Via RoseArt / Kodak Premium, Colorful Waterfront Buildings, Amsterdam – 1000 piece puzzle. I tend to alternate between the Pomegranate style art puzzles, with more muted colors and often more challenging patters, with these Kodak Premium style very colorful and detailed puzzles. There’s more fine detail you can use to place pieces, but still some … Read more
Via Pomegranate, a 1000 piece puzzle of Van Gogh’s Undergrowth with Two Figures. The cropped image above includes my puzzle board to show the “bonus” pieces included – took me a while to figure out in the beginning why I had more pieces than I could fit, until I was able to recognize one was … Read more
Via Eurographics – Eilean Donan Castle Scotland 1000 piece puzzle. Photo here doesn’t really do the puzzle justice – looks more vibrant / colorful in real life. Eilean Donan Castle is a 13th century castle in the Highlands, in Dornie on the way to Isle of Skye. I’ve not had a chance to visit but … Read more
Via Pomegranate, who make a number of great art puzzles: Edward Hopper: Nighthawks 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Doing this as a jigsaw really makes you aware of what’s going on in the window you’re seeing through – the reflections of the other buildings on the street not seen, as well as the angles and framing … Read more
Google tells me this is actually Glenfinnan Viaduct in Inverness-shire in Scotland. Difficult because there are many shades of blue-grey stone and green moss – start with the curve of the rail line, then the sky, then just filling in from there.
VIa Pomegranate, Édouard Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergere puzzle
From Serious Puzzles, this is a 1000 piece puzzle: Portland Lighthouse It’s Portland Breakwater Light aka Bug Light – didn’t see a photographer credit. Fun to do with multiple stright lights (horizon, fencing) and textured areas (stones, water, sunrise). Google image search shows lots of items with this image – maybe released into public domain?
From Cobble Hill, a 1000 piece puzzle featuring illustrations by Maurice Pillard Verneuil: Botanicals by Verneuil. Includes a reference poster and is well made.
Puzzle from Re-Marks: Scandinavia 750 Piece. Re-Marks puzzles are available from lots of different resellers, including Amazon – check out their pop culture series including lots of “collage” puzzles made up of smaller images. (I think I got mine from Serious Puzzles). This is a random cut puzzle not ribbon cut with lots of interesting … Read more
Another Pomegranate Artpiece Puzzle, Diego Rivera: Detroit Industry 1000 pieces. Check out the full image from the Detroit Institute for the Arts: Detroit Industry North Wall. Looks like the color is a bit richer in the original – though the photo here is maybe a bit washed out – the puzzle itself looks great.