About my ratings

Perhaps because of my day job, I'm a tough rater. Everything 3/5 and above I consider worth the time and money. If I purchase on Etsy or a similar platform and the puzzle is as expected, I will give a top rating on the platform because of how seller ratings work, but here "as expected" is probably a 3/5 in most cases.

Friday, June 16, 2017

Winter Landscape in Moonlight, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

550 pieces, Liberty.  Another brightly colored Liberty; I like how the picture emerges from the scattered colors.  3/5



The Poultry of the World, Liberty

699 pieces.  I did this in classic frame first mode, for once--that was really the natural way to do it.  Fun, though I wouldn't say there's a huge amount of variety in the poultry of the world as depicted here.  3/5



Thursday, June 15, 2017

A River in Autumn, Gustave Loiseau

Liberty, 485 pieces.  I really like the multi-piece whimsies Liberty has started making more common.  This one also had nice colors.  4/5

a canoeing, canoodling couple


New Orleans French Quarter Night Rain, Karen Tarleton

249 pieces, Nikolyaaa.  The small piece count didn't decrease the difficulty by much because of the mix of colors and the Tetris-like cut, which draws one's eye away from some of the underlying picture.  4/5



Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Octopus and Fish, Ito Jakuchu

468 pieces, Liberty.  One of the best Libertys I've done in a while--clever nautical whimsies, including some multi-piece ones and a broken ship in parts across the puzzle.  I also liked how a number of the fish whimsies were cut so that they had "eyes" from the image.  5/5

mermaids, snorkerlers, sharks--see eyes on the three from the bottom right corner and diagonally



Macaw, Sue Coccia

Liberty, 314 pieces.  As usual for Sue Coccia's work, the busy colors and irregular outlines make this puzzle punch a bit above its piece count.  A fun diversion.  3/5



Thursday, June 8, 2017