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Loufock Holmes<p>Puzzle Jean-Jacques Lequeu</p><p><a href="https://lequeupuzzle.tchouk-tchouk.com/puzzle/etude-de-bassin-ou-patere-vertical-heurtoir-vertical-cannelure-spheroide-oeuf-sommet-de-prisme/71/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lequeupuzzle.tchouk-tchouk.com</span><span class="invisible">/puzzle/etude-de-bassin-ou-patere-vertical-heurtoir-vertical-cannelure-spheroide-oeuf-sommet-de-prisme/71/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jigsaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/javascript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>javascript</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jqueryui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jqueryui</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freegame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freegame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/graphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jeanjacqueslequeu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jeanjacqueslequeu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bnf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bnf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gallica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gallica</span></a></p>
Daily Jigsaw Puzzles<p>Start the day with a fun and challenging <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jigsaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a>!<br><a href="https://www.dailyjigsawpuzzles.net/animal-jigsaws/the-canadian-lynx_4914.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailyjigsawpuzzles.net/animal-</span><span class="invisible">jigsaws/the-canadian-lynx_4914.html</span></a></p>
HarriettMB<p>This was a nice and surprisingly easy jigsaw puzzle. The box is like a drawer which pulls out at the front, rather than the usual ‘lift the lid’ type. And the jigsaw comes in a nice fabric bag too. <br>It’s from the work by artist Imo Crossland in Manchester.<br>As ever - free to good home - make a donation to a charity of your choice, if you wish. Just DM me a relevant address.<br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Jigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jigsaw</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/JigsawPuzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JigsawPuzzle</span></a></p>
Loufock Holmes<p>Puzzle Jean Jacques Lequeu architecte : théâtre</p><p><a href="https://lequeupuzzle.tchouk-tchouk.com/puzzle/detail-de-l-interieur-d-une-salle-de-theatre/71/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lequeupuzzle.tchouk-tchouk.com</span><span class="invisible">/puzzle/detail-de-l-interieur-d-une-salle-de-theatre/71/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jigsaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/javascript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>javascript</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jqueryui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jqueryui</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freegame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freegame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/graphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jeanjacqueslequeu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jeanjacqueslequeu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bnf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bnf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gallica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gallica</span></a></p>
Loufock Holmes<p>Puzzle Jean Jacques Lequeu : Syrinix<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jigsaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/javascript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>javascript</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jqueryui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jqueryui</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freegame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freegame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/graphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jeanjacqueslequeu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jeanjacqueslequeu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bnf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bnf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gallica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gallica</span></a></p><p><a href="https://lequeupuzzle.tchouk-tchouk.com/puzzle/syrinix/71/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lequeupuzzle.tchouk-tchouk.com</span><span class="invisible">/puzzle/syrinix/71/</span></a></p>
Mark H<p>A purchase today in Ålesund: a jigsaw puzzle of the fjords and a cruise ship. It seemed fitting, and I feel pretty confident that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@thegiddystitcher" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thegiddystitcher</span></a></span> would approve of this impulse buy.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Travel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cruise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cruise</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Jigsaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jigsaw</span></a></p>

The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh. My most challenging jigsaw by far. I failed on my first attempt, only getting as far as the edges. I was determined to finish it this time. So I took a very methodical approach, including sorting pieces by shape and a lot of trial and error, piece by piece. I did have an image of a completed puzzle, which helped when I got stuck— which was quite often! I'm glad I've finished it, but it was rather a slog to be honest.

"Right Hand of the Girl with Carnation," Wilhelm Leibl, 1880.

Leibl (1844-1900) was a German Realist painter of portraits and scenes of peasant life. He was noted for not doing any preliminary drawing, but simply wading in with his paints, which could create problems...of which this canvas is a result.

This is actually a section of a larger painting, "Girl with Carnation," but as Leibl was so intense in painting in as much meticulous detail as possible without preliminary drawing, he ended up throwing off his proportions and he could lose track of the dimensional relationships. The finished work, basically, had too many focal points and fell apart. So, in a act of artistic integrity, he cut up the canvas, with the girl's left hand, head, and a section of the bodice still surviving.

A good example of the whole being less than the sum of its parts, eh? It works well on its own, though.

Happy Flower Friday!

From the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany.