Switcheroo

Spa Day 3

I am constantly changing around the art in my house. I find that it is one of the easiest ways to update a room, and just like the clothes in your closet every once in a while you just need to change things up a bit. I am currently obsessing over the framed print above from Z Gallerie to switch with the current framed black and white photo of Marilyn Monroe that hangs in my bathroom. Nudes are showing up everywhere in decor and I like how this one is a nude without showing too much. The layered tones in the background and rough outline give this print a high art feel for the price of a print. Since sadly we lost our only Z Gallerie you can order the piece here.

As Seen on TV

Chuck Bass's bedroom on Gossip Girl

Photo:Luxuyliving.com

As I have previously admitted I am in love with the wardrobe on Gossip Girl but the obsession doesn't end there, I am also in love with the interiors on the show. One of the main items of my affection was the painting hanging above Chuck Bass's bed that was first seen in Season 2. I had been searching for a piece for my bedroom that was fun and funky with brown tones to match the bedding that wasn't your typical bedroom art with a landscape print or generic looking abstract. So needless to say when I saw the painting in Chuck's room I thought it was perfect and had to have it. I set out on a Internet search for what I hoped would be a reasonably priced print. After a great amount of searching I found out the painting was by Richard Phillips, a painter known for his sometimes over the top pop art pieces. I also found out that the painting was actually a cropped and let's say PG version of the R rated original titled Scout, making this piece Scout Crop. I also found out that the painting cost thousands of dollars. Definitely out of my price range, so sadly I gave up hope. Then one day I received an email from Intermix (a boutique in New York, LA and Chicago that also has an online shop) announcing that they would be selling art work from Works on Whatever featuring pieces from Gossip Girl. I immediately went to the website and found out that they were selling a print on canvas of both Scout Crop and the other Richard Phillips piece Spectrum that is shown in the stairwell of the Van Der Woodsen house (another piece I love) along with a couple of Jessica Craig Martin photos on canvas and a few other pieces seen on the show. The canvases sell for $250 with proceeds from the sale going to the non-profit organization The Art Production Fund. Since at $250 it was considered a big ticket item for me I slept on the idea. The next day I was still thinking about it so I made the purchase even though I could not see it in person and it was non-refundable. I can honestly say the only thing I didn't like about it was that the print doesn't bleed all the way off the side of the canvas so it leaves a quarter inch of white around the edge (which is fine for me since I have white walls but if you were putting it on a colored wall it might stick out more), that and it took five looong weeks to be delivered. Once I got up on the wall though it was perfect. It's definitely a fun, unexpected conversation piece and it fit right in with the rest of the art in the house. The brown and green tones blended in perfectly with the colors of the bedding and the pink sunglasses gave the room a pop of color. And with the originals costing thousands, $250 is actually a bargain especially since most cheaper art work of that size will run you around $100 anyway. So if you are looking for the perfect out of the ordinary piece for your place, I highly suggest Works on Whatever as a great place to start the search.

Amazing Art

We Don't Dance by Casey O'Connell

Removable up to 100 times and it only took me three to hang it by myself :)

Recently I had a housewarming cocktail party for a group of friends to celebrate my new place. While the party was fun and the food was great (if I do say so myself) the biggest hit was my Casey O'Connell print from LTL Prints.

I first learned about Casey O' Connell and LTL Prints through the blog The Rockstar Diaries. Which is a super cute blog that you should check out, but I digress. LTL Prints is a website that sells customized and cataloged graphics that are printed onto what I can best describe as, in very non-technical terms, a big fabric-like post it. Their website allows you to pick out a print from their catalog of art (aside from Casey O'Connell they also have a section of really cool panoramic city shots) or use your own photo or artwork and choose the size you want the print to be ranging from 12in to 7ft . The print is done on a fabric-like material that has special adhesive on the back that allows you to hang and remove the print from your wall up to 100 times without the use of nails or leaving a sticky residue on the wall. So it is literally like a super adhesive post it.

Now on to the artist. I can only describe her work as absofreakinlutely aaaaaaamaaaazing! If I could I would cover every square inch of wall space in my apartment with her work. All of her pieces are done based on her own life experiences which is why the pieces have a way of speaking to you. Everyone can relate to at least one or many of her pieces with the feeling that they have totally been there or have totally wanted to be there in the moment being portrayed. I could go on for pages about how great I think she is but you really have to see it for yourself. You can see all of her work on her website. And while my print is no longer available you can purchase other prints here and here.