Impossible Moonscape

 Puzzlemonk, 132 pieces. Smaller but still fun Escher image with the usual tricky cutting and some whimsies. 4/5

School of Fish, Escher

 Puzzlemonk, 286 pieces. Larger pieces than some other Puzzlemonk puzzles, with fish/nautical whimsies but otherwise in the very distinctive Puzzlemonk style. Difficulty comes from the repeating image. Good fun! 7/10 Stave scale

A Day of Sunshine, Renoir, Poetry Puzzle No. 457

Puzzlemonk, 477 pieces. Words from a Longfellow poem turned into whimsies: "O Life and Love! O happy throng/Of thoughts, whose only speech is song!/O heart of man! canst thou not be/Blithe as the air is, and as free?" The usual difficult cuts with hidden connectors and strange swoops and false corners. 4/5

the word whimsies make a good place to start assembly

Taking Flight

 Puzzlemonk, 462 pieces. This is a real wow puzzle--Puzzlemonk's distinctive cutting style interacts with the image to create great difficulty even though the puzzle once assembled looks like it has very clear areas of different color. 7/10 Stave scale.

The One that Got Away

Puzzlemonk, 247 pieces. Very difficult because of the black/white/grey color scheme. The usual creative piece shapes. 6/10 Stave scale.

Sisters

Puzzlemonk, 341 pieces. Very busy, colorful picture--sometimes lots of color variation can make assembly more challenging, when there's a lot in each piece. Lovely cut, as usual. I don't think Puzzlemonk's style needs whimsies, but there's a poem quote in here nonetheless, shown in full after the assembled picture. 5/5

Earth, Sea and Sky (escher)

Puzzlemonk, 289 pieces.  Wonderful puzzle--I love the combination of the repeating image and the elaborate piece shapes.  8/10 Stave scale.

Tiger

Puzzlemonk, 245 pieces. The splattery style of the underlying image created some difficult areas! Another great, larger Puzzlemonk--tiger/cat whimsies are always welcome, but the real strength is the fantastic regular pieces with their curves and arrows that make unexpected connections.  7/10 Stave scale.

Runaway Horses

Puzzlemonk, 684 pieces.  Some horse whimsies here--Puzzlemonk's distinctive strength is in the regular pieces, though, with amazing shapes that create intersections that are unexpected without sacrificing interlocking construction.  7/10 Stave scale--a fantastic experience.

Eagle Falls

Puzzlemonk, 344 pieces, two layers.  Interesting puzzle--the two layers mildly interact, but it isn't like the picture on top is perfectly integrated into the picture on bottom.  The subtle colors add to the challenge.  4/5

Czar Saltan's Tale

128 pieces, Puzzlemonk.  A tricky one, with some uncertainty about where the edges are and a repeating pattern like Ms. Pac-Man dots.  4/5

Sea Turtles

Puzzlemonk, 257 pieces. Larger version of one I did a while back--still very tricky with the colors shading into one another.  5/5

Sea Turtles, Puzzlemonk

161 pieces.  Brilliant colors and the usual clever cutting providing a challenge.  4/5

Puzzlemonk, Dragon

67 pieces--but so beautiful I couldn't resist.  3/5

starting out

a lot of the way there

all done

Sanctuary, Puzzlemonk

162 pieces, another beauty.  5/5

starting out

assembly of parts

all done

Wild Horses, Puzzlemonk

285 pieces.  Lovely colors and cutting, as always.  5/5

starting out

horse whimsies and a wanderer

progress

all done

close up on intricate cut