All more-photo-worthy-than-my-rooms rooms via Pinterest. Paintings from the top: Self Portrait // New York // Doris // Goodbye // Golden Years // Red Lion
See it in a room.
I can't remember if I posted about it on my blog or not, but (I have no doubt those who follow me on instagram or facebook got sick of hearing about it) I had an art opening/reception (whichever makes it sound most legit) at my friend's shop back in October; because my paintings would be hanging for the entire month, I had to get in serious painter mode and finish a few more so my wall didn't look so bare. Here are a few of the newest paintings, in rooms...
All more-photo-worthy-than-my-rooms rooms via Pinterest. Paintings from the top: Self Portrait // New York // Doris // Goodbye // Golden Years // Red Lion
All more-photo-worthy-than-my-rooms rooms via Pinterest. Paintings from the top: Self Portrait // New York // Doris // Goodbye // Golden Years // Red Lion
A Blogging Resolution Giveaway!
Hi, friends! I've been thinking about my blog a lot lately - how I've neglected it, and how I've kind of missed it - and I've resolved to do better. So my first attempt at doing such is a giveaway (because I love free shit, and I think you do, too) of one of the most popular items from my shop! It's a 'BONJOUR Y'ALL' screen printed canvas tote, and you choose the ink color!
So if you're wondering where 'bonjour y'all' came from, it's from my pop. When I was about 11 and started taking French, he used to greet me with a hearty, and very southern sounding, "BONJOUR Y'ALL!" He told me that's what they said in the south of France (he also used to tell me he went to school with MacGuyver [when I was really young and was in love with MacGuyver], that we were related to Peter Jennings [because we had the same last name], etc., and for a while I believed everything). My dad's kind of weird.
Okay, so here's how you enter to win!
Leave me a comment with one awesome resolution, your ink color preference should you win the tote bag (black, metallic gold, neon lime green, neon pink, or neon orange), and an email address so I can contact you to let you know you've won! This giveaway is open to everyone in every country!
So if you're wondering where 'bonjour y'all' came from, it's from my pop. When I was about 11 and started taking French, he used to greet me with a hearty, and very southern sounding, "BONJOUR Y'ALL!" He told me that's what they said in the south of France (he also used to tell me he went to school with MacGuyver [when I was really young and was in love with MacGuyver], that we were related to Peter Jennings [because we had the same last name], etc., and for a while I believed everything). My dad's kind of weird.
Okay, so here's how you enter to win!
Leave me a comment with one awesome resolution, your ink color preference should you win the tote bag (black, metallic gold, neon lime green, neon pink, or neon orange), and an email address so I can contact you to let you know you've won! This giveaway is open to everyone in every country!
See it in a room.
I always feel like I've been painting a ton of new things, but then when I sit down and look at what I've actually done, it's not quite so much! I have so many ideas brewing for new paintings, and I know they'll be put on canvas in time. Actually, they kind of need to be started soon because I'm going to be the featured artist at my friend Jeff's First Friday event (the first Friday of each month he has an art show at his shop), so if you're in the Lynchburg, VA area on October 4th, come visit me! Until then, here are a few new paintings I've finished...
From the top: All the Cool Kids, Grandpa Cardigan, Das Ist Nicht OK, Unwanted original
Lately I've been feeling like I should probably sell of some originals, but it must be the hoarder in me that reminds myself of how sad I get when I do sell an original; it's kind of like packing your kid up and sending them to live with someone else, knowing you'll never see them again. Okay, maybe that's a little dramatic, but it's totally like sending off your favorite pair of shoes that go with EVERYTHING, and knowing you'll ever own a pair like them again. Anyway, I did list two originals in my shop. There may be more, and there may not...
From the top: All the Cool Kids, Grandpa Cardigan, Das Ist Nicht OK, Unwanted original
Lately I've been feeling like I should probably sell of some originals, but it must be the hoarder in me that reminds myself of how sad I get when I do sell an original; it's kind of like packing your kid up and sending them to live with someone else, knowing you'll never see them again. Okay, maybe that's a little dramatic, but it's totally like sending off your favorite pair of shoes that go with EVERYTHING, and knowing you'll ever own a pair like them again. Anyway, I did list two originals in my shop. There may be more, and there may not...
Art you need.
What's hanging on your walls right now? UNLESS YOU SAY ICEFLOE PHOTOGRAPHY, FORGET IT! I was hoping to convey a threatening tone; do you think it worked? Anyway, I'm a huge fan of Dianne Tanner's photography and the soft, dreamy quality of her subjects captured on film. Some of my favorites include...
I'm lucky enough to have this one and this one grace my walls, and I'm thinking I'm really going to need to go ahead and add the Skullz print to my collection.
Find the prints above here: 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5
Find the prints above here: 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5
bright, clean, and not so much crap.
Every now and then (let's say once a month) I get in these mindsets where all I want to do is go through closets, drawers, and anywhere else Chris and I may stash things we no longer use or need, and THROW THEM OUT! Of course, the fact that I have a minor addiction to interior design blogs doesn't help my downsize and redecorate mindset, but it never hurts to purge your life of clutter, right? My house is definitely not cluttered when compared to, say, my Grandma's house, but I think everyone has their limit of knick knacks, and I've passed mine. I've also discovered the problem(s): first, I don't necessarily like to display a lot of things, I mainly just like hunting for them, and then knowing that I have them; it's not conducive to simple living. Second, Chris and I seem to be a dumping ground for stuff. I don't know how it came to be, but we became the people that family just gave their unwanted stuff to, and it's not that we want it or asked for it, we just seem to accumulate it, and then we feel guilty for throwing it out. BUT, if I can stop feeling guilty and throw things out, keeping only what I really like and will actually use, I wouldn't mind my house looking a little more like this...
I've already got good colors on the walls (white in the kitchen and bedroom, the palest, crispest green in the living room and den, and a dark, sophisticated slate blueish color in the dining room), an overstuffed, modern style sofa, good vintage pieces, retro lamps, and plenty of art for the walls - I just have to refine my collection and then decide how to arrange and display it. I know some people think spending time or money on your house and the way it's decorated borders on (if not complete falls into the category of) shallow, but I have to disagree; being a homebody, my house is somewhere I like to feel comfortable and inspired, and being surrounded by things you like or like looking at just puts you in a positive mood!
When your life starts to feel cluttered, how do you de-clutter? And how do you put sentiment aside and get rid of things you no longer use or need?
*All images from Pinterest.
I've already got good colors on the walls (white in the kitchen and bedroom, the palest, crispest green in the living room and den, and a dark, sophisticated slate blueish color in the dining room), an overstuffed, modern style sofa, good vintage pieces, retro lamps, and plenty of art for the walls - I just have to refine my collection and then decide how to arrange and display it. I know some people think spending time or money on your house and the way it's decorated borders on (if not complete falls into the category of) shallow, but I have to disagree; being a homebody, my house is somewhere I like to feel comfortable and inspired, and being surrounded by things you like or like looking at just puts you in a positive mood!
When your life starts to feel cluttered, how do you de-clutter? And how do you put sentiment aside and get rid of things you no longer use or need?
*All images from Pinterest.
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