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• Inspirations in the studio
  on Dec 28, 2010 in artist studios Carine de Marin paint palettes Great Lakes Decorative Arts Studio
  This week I am returning to my paints and textures, working on several projects. I am loving it! I don't know about you, but my work output is greatly increased when I am inspired and there is nothing like peeking into other artists' studios to motiv...
• Have the happiest of holidays!
  on Dec 24, 2010 in Merry Christmas
  Sharing with you glimpses of our holiday decor this year. A few new baubles are added every year, but we prefer the traditional items for sentimental reasons. Some year we'll do something totally unexpected... and I suspect next year may be the year!
• Arguably my favorite artist ever, Marcia Myers
  on Dec 19, 2010 in fresco on linen fresco Mark Rothko Gail Severn Gallery pompeii Marcia Myers Twenty Years: Paintings and Works on Paper 1982-2002 Marcia Myers
  When you see something for the first time and it speaks to your soul, you don't forget it. I'll never forget the first time that I saw a painting by an artist whom I had never heard of before. Was this painting a Rothko (my then current favorite)? It...
• Guest posting at Providence Ltd. today
  on Dec 16, 2010 in holiday decorating Mona Thompson Providence Ltd.
    Providence Ltd.'s very talented designer, blogger and owner of a spectacular home (see it here), Mona Thompson, kindly invited me over to talk about holiday decorating. Let's go visit... credit...
• Holiday Gold in NYC
  on Dec 12, 2010 in D and D Building Tamsen Z Barry Dixon shopping Met Opera Sicis tiles Fortuny showroom Sawrovski crystals chandeliers holidays New York City
  The holiday season seems to be especially hectic this year.  Between the trips here and there, holiday shopping and prepping, much less working, little time is left over to devote to blogging as I'd like to. I often feel like this "scene" we cau...
• The Brooklyn Flea (market, that is...)
  on Dec 6, 2010 in One Hanson Place Brooklyn Flea Market antiques
  We just returned from a quick trip to New York City to visit my daughter and her husband. It's nice to have a "local" guide us around and we sure appreciated staying in their lovely place rather than a hotel. We spent most of Saturday visiting t...
• Ice Leaf
  on Dec 1, 2010 in gold leaf ice ice leaf
  I couldn't resist showing you this!The leaves are almost gone (except for the oaks) and a few just happened to land on the car windshield. And then it rained. And then it froze.How can you beat Mother Nature?
• Waxing Poetic: Encaustic painting
  on Nov 28, 2010 in Pieter Bouterse wax R and F Handmade Paints damar resin Faiyum mummy portraits encaustic painting
  Until you can touch it, actually rub your hands on it and admire its creamy, firm smoothness, one cannot truly appreciate encaustic painting. Although encaustic painting has been traced back to the Greco-Roman mummy portraits near the Faiyum oasis in...
• Crystal leaves
  on Nov 23, 2010 in frost maple leaf crystals
  The magic of a frost: crystal maple leaves. Happy Thanksgiving to you all!
• Our Roman Holiday
  on Nov 21, 2010 in Rome Villa Farnesina Pantheon Nazionale Museum
  Our visit to Rome began with one of the best ideas we had on the trip: ditch the rental car and walk everywhere. Because the streets can be narrow and the Italian drivers, while precise, have very little regard for other drivers, we decided to enjoy...

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