But the main reason you may see this wall again is because the beauty of an art wall is you can add and subtract as you please. This is how it looked for most of last year.
And this is how it looks now:
Photograph by Leah Kirin
I mentioned my newly acquired Robin Pocisk painting here and I love it. Not hard to see that I love paintings with all shades of blue. (I also have posted a photo of the painting in the adjoining dining room – you guessed it, more blue! Can’t get enough!)
The yellow and blue floral original small painting was a thrifting find (upper right hand corner.) It is amazing what you can find for very little money – I am converted!
The beach scene above the middle blue painting was recently given to me by a very talented friend. (I took down the rudimentary nude sketch that I did in art school much to my daughter’s delight!)
The tree print is from marbler Robert Wu and was purchased at the One of a Kind Show. (The two non-green pillows were also OOAK purchases – from Fluf and Kailey Hawthorn.)
A few people have emailed asking how to do an art wall and although there are tutorials out there using kraft paper cut-outs etc. – I just eyeballed everything! I didn’t want it to look too perfect. In fact, it looks more perfect than I wanted. The only thing I did to start was to hang the large blue painting (by Matt LeBlanc) off center and build around it. So easy to do.
Make 2012 the year that you rid your home of blank walls and mass produced art. With Etsy, art gifted to you, thrift stores and your own photographs – you will be filling up your walls with art in no time. (Note: I have 12’ ceilings in this room – so you wouldn’t need as much art as I have here!)
Happy art hunting!
Love it Vanessa! The two blue paintings are devine and thought that pink tree looks familiar :). OOAKS is great isn't it? Someone got me my favourite pillow from the show as well! Wink wink!
ReplyDeleteI actually have never done an art wall before mostly because I thought it woulde be too challenging to make it look perfect. For sure I thought I would have craft paper, lay it all out on the floor and then take it to the wall. When I am ready for one (if I can find a wall to do it), you will have to come help me out!
Great art wall, I'm Loving your Robin Pocisk piece. I totally agree that people need to rid their homes of mass produced "art"......there are so many great places to pick up some amazing pieces that no one needs to settle for anything they don't LOVE.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors, that's exactly what my gallery wall needs..... more blue !
ReplyDeleteNow that is one reeeeeallly pretty art wall- great job!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful job and visually interesting!
ReplyDeleteWe never get tired of your living room - post pictures as often as you like.
ReplyDeleteIt's inspiring for us to see what options we have with an art wall. I like how you balanced b&w photos with ones that have colour.
Mary
Beautiful Vanessa!
ReplyDeleteLoving your gallery!!! I'm envious. Very nice :)
ReplyDeleteWOW! Looks beautiful and balanced! What a great collection. I am like you, I don't think I've ever even measured to find the center point on a wall! I've always eye-balled when hanging things. I see "threes" - the 3 canvases of landscape paintings; the 3 framed floral prints (in a vertical row on top of each other); the odd number (5) of b&w framed photographs! :) I love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments everyone!
ReplyDeleteCecilia - Good eye! I assure you I didn't put that much thought into it but you're right about the three's and 5's. Can't go wrong with those "rules."
Your room is beautiful! Love how you pulled all your colors together.
ReplyDeleteI really like the mix of size, shape and colours - it looks great! Art is the best way to jazz up any space, for sure.
ReplyDeleteIt's fantastic!!! And your wall color is just gorgeous too!
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