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1 Artist of the Day: Melinda Buie
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2 Artist of the Day: Samantha Hahn
The Office
3 Artist Spotlight: Elloh
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4 Artist of the Day: Lisel Jane Ashlock
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5 Artist of the Day: Yvette Molina
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6 Artist of the Day: Melissa Moss
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7 Etsy Find: Janet Hill Studios Paintings
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8 Do You Have Neutral Living Room Walls?
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9 Two New Orleans Artists Launch a Flash Sale Art Gallery!
We fell instantly in love with the vibrant, feminine watercolors on AphroChic's new Brooklyn Life placemats, and knew they were a perfect choice for our "Gifts For Her" video gift guide. The talented woman behind those winning watercolors is Manhattan-based illustrator Samantha Hahn. As you might expect, her portfolio of work is a marvel of chic, vivid paintings. It's no surprise: Samantha says Read more
Two of New Orleans' finest artists, Amanda Stone Talley and Hayley Gaberlavage, have teamed up to launch a flash sale art marketplace, Transport Studio. Transport is a forum for new and established collectors and will offer a three-day discount on the work of featured artists. The premiere sale kicks off today and offers paintings by both Talley and Gaberlavage at a 30 percent discount, through Read more
Since I'll soon be integrating my new purple chairs into my living room, I'm thinking it's time to say goodbye to my peacock blue walls and paint the room a neutral color, like a soft gray. In the past, I have had some living rooms with white or off-white walls, but I must admit I've felt a little bored by them. I think gray will be a little more interesting, but I'm worried that neutral walls Read more
Giddyup! I know a gal who makes magic happen with a canvas and a paintbrush and her name is Melinda Buie. Raised on a farm in East Texas, the talented little lady is shameless in her obvious adoration of cows, architecture, and relationships — with both people and pets. A current dweller in the Big Apple, the vibrant artist soaks up the city's vibe in her Times Square studio where she paints Read more
For those of us who daydream over shelter magazine spreads and redecorate in our heads, the paintings of Stratford artist Janet Hill are tempting eye candy. On her Etsy site, she notes, "As a result of living in a cold climate for six months of the year, I've developed a strong interest in the beauty of interiors. My inspiration lies in interior, furniture, and fashion design, as well as films. I Read more
Los Angeles-based painter Melissa Moss makes artwork that seems fit for a children's fairy tale. From her graceful, curtseying trees to her odd little nubbin creatures resting beneath the splayed gills of gigantic mushrooms, these paintings beg for a fanciful storyline. And her use of color? Visually arresting, to say the least. As Melissa writes in her artist's statement,"I use color as my Read more
Oakland, Calif.-based painter Yvette Molina creates lushly layered paintings on sheets of aluminum. These paintings celebrate the beauty of nature while simultaneously exploring its fragility. She is inspired by her observations of flora that she finds in her backyard and her surrounding neighborhood of Oakland. Read more
Lisel Ashlock was born in Northern California and studied Illustration at California College of the Arts in San Francisco. In 2004 she moved to New York City, where she currently resides as a freelance illustrator. Her illustrations have appeared in CosmoGirl, Spin, Sephora ads, and Clamor magazine, among others. She has also illustrated such famous folks as Sofia Coppola, Bob Dylan, Arcade Fire, Read more
Browsing through the readers' Casa Cravings, I noticed that many of your have bookmarked the clever, pop-cultured inspired artwork of Etsy artist Elloh — particularly her odes to various characters on "The Office." I, too, am delighted by the insanely prolific Elloh, whose real name is Ellen Lohse. Using TV shows, movies, and music as her muses, Elloh creates paintings on canvas and sells Read more
25 orange paint ideas. — Stylelist Home Decorate your walls in two minutes. — Real Simple Sleep in soothing, nearly neutral bedrooms. — Houzz See how a piece of wood was turned into a lampshade. — Craft Seven steps to a super-cozy home. — Apartment Therapy Tips for making an old kitchen feel new again. — House Beautiful Create lovestruck pencils. — The Crafts Dept Source Read more
