Vanessa (Millais painting) may have married secretly. Vanessa died soon afterwards. Millais also painted a companion piece depicting Stella. The painting is part of the 18th century revival in British art at this time, when a renewed interest in the brushwork of Reynolds and Gainsborough was emerging. Vanessa (Millais painting) Vanessa (1868) is a painting by John Everett Millais in Sudley House, Liverpool. It is a fancy portrait depicting Jonathan Swift's close friend and correspondent Esther Vanhomrigh (1688-1723), who was known by that nickname, which Swift himself invented for her. "Vanessa" represents a major departure in Millais's art because he abandons fully for
Have You Been to the Beach Lately? Have You Been to the Beach Lately? Have You Been to the Beach Lately? is a young adult book of poetry by Ralph Fletcher with photographs by Andrea Sperling. It was first published in 2001. Thirty three first person poems that describe various moments during an eleven-year-old boy's day at the beach. He builds sand walls, plays in the surf with his friends, and teases his little brother. Trevelyn E. Jones in his review for School Library Journal called it a "perceptive and witty look into the 11-year-old heart" and that "both boys and girls will enjoy this accessible yet