Rosamunde Pilcher's beloved, #1 New York Times bestselling novel is the captivating story of one family--mothers and daughters, husbands and lovers--and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations. At the end of a long and useful life, Penelope Keeling's prized possession is The Shell Seekers, painted by her father, and symbolizing her unconventional life, from bohemian childhood to wartime romance. When her grown...

A child paints with an artist friend who sees and paints only whales.

A talented young artist, commanded to paint the king's courtiers, all of whom wish to be portrayed with improved appearances, struggles with his sense of integrity which demands honest portraiture.

Kiri, a Japanese American girl who loves to draw and paint, tries to use the origami set she received for her birthday. Includes instructions for making an origami butterfly.

On a visit to his rich eccentric uncle, who owns many wonderful paintings, Tom is amazed when Rembrandt leaves his self-portrait and takes a walk with Tom.

Several artists who paint different things, with different kinds of paint, and at different times of the day, all paint the same island that they visit each summer.

After waiting for decades for the portrait of his prize horse to be finished, an angry rich man decides to confront the artist.

Claudia is helping Rebecca Madden prepare to sell her granmother's house. Grandmother Madden was a famous artist, and finding more of her valuable paintings would help Rebecca's family a lot, but Grandmother Madden destroyed all her paintings before she died. Claudia believes no artist would destroy their life's work, but she'll have to work fast to prove her theory.

Danielle Cafferty and Michael Quinn, occasional partners in solving crime, are quickly drawn into the case of a painting reputed to come to life--and to bring death. They begin to make connections between that summer in Switzerland and this spring in Louisiana. Danni, the owner of an eccentric antiques shop, and Quinn, a private detective, have discovered that they have separate but complementary talents when it comes to investigating unusual situations....

A mother shares family memories and stories with her daughter as she applies henna to the young girl's hands.