4 April 19

Today I'm celebrating the birthday of American painter Edward Hicks (1780-1849). Two of my favorite paintings by this Quaker minister are "Noah's Ark" and "The Peaceable Kingdom," and I think the animals on my tie resemble what Hicks pictured for us. His are perhaps more realistic and are nicely lined up or lying comfortably, while mine are tumbled together in a tessellation.