Wednesday

inspiring interiors

photography: Gilles Trillard







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Recently published, The New Eighteenth Century Home is the third installment of the French decor series. Michele Lalande and Gilles Trillard, the author-photographer team,  feature 29 new homes.  I have their prior books and have enjoyed them immensely--often referring to them for ideas and inspiration.   For those who love French decor, as I do, you won't be disappointed! 

Saturday

garden moments

A friend and I recently had the pleasure of visiting Stonecrop Gardens in Cold Spring, NY; located about an hour north of NYC.  We were planning to do some plein-air painting there but were so bedazzled by the gardens that we put our paint gear aside and spent the afternoon simply enjoying the 12-acres of  delightfully arranged gardens.
below are some images from our visit
 (which represent only a small portion of the 12-acre estate)
















happy weekend...

Thursday

seascapes & dreamscapes

photographer: creativo





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Wednesday

Our trip to Giust

While on our way to Monhegan Island in Maine (more on Monhegan coming soon), my husband and I made a brief side trip to the Giust Gallery in Woburn, Massachusetts.     
The gallery sells museum quality sculpture reproductions. My husband is a classically trained artist and part-time instructor and was thrilled when he walked through the doors of this impressive studio.
 As you can see from the photos, there's a vast array of casts available from Greek, Roman, and French (with even some contemporary pieces as well).
My husband uses casts in his atelier/art school where students can draw highly rendered works using the cast as a model for their drawings. Above, is an example of a charcoal drawing I did in his class about 9 years ago. 
The day of our visit he happily weighed the car down with 6 casts. Four of them were small-sized casts and two were somewhat larger. He was excited to be able to offer new casts for his students to work from.   
My favorite cast, above, is Winged Victory of Samothrace pictured in her new home, AT's studio.

Thursday



Drawings by the Russian artist Boris Israelevich Anisfeld during the 1920s. 
source: New York Public Digital Gallery

The New York Public Library's Digital Gallery has over 700,000 images to peruse and ponder. It's a fantastic online resource!

I inadvertently came across Anisfeld's costume designs (above) while seeking information for a project I'm working on. Thought I'd share them with you. 

The gallery provides free and open access to their vast collection.

It's definitely worth the visit ~ NYPLDG