Arty Farty Dreams, Grey and Brights, Home Offices and Zoe Darlington

Jan 18, 2013 | my paintings, Stuff I Like | 5 comments


Hey my lovelies!  Are you bemoaning the snowfall in the UK?  Or are you getting fully involved and digging out those sledges?  Either way, I hope your week is going splendiferously. (totally a word)

I’m going to be getting my art on this weekend.  I purchased an easel even! And PAINTS. I know, I know, this is like serious painter type person stuff!  But I’m excited because my dining room wall needs something bold and colourful.  So using stuff like this as inspiration, I’m going to just see what happens.

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I love a good abstract, don’t you?  Oh and this one too…

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Small brushstrokes, lots of layers and lots of colour.  That’s the objective.  Whether I fulfill my objective remains to be seen as it could just look like a lot of Care Bears were massacred.

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Entirely possible.

Anyway, what else have I been up to this week aside from dreaming I’m the next Jen Ramos?  Well, let me just tell ya.

Over on the @Home blog, I had a look at pairing my go-to neutral grey with lots of gorgeous bright colours including this rather fabulous Emerald Green.  Swoon worthy indeed.

I also talked about Home Offices and making sure yours is both functional and beautiful because what’s the point of working from home if it just looks like a boring cubicle?

Finally, I had the privilege of interviewing Zoe Darlington, a hot new talent in the world of British Design.  She makes the most fabulous lampshades I’ve ever seen and I’m a massive fan of her work which marries traditional craftsmenship with that interminable British wit.

Go on and hop on over to the @Home blog (or click on any of the images to be taken straight to the post) – it would be lovely to see ya over there!

Wishing you a gorgeous weekend with endless cups of tea made by someone else!

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5 Comments

  1. Mademoiselle Poirot on January 18, 2013 at 2:37 pm

    Seriously, I'm sure you can do better with your art than the ones I've just seen on Jen Ramos' site…just saying…(!!!) I look forward to seeing some madly colourful, hugely abstract, and totally oversized piece of art on your wall! Have a lovely weekend and stay warm xo

  2. michele on January 18, 2013 at 5:27 pm

    can&#39;t wait to see the carebear massacre masterpiece! keep creating lovely and makin us smile.<br /><br />peace to you.<br /><br />michele

  3. Kelly @ View Along the Way on January 18, 2013 at 5:49 pm

    I think care bears should be your inspiration, and not just the color palette. Please?

  4. melissa corre on January 19, 2013 at 1:39 am

    What a hilarious comparison, it seriously does look like a bunch of slaughtered care bears! I got my artista on today and painted two 16×20 canvases. I bought lots of paints, but no easel, just spread out all my goodies on my tiny kitchen table. I love how they turned out and I will be writing a post soon! HOWEVER, one of the canvases is freaking CROOKED! I didn&#39;t notice it until I leaned the

  5. Elly @ Caribbean Living on January 23, 2013 at 4:45 am

    Haha, that Care Bears line made me laugh – I am happy to say that yours looked nothing like a massacre. Will be heading over to t&#39;other bloggy immediately, I&#39;m designing our home office right now so new inspiration is always good!xx

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