Just a little watercolor painting I did today looking out the window in my living room.
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New Layout, New Art
8 Sep
Ballet shoes, in watercolor.
What do you think of the new layout? I thought it was time for a change, and I’m hoping it will inspire me to get back into the blogging groove. One thing I have been doing lately is sketching and painting, so I’ve added some of my recent pieces to my Art page. Check ‘em out!
Painting Accessories
22 Mar
My favorite sunglasses; Teresa's adorable purse
A couple weekends ago we had some wonderful old – and I mean that in regards to how long we’ve known them 
– friends in town and spent the time together relaxing by the beach, shopping, eating wonderful food and painting. I thought I’d put up a couple of tiny watercolor paintings I did that were inspired by our accessories lying around. (I did these in my pocket watercolor Moleskine – love!)
Chronic Doodler
7 Jan
Moleskine sketchbook ink drawings
I recently purchased my first Moleskine sketchbook, so that all my doodles could be in one place (instead of a million ripped out notebook pages) and I’d have a small enough sketchbook to keep with me at all times for those unexpected artistic moments. Anyways, just thought I’d share with you some of my first ink drawings in the book. Warning: they aren’t perfect; despite my perfectionist nature, I sometimes like to just go for it with the ink – no pencils, no erasing. The one on the left is of my messy desk. The middle one is of a small vase with flowers at one of our favorite restaurants, Tender Greens. The far right one is of Carl, the owner of Exotic Gardens. It’s from a photo I took for a story I wrote that’s soon to be up on sandiego.com. (You can see more of my art/doodles here.)
**Oh, and you know that will.i.am. song “I Got It From My Mama”? Well, I got it from MY mama - and she just put up some of her watercolors for sale on imagekind.com, check it out!**
Affordable Art: Prints and Posters
4 Sep
Lately, I’ve been dying to get my hands on some art for my room. Right now most of what’s up in my room and in the apartment are original paintings my roomie and I have done ourselves. While I think it’s great that we have our own stuff up, I’d love to diversify a bit.
There are some great sites for scoring everything from Polish movie posters to abstract art prints on a tight budget – Thumbtack Press, Polish Poster, The Small Stakes, 20 x 200 - and all of the pieces I’m including in this post are less than $60.
Check out the prints/posters I’ve been oogling, after the jump! (more…)
Scandalous Ladies
13 JulFrom left, Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, Marchesa Luisa Casati, Joanna Hiffernan and Evelyn Nesbit
I am particularly fascinated with women that don’t fit into the standard mold of femininity, that push the envelope a little, or at times, a lot. Historically, it seems these are the most sought after muses for everything from film, to art, to fashion, to books – and it’s no wonder, their intriguing lives have a way of drawing you in, inspiring you to capture just a modicum of their “je ne sais quoi.” I’ve been wanting to write about a few of these misbehaving dames for a while now, and I can’t put it off any longer.
After the jump, tales of murder, love triangles, lesbian affairs, rule-breaking fashion and provacative paintings.
One Chair, Two Paintings
13 Jul
I’m off to Pismo again next weekend, and I can’t wait! Of course I love to see my family, but as I mentioned before, I also love spending time in the beach house.
Everything about it is eclectic – the art on the walls, the furniture, the details – a mix of vintage, international and beachy pieces. One of my favorite spots is a corner with a comfy burgandy chair that’s perfect for reading and looking out at the beach. Over the last year, I created two paintings of this spot, a watercolor piece I did in the house, and an acrylic piece I did in an art class using the polaroid on the right.
My paintings, after the jump. (more…)
Bedroom Inspired By: Works of Art
5 Jun
I’m pulling inspiration for my new bedroom’s furniture, style, colors, decor and organization from a variety of sources, but I felt like first sharing some of the paintings that I’m looking at to answer the question, how do I want the space to make me feel? What type of environment do I hope to create? The elements of a painting - color, texture, spacing, technique, light - come together to evoke certain emotions in a similar way as the elements in a room set the mood.
After the jump, the art that captures what I’m looking for in my new small space. (more…)
