Room Love: Colourful Art Wall

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What better way to make a grouping of artwork pop than by painting the wall a fabulous vibrant colour?



As much as I adore white rooms and gallery-like spaces, when I saw these brilliantly coloured walls with their charming mixes of framed art, I just felt a sort of "oh, yes, that is it!" kind of thing. Do you know what I mean?



Colour + Art = YES



I love

Sunday Reverie

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Wishing you all a lovely weekend.

Artist Spotlight: Anna Emilia

Today has been cool and cloudy here in the land of Oz, evoking the beginning of autumn. It was definitely a good day for wearing a scarf, and enjoying a cappuccino (or three).
This cool cloudy day has called to mind the work of artist Anna Emilia, whose lovely illustrations seem to perfectly capture the delicate beauty of the seasons.
Wishing those of you in the Northern Hemisphere a happy

Artist Spotlight: Charlotte Mann

Take a black marker and a blank wall, and give them to U.K. artist Charlotte Mann, and see what she does with it? Wow...! Such amazingly detailed drawings.

Artist Spotlight: Helen Frankenthaler

Snow Pines
A Green Thought in a Green Shade, 1981 (source unknown)******(source unknown)*********
Helen Frankenthaler
December 12, 1928 - December 27, 2011

One of the world's most celebrated painters, Helen Frankenthaler, has died at the age of 83. 
The artist was known as an Abstract Expressionist painter. She was famous for her method of pouring diluted acrylic paint onto large un-primed

Artist Spotlight: Leeming & Paterson

Photographers Ted Leeming and Morag Paterson, who are husband and wife, love to photograph the landscapes of their native Scotland. I'm so drawn to their abstractions. The images have such a lucid softness, and create such a serene atmosphere. See more of their beautiful work here.

Artist Spotlight: 1000 raspberries by Maggie

When I first saw Maggie's artwork, I was drawn in by the romantic dream-like quality of her images. The more I see of her pictures, the more entranced I am by their beauty and sweetness. Maggie is a girl after my own heart.
I asked Maggie to describe what inspires her to create her artwork. Here is what she told me:
"I'm mostly inspired by the simplest of things. sometimes a quote from a

Great Halloween Art from 'Fearless Vampire Killers' and more from the Great Artist Kerstien Matondang

I decided to add some lovely art I found on the internet through Google and Deviant Art of Sharon.  All the art was inspired by her performance in "The Fearless Vampire Killers." 

In addition, please be sure to check out Kerstien Matondang's new homepage for Sharon!  It has fantastic art of Sharon with Halloween pumpkins!  Here is the link:

http://kerstien.se/sharoninart.htm

Pulp Fiction Sharon Tate

I found a book cover tonight that I do not remember seeing before. It is on this web page:

http://www.pulpinternational.com/pulp/keyword/Sharon+Tate.html

"Author Keith Luger wrote quite a few westerns and space operas for the Spanish imprint Bruguera. That makes perfect sense, because he was really Miguel Olivero Tovar from Valencia, Spain. Tovar/Luger was a big deal for about ten years, during which time he published many books, made time for a couple of screenplays, and saw three of his projects optioned into movies. More Luger books below, including one concerning Sharon Tate."

Sharon Tate: High School Memories

If you read the first intry of my blog here you read about Tim Avedovech, a former classmate of Sharon's, and how he remembered Sharon.

I came in contact with another of Sharon's friends from High School, Michael Ragland. He shared his thoughts and memories with me as well:

Sharon and I ran in the same general crowd. She knew who I was and everyone knew who she was. I don't think we were ever introduced. We just started talking to each other. It was hard for me to believe that Sharon would spend time with someone like me, when she was so beautiful. I quickly learned that Sharon was the nicest and sweetest person I had ever met.

We never "dated" like the word means now, but we did go out together on several occasions. Her parents didn't really approve of me as I was older and really wild in those days. She went out with several guys from time to time until she met Bill Smithers. After that, it was just Bill until she moved to Italy.

A lot of times, there weren't dates, but just a group of us ending up together in the same place and hanging out. There was a place called By's Burgers that served as almost a meeting place for almost everyone in high school. We also all attended dances on Wednesday and (I think) Saturday nights. Sharon usually went to the dances, often with a group of girl friends.

We also partied. Ditch parties were nothing more than parties where everyone would drive to a location and drink beer (sometimes wine for the girls) and have fun. Lots of sex, music and general fun. I never knew of Sharon to indulge in the sex aspect, but a lot of other girls did. Most often it would end up with a lot of couples paired off, frequently steady couples.

I don't recall Sharon drinking a lot. Her parents were very strict with her and she knew that drinking would get her into trouble.

Everyone in school knew Sharon. A lot of girls were jealous of her, but she was so nice that everyone liked her. I never heard her say a bad thing about anyone, nor do anything that would hurt someone. She was aware of her beauty, but if anything, seemed to be a little ashamed of being prettier than the other girls. She did, however, take part in activities based on beauty. She was also popular. I recall her being a homecoming princess and the following year (after I had graduated) I believe she was queen.

This recalling is like a deja vous of what Avedovech said. But Ragland adds a few more details.

As I get in touch with others that knew Sharon I will post them here. Please let me hear your comments? Would love to get some feedback. As you can see from these posts, Sharon was truly a memorable lady.

BTW: My first blog has photos of Sharon, one from ebay and one from the great artist, Kerstien Matondang of Sweden. Please be sure and visit her very artistic site: http://www.kerstien.se/sharoninart.htm