In my last post I mentioned a few decor elements that will never go outdated and specifically art on walls. Think back to grade school when you were maybe shown images of cave painting. Prehistoric men took time away from just trying to survive to create scenes on the insides of their dwellings. Actually, instinct tells me that it might have been the women with the primitive artistic instincts, but nonetheless, there has been art on walls before there were actual walls. As far as timeless design goes, you can't go back any further! And if you picture the inside of a old English castle, you will most likely place portraits of royals in your mental images. In fact I cannot think of a place of habitat that I have been in that has not had some kind of fine art on the walls, be it photography or paintings.
The trick is to find work that speaks to your soul. I have had a renewed interest in paintings lately. In our age of digital everything, there is something stirring about the thought hand placed strokes of color on paper. I also love nature prints and bringing a bit of the outside indoors in that respect.
This piece is The River's Edge by an artist named Sarah C. Nightingale. I found her on instagram. I knew I needed this one in particular when I saw it because it reminds me of a trail to the beach my family would walk on Easter Sunday. It was a mile long dirt path in the rolling hills of Central California with a little river by the side that spit you out among ocean cliffs. We would point out rabbits and birds while we walked. This picture brings back those memories.
Etsy is a good source for art. As well as Pinterest. I've also found prints of classics at art.com and all posters.com and framed them in frames at pick up at thrift stores. I am all about creating the illusion of expensive dwellings with out the 'expensive' part. It can be done. And I will keep sharing my ideas with you. I truly hope to inspire some creative energy out there. We have all got it in us.
Love, Josie
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