Showing posts with label painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label painting. Show all posts
Thursday, 6 December 2007
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Every now and again, I go through obsessive periods about certain types of art. Right now, my love is the portrait. Don't you think portraits add such a warm, personal touch to a room? Even Will and Grace's apartment had that gorgeous portrait by the fireplace!So where do you find a portrait for your home? I guess an antique shop, or you could buy directly from an artist. In Rob and Susan's new apartment, a watercolor painting by Kim McCarty hangs above their dining table. McCarty seeks to capture "longing and loss," and I think her soft colors and searching gazes do this beautifully.
(Both top and bottom home photos are from Apartment Therapy)Thursday, 28 June 2007
Photography is blowing up so much right now that painting seems to have been forgotten along the way. So it's exciting to see Kim Cogan getting noticed for his amazing, quiet, evocative paintings of San Francisco. They make me want to visit my gorgeous and talented sister Lucy. (But, these days, what doesn't?)
(via Lena Corwin)Tuesday, 22 May 2007
One last thing, before I go...Thrust Gallery is having an art opening this Thursday by Cup-of-Jo favorite Sophy Naess. All the details are here. Come, will be fun!Friday, 30 March 2007
A reader in Germany gave me a tip about the painter Gerd Brunzema, who paints his children while they're sleeping. My reader says: "Very strange. It isn't cute at all. But I like it, cause it looks authentic." I find the series really sweet, though. (What do you think, readers: Creepy or cute?) Either way, they're wonderful.
Monday, 19 February 2007
Same goes for painters. (See the previous post.) For example, Sophy Naess is an awesome young New York-based painter with a great sense of humor. Some of her paintings of friends and celebrities invoke a young Elizabeth Peyton. Her work would be a great investment and also just so nice to hang around the house.
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