Art Gives Any Home Style

The finishing touches in a home, office, condo, cottage at the beach, café, or restaurant are definitely key to giving a room style, character, or charm... And one of the most significant elements, in creating the desired look one is after, is with ART.

Like people, each piece of art carries attributes that reflect a unique personality, mood, or style. Here, artwork is matched by its unique characteristics and mood to the characteristics and mood of favored decorating styles.

As an added bonus, there are also a few stories behind the making of some artwork.

Where can I buy art? Well, that's an easy answer, "Here!" I'm sure there's some abstract art prints or black and white photography art on this site that will bring you pleasure and enhance any one of the walls, whether it's in your living-room, dining-room, kids room, kitchen, or home office.

ARTISTIC HOLIDAY DECORATING IDEAS FOR THE HOME

Mother's Day Art

I don't know about you, but I like feeling good. I like feeling good so much that I will seek out things that make me feel good and wouldn't you know it, pictures of art that showing a mother and child, like the below

art prints by Gustav Klimt or Diego Rivera

, make me feel REALLY good every time. Maybe it's because they're like visual memories of my own experience when my mother would rap me in her loving arms or cradled me in her lap or even tenderly kissed me on the cheek. Aren't artists perfect for reminding us that the word mother is more like a concept than a label? I don't think the little baby giraffe has a label for his mom, but none the less, he or she looks like they receive as much love as the rest of us do and would want to probably say thank you on Mother's Day as well. When we take heart—we could give art...

Father's Day Art

Wow, look at the tenderness that exudes off the

black and white art print by Peter Furst titled, 'Father and Son'

. Gorgeous to hang in the baby's room. Now, if you're looking for artwork that visually and touchingly demonstrates a dedication to Dad, then

artist Lopez's art print titled, 'Dad' 

will do the trick. Right from the start the saying draws you in, "You taught me that a bird must leave the nest and..." And, last but not least, the

artwork called, 'Sarah in Her Dad's Hand'

. If this doesn't make your heart melt...

Harvest Art

I know that a date, representing how our planet orbits the Sun, doesn't have anything to due with the heat in the air, however with the Fall Equinox around the corner and a chill in the air that is tickling my bones, I can't help but think that Nature HAS turned the heater off. Sure hope there's still enough sunlight and heat to get the grain crops gathered this year. Farmers amaze me with how year after year they face all kinds of environmental obstacles, yet they are still able to pull off a harvest. Most artists aren't farmers, but they sure can relate to the difference between a bountiful year and a meagre one. They can also identify with the essence a farmer will see in the landscape before them, whether the seed has sprouted yet, or in the following prints, the grain has ripened into bold colours of yellow and orange. I just love how

artist Robert Zund's, 'The Harvest' and the Lowell Herrero print , 'Village Harvest'

exude an abundance of rich tones that this time of year are known for. Finally, I included a piece by Swiss

artist Paul Klee titled, 'Ripe Harvest, 1926

' because I felt it was important to offer a different take on this season. I mean there is plenty of artwork showing intense colour, however some work can be subtle, and even in this case abstract, yet still make a statement with plenty of substance. If you have ever walked smack in the middle of a wheat field and danced with their ear stalks, you will have an appreciation for Paul's detailing. I like that the image looks like musical notes on a score card. Perhaps, the 8th symphony called 'The Yield'.

Journals for Documenting Artistic and Home Project Ideas

Technology is fantastic, however, one can have all the digital equipment in the world and still reach for a notebook full of good, old paper. Why? Well, because there's an unyielding energy that is determined to be captured on a page, with a pencil, when we sketch spur-of-the-moment art visions or quickly need to make notes regarding home decor ideas. It's absolutely charming to open a journal and see page after page of wordy descriptions alongside illustrations or magazine clippings that inspired one. The following are journal covers. I think they then become 'the' art journal. Anyhow, I designed the following covers. I wanted them to be black and white because I think there's a simplistic beauty in a collection when it's identical, and I used calligraphy text because I wanted to emphasize that there was a 'flow' of creativity happening between the covers and not just routine data collecting. If you'd like to read more about how much I value My Journals feel free to explore my page.

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