013

140 Pieces

Lascaux II, Montignac - Dordogne, Perigord

Detail de la paroi gauche de la salle des Tauraux

(engl. detail on the left side wall of the Hall of the Bulls)

Photographer: J. Grelet

The Lascaux Caves are famous for their paleolithic paintings. The paintings are estimated to be more than 17.300 years old!

2013-11-28

Finished 28th November 2013 + Link updated in July 2018

1000 Pieces

Parade of Elephants

A Castorland Jigsaw Puzzle which brought so much fun and relaxation.

Unfortunately 1 pc. is missing.

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A special Link to an Elephant Parade that travels around the World.

"Elephant Parade’s open air art exhibitions create worldwide attention, public awareness and support for the cause of elephant conservation: the Elephant Parade statues never go unnoticed by the wider public and mass media."

2013-11-25

Finished 23rd/24th November 2013 during a meeting in Hamburg

I travelled by train - just 3 hours of fun with others,
talking about travelling by train, the iPad and other stuff :-)

Almost 20 enthusiasts met to talk, laugh and assemble jigsaw puzzles.

In Hamburg I took advantage of buying some jigsaw puzzles at the Litraton

royal visitors :-)))) this present made me laugh to tears ...

I am a fan of the royal family ... as you might know ;-D

at the end of our meeting we started a "battle" between Prince Charles and his mother and guess what: Elizabeth won! Seems like it was a good omen: may her reign last :-)

I had so much fun and meanwhile assembled 13 jigsaw puzzles incl. 1110 pieces

140 Pieces

The Lion

Detail from the Williams Morris Forest Tapestry

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

75 Pieces

Bramall Hall, Courtyard 1841

40 Pieces

"Decadence" - a challenge!

by Carole Gordon

150 Pieces

"Helgoland - zur Erinnerung an eine tolle Seefahrt mit Käptn Eils"

by Shipowner Cassen Eils, Cuxhaven

a vintage Ravensburger (definetly before 1992) made of Cardboard.

200 Pieces

"Jaguar C Type"

A 2013-Ravensburger Jigsaw puzzle

100 Pieces

Meerkats (germ.: Erdmännchen)

40 Pieces

"Hand in Hand"
two cute penguins

75 Pieces

Weenicons: Michael Jackson

100 Pieces

"Owls and Pussycats" by Kathy DeZarn Beyette

A new Pomegranate jigsaw Puzzle in a flat Tinbox

(picture is missing)

77 Pieces

Andy Warhol: Goethe

A Schmidt Art Puzzle

Back in my hotel at 3 AM I couldn't sleep and assembled three small jigsaw puzzles:

33 Pieces

A baby-Icebear - by Curiosi

40 Pieces

"Girl with a Wine Glass" - by Jan Vermeer van Delft

40 Pieces

"Noah's Ark" - by Peter Bennet

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It was a wonderful trip!

Good bye Hamburg - see you soon :-)

2013-11-22

Finished 22nd November 2013

35 Pieces

A postcard-sized Jihsaw Puzzle depicting places of interest at Luxeuil les Bains, France

with a personal note on the reverse side :-)

105 Pieces

Five kitten

2013-11-18

Finished 18th November 2013

100 Pieces

"Lil' Wings" - a perfect finger exercise :-)

A Heliconius melpomene nipping on an orchid flower, Costa Rica.

By Jim Zuckerman, 2002 (source)

2013-11-17

Queen Elizabeth I .... moved unsolved!

Queen Elizabeth I moved
update: no need to find out more informations - it has the poorest quality I ever had to assemble.... and therefore I stopped assembling it.

I will look for another jigsaw puzzle now :-)

Finished 16th November 2013

1000 Pieces

"Rêverie" by Alphonse Mucha (1898)

What a beautiful face

2013-11-16

Finished 16th November 2013

105 Pieces

Poodle-Puppies

While working on a Mucha-"Rêverie", I had to assemble this cute finger exercise ....

2013-11-12

Finished 11th November 2013

1000 Pieces

Church of our Lady, Dresden, Germany

(photography taken by Kirsch)

The colours are really strange as the illumination of the church is similar to the so-called "blue hour", when the sun has already set, but the sky is covered with sunlit pink clouds... seems like there was a bit too much work on the digital data :-D .... anyway, it was pure fun assembling this Ravensburger jigsaw puzzle.

Just take a look at the depth of focus. You can detect so many details on just these twelve pieces