Thrifting with George
One of my new years resolutions was to do a little more thrifting. I found a little old house turned antique shop, knowing full well it was not my flavor I took my chances. As I rounded a corner there he was George Washington with his little smirk. I thought it was a pretty cool picture but then moved on right out the front door. The next two days I couldn’t get this thing out of my mind. I went back hoping it was too expensive and I could just be done. George came home with me that day for $25. I quickly broke out the acrylic paints and went to town. I wanted to mess with the print itself but did a little hunting and found that it is from the 60’s and are pretty hard to find in this large size. I am sure it’s not worth much but I decided to leave it as is. Make the jump to see what happened to George.
Industrial modern home - Bruce Bolander
This home by Architect Bruce Bolander is soo mod industrial. I don’t think I would ever consider doing colored cabinets in a kitchen but for some reason this muted green is winning me over. The wood ceilings and those pendant lights are amazing. And look at all the steel in this place. Love it! More after the jump
Paint by letters - Modern art by Derrick Hickman
Derrick sent me an email yesterday asking me to take a look at his work. I was instantly drawn to his text abstractions. I have always liked artwork on a large scale, Derrick works in (4′ x 4′ to 9′ x 9′). The balance of visual and tactile texture mixed with a graphic element such as text makes for a very cool piece of modern art. More of Derrick’s work after the jump.
In these paintings, I have literally projected text on to the canvas in an enlarged diary form. These snippets of personal narrative have been abstracted through color patterns and text distortion. Despite the scale, visibility and appeal of color, the abstractions are meant to obstruct. It gets between the audience and the story much like the way romanticism; ego and drama tend to taint our recollections.
Modern elements - Photography by Thomas Brown
When I came across the portfolio of Thomas Brown I was pretty taken back. I love the grouping or groups of objects in some of his photos, they seem to play off each other so well. Drool factor of “yes please”. More after the jump.
Andrew Hem - Modern family portrait
I am totally enthralled with the work of Andrew Hem. The characters are so uniquely stylized. I really love the match book portraits. For $200 you can get 4 portraits framed, that would make for a very unique family painting. More after the jump.
