FRAMING ALTERNATIVE: ACRYLIC!!!


SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I HUNG A NEW PAINTING OF MINE IN MY KITCHEN. THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT BOTHERED ME ABOUT IT AND THEN I REALIZED WHAT IT WAS......... MY HOUSE LACKED ART COVERED WITH GLASS. I WAS KINDA SICK OF ALL THE DULL CANVAS SURFACES.
 THEN THE LIGHT BULB WENT OFF! I DECIDED TO GET AN ACRYLIC BOX MADE FOR MY PAINTING-CONTEMPORARY AND DIFFERENT! AND YES, OILS CAN BE COVERED-THEY DON'T NEED TO BREATHE LIKE WE ONCE THOUGHT!....
I JUST SOLD MY 3RD ACRYLIC BOXED PAINTING AND SHIPPING THIS ONE OFF TO IT'S NEW HOME.....HERE IT IS AFTER I SCREWED THE ACRYLIC BOX INTO THE CANVAS.....










































AND HERE'S ITS NEW HOME!








THIS ANOTHER PAINTING THAT HAS SOLD....ENJOYING IT A FEW MORE DAYS BEFORE I HAVE TO LET GO!!




AND HERE WAS THE PAINTING THAT STARTED THE WHOLE ACRYLIC BOX FRAMING ALTERNATIVE!



BEAUTIFUL HOMES OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA


IT'S WHERE I GREW UP AND WHERE I GET INSPIRED. AND IT'S WHERE WE WENT THIS WEEKEND FOR MY COUSIN'S WEDDING. SUNNY DAY, LOW HUMIDITY, AND LOW 80'S FOR THE HIGH.....PERFECT!
GREAT DAY FOR A LITTLE JOY RIDE AND INCONSPICUOUSLY SNAP AWAY!! THESE HOMES ARE WHY I LOVE DRIVING AROUND RICHMOND.....AND THE BEAUTY OF THEM GREATLY INFLUENCED MY CAREER PATH....HOPE YOU LOVE AS MUCH AS I DO!!





 
 



 
 
 











 



 


 
 
 



DESIGN TRIP TO NYC

EVERY SPRING AND FALL I VISIT NYC TO SEE THE LATEST AND GREATEST TO HIT THE MARKET IN INTERIOR DESIGN. I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS TRIP!!
I LITERALLY FLIP THRU THOUSANDS OF FABRICS, WALLPAPERS, RUGS, ETC TO FIND THE BEST STUFF FOR MY CLIENTS. I CANT SEE STRAIGHT BY THE END OF THE TRIP.....BUT AT LEAST I GO HOME WITH A MILLION SAMPLES THAT I CAN STARE AT ALL DAY....FABRIC SAMPLES ARE MY FAVORITE TOY!



































I WAS ESPECIALLY EXCITED TO VIEW THE NEW CELERY KEMBLE PAPERS. I WASN'T LET DOWN-THEY ARE AWESOME!!
AND WHEN I GET HOME........ITS TORNADO ALLEY....SAMPLES EVERYWHERE!! TIME TO SORT FOR EACH CLIENT!.....(PS-I CLEANED IT UP FOR THE PHOTO-YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE BEFORE!)

NOW ITS TIME TO DESIGN-THIS IS THE FUN PART.....HERE ARE SOME IDEAS IN THE WORKS.....






IN THE ART STUDIO

INTERIOR DESIGN IS MY CAREER, BUT PAINTING IS MY PASTIME....ON SUNDAY WHILE HUBBY AND THE BOYS WENT TO GO SEE THE BLUE ANGELS, I STAYED BACK TO GO TO THE ART STORE....AND COUNDN'T WAIT TO GET SOME MORE SUPPLIES. HAD BEEN SURFING MY ART INSPIRATION ON PINTEREST
http://pinterest.com/langandlucy/art-that-i-love/
 
AND ALSO WATCHED CBS'S "SUNDAY MORNING" FEATURING ARTIST YAYOI KUSAMA-WOW, WHAT AN INSPIRATION! LOVED HER FAMOUS POLKA DOT ART....AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE HER EXIBIT AT THE WHITNEY MUSEUM!!
http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/YayoiKusama
 
TIME FOR JERRY'S ARTARAMA!!
ON THE LIST: 2 LARGE CANVASES, 2 MORE GIANT WHITE OIL TUBES, A COUPLE MORE OIL STICKS (SUPER FUN TO SCRIBBLE WITH!), A COUPLE OF MORE CHARCOAL PENCILS (EVEN MORE FUN TO SCRIBBLE WITH!!!), AND SOME OIL BASED GOLD LEAF PAINT.
I HATE THE WAY MY ART LOOKS IN THE BEGINNING.....AND I HATE (EVEN MORE) THAT I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT UNTIL THE OILS DRY BEFORE I CAN START THE NEXT LAYER OF PAINT.....BUT ITS A START AN I KINDA LIKE THE PROGRESS SO FAR...I THINK??








I'M ALMOST DONE WITH THIS ONE....TRIED THE GOLD LEAF PAINT AND NOW I  LOVE LOVE LOVE GOLD LEAF PAINT!!

 OKAY, I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE.....THIS ISN'T A REAL ART STUDIO.....ITS MY UPSTAIRS HALLWAY (DONT HOLD IT AGAINST ME-I HAVEN'T DECORATED IT YET!!) THE SKYLIGHT IS AWESOME TO PAINT UNDER....... I CAN TEAR MYSELF AWAY FROM PAINTING IN THIS SPACE!!! I KNOW, IT LOOKS UGLY UGLY UGLY (ESPECIALLY THE OFFICE MAX "CONSOLE")...BUT IT WORKS GREAT!