If you’re thinking of redecorating, or just giving your home a little lift, have you considered using the Pantone Colors of 2021? Pantone is a company that defines and communicates information about color to industries around the world, including fashion and home décor. Their color choices influence color trends for the year. Every year in […]
My granddaughter Lola loves to do “scribble scrabble,” defined as “when a person, usually a child, scribbles all over a sheet of paper randomly.” In my last email I talked about some famous abstract artists, and how they expressed human emotion. Joan Mitchel, one of the leading Abstract Expressionists, said: “I want to paint the feeling of […]
When you look at a yellow square glowing on a dark background, or see a profusion of scribbles, do you automatically think, “A child could do that?” Yes, a child could draw a square or circle, or boldly scribble with bright crayons. But could a child use different types of lines or shapes to take […]
Are you curious or interested in collecting or having art in your home? Maybe you have a few paintings, sculptures or craft items from your travels. Perhaps you’ve bought art at a gallery or street fair. The process of collecting and curating becomes an ongoing pleasure in your life. What exactly is curating? A dictionary […]
Ok, I love Netflix, and you probably do too. From Call the Midwife to The Crown (some of my favs), they have great series and movies. But did you notice the art? Yes, the art! It first caught my attention on Dead to Me, where Christina Applegate plays a real-estate agent in California. She shows […]