I want some of these arrows on my desk.
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Tag: Art
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Home Cute Home (Again)
Last month, I wrote about pve design and showed the illustration of my home that Patricia had done. Well, I’ve been meaning to follow up because when it arrived I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was even more beautiful in person!
Careful attention had been paid to the packaging too.
Isn’t it lovely?
(Thanks again, Patricia!)
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Home Cute Home
Brandon and I have put a lot of work into our home, but the outside has been a little left out. We had spruced up our porch, but not much else.
There are no bushes, no flowers, no landscaping of any kind. The only plant life out front was a little tree sapling. We bought the house in the winter and the photo from the house listing showed the tree with leaves on it, so we waited and waited all throughout the spring and summer for it to show signs of life. Nothing. Which of course meant leaving a dead tree out front as our only form of ‘greenery’ until we chopped it down in the fall. Nice.
When Patricia van Essche of pve design introduced herself, I was really excited about the idea of having a sketch of my home. Then I remembered what our house looks like. Luckily, a little artistic license goes a long way.
Ooh, my house looks cute! Look! Greenery!
Also, can I just tell you how much I love Patricia’s photo? Brilliant.
She also has a blog, and is an all around amazing and creative woman. You can contact her here if you’re interested in commissioning an illustration of your own.
(Thanks, Patricia!)
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Francesca’s Painting
I couldn’t show this until now because it was a gift…
I had created a similar painting a few years ago for little Ross on his first Christmas, so now it was baby Francesca’s turn.
It was a simple process. I created the layout for the 16′ x 20′ canvas in Illustrator with a vector frame from istockphoto. I printed it out on 4 sheets of paper, taped them together, and traced the design onto the canvas with carbon paper. Once the pencil outline was on the canvas, I simply ‘colored’ it in with paint.
Merry first Christmas, Francesca!
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Girl With Skinned Knee
I just bought this print (via More Ways to Waste Time) from atwhim:
When my grandmother came over to see the house for the first time, she noticed a little something… I have a lot of prints of ladies. Not only that, but they’re ladies that are dressed like me, or have the same hair color, or stand in a similar fashion, and so on. “Is this you?”, my grandmother would ask over and over again.
I don’t think that I’m narcissistic, but I am drawn to art that I can ‘see’ myself in. I also like organic shapes, graphic patterns, and bold, modern florals.
What about you (all of you)? If you look at the prints and drawings and paintings you have around your home, do you notice a recurring theme?
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Much Better!
I’m much happier with my second attempt.
It’s still not exactly what I had in mind, but I like it.
