Grey House- Marc Chagall 

Unlike most surrealist painters, Marc Chagall often worked with themes of love and happiness.  In this depiction of his hometown of Vitebsk, Belarus, Chagall's characteristically vibrant colour scheme is missing, and his abstract style has all but disappeared everywhere but the sky.  The dark house is definitely not giving off any warm fuzzy vibes; for sure not invoking the smell of mom's apple pie cooling on the window sill.  Presumably dad isn't smoking a pipe and reading the paper at the kitchen table, or playing catch out back with his future iconic artist of a son, either.

        

In a town where his father worked like a "galley-slave"(My Life- Marc Chagall) for a herring merchant, it's crazy that Chagall managed to make it big as an artist.  To all other creative hopefuls of the world: hope you like kraft dinner and taking the bus.

The Court- Paul Flora

Fine lines hide their rigidity in this expressive style.  The triangular composition and contrast in tone add interest for the eye.  The procession of ridiculously decked out characters, tiny heads perched atop bodies that appear a little too accustomed to mulled wine and roasted lamb, provide fodder for the imagination.

We got lost in the blue ridge mountains- Dee Clements

The subtle use of colour in this piece is so fantastic.  This is what Cezanne would have done if the only medium available had been Mike and Ikes.

La Montaigne Saint Victoire Barnes- Paul Cezanne