Gallery Wall :: Summer Love

I'm addicted to artwork. I have so many pieces collected from places I've traveled, antique stores, a lovely collection from a dear friend (here's one of her watercolors -- I absolutely love it), and things that have caught my eye on websites like Etsy and Society6. Most of them are currently packed up in the basement, just waiting until I finally have the wall space so I can frame and hang them! One of these days.

Society6, Etsy, and Minted are a few of my absolute favorite places to look online for artwork (here's my favorite zebra print from Etsy). I love browsing through and imagining collections. Since summer has been on my mind lately, here's a grouping I put together! I started with oranges as my base (I'm kind of obsessed with orange lately. Not sure why, it's never really been a particular favorite of mine, but now I can't get enough of it!) and then added accents of turquoise/blues/greens. Feels kind of summery, no?

From left to right:

tangerine / pineapple / summer heat / pattern / float

I ♥ Art: Shawn Huckins

These are really cool.

I discovered these paintings over at the Jealous Curator.

Like the Jealous Curator, I assumed these were simply little paintings. I was still thoroughly impressed with them. I thought they were really neat, very cool.

However.

They're not simply little paintings.

They're huge!



So freaking awesome. I love this so much; paintings of everyday life on something so ordinary and everday and blown up, larger than life.

So. Cool.

PS - Happy Friday, everyone!

Chalk One Up

So, as I was walking my regular route during lunch today, I came across a bunch of people drawing with chalk behind the InterContinental Hotel. I thought to myself, "Why, what is this? Drawing with chalk on the sidewalk! I'm in!" Turns out it was Sidewalk Sam's Chalk One Up For The Arts. According to their website, Chalk One Up for the Arts is a lunch hour festival for companies, non-profit groups and agencies. Each group designs a sidewalk chalk design to show off their Company Spirit. Passers-by (or is it passer-bys?) get stickers and vote for their favorite sidewalk chalk art piece.

I apologize for the the quality of these photos.

I only had my cell phone with me.

And it was incredibly bright out, so I couldn't see a thing on my phone.

And then, my phone ran out of memory.

:(

There were so many cool chalk designs, I wish I could've taken pictures of all of them!