Here's a recent commission I finished up for a sweet friend and client. It's huuuuuuge! I love it when I get to work big. This one is 48" x 48" and is going on a gorgeous huge tall wall! Large abstract paintings are really great ways to make a room come together and add that pop of yum to a space!!
The May/ June commission list is filling up. Shoot me an email to talk ideas and get on the list!
How is it March already??? 2018 is flying by! I wanted to give y'all a fun happy - a little sneak peek from my new Spring collection while we're waiting on Spring to get its butt here! This is Jungle Juice, a tangy orange beauty that will soon be released later this month! Until then, enjoy this lil' digital download for your phone wallpaper!
This collection is all about bold, color and huge statement making artwork. I wanted to go big or go home with this collection and I think I nailed it! All of these pieces are oil on paper and are ready to be framed! I'm excited to share the Fall 2017 Large Scale Collection with you! Collection available for purchase through my website.
"Champagne and Wine" 48" x 48" Oil on Paper
"Dance with the Dinsoars" 36" x 36" Oil on paper
"Ellen Would Approve" 30" x 30" oil on paper
"Ladybird" 30" x 30" Oil on Paper
"Radishes in the Garden" 36" x 36" oil on paper
The really fun part is that I mocked these up in the vision that I have for them framed. Check it out! Image inspiration sources included website post.
Updated: 11/1/22
I get a lot of questions about how to frame works on paper and I've put together an idea board for you for you to see how paper pieces frame out! Framing is a really big deal. It can increase the value of a piece by how well the framing sets a piece off and shows off its beauty.
(30” x 30” “Sit Down & Have Some Wine” print framed to 38” x 38” over a 36”L console.
My motto for highlighting great art: GO BOLD! Set if off with a big mat or a modern acrylic frame and sit back to ooh and ahh over your new statement piece.
Landscape prints will be only be available November 3-12, 2022!
Big art + Big frames = MAGIC! The statement of a big art piece can’t be overstated- it completely transforms a space. I was really excited to find these brass frames at CB2. I love the thin brass frame and large mat. But what I really love is that you can order these (they are priced so affordably!) and pop your art right in. No custom framing. No getting a mat cut. Just easy peasy: order, open up for frame, and add your art. This is my # 1 recommendation for anyone who feels overwhelmed with the framing process and doesn’t enjoy customizing. (More gallery wall inspiration coming next week with these frames! )
What you really need to know is that I did something really cool for you. I love you so much that I made sure that every print I am offering except for the square 30” x 30” and 20” x 20” prints fits into these standard sized CB2 frames! I listen a lot to your feedback and wanted to take the stress out of getting beautiful art on your walls as quickly as possible!
*The square prints need to be framed at a local framer. If budget is your concern, talk to them about how to get this look most affordably. They love to help!
Pictured: 24” x 36” prints framed to 36” x 48” Prints: “Michael Scott Falls Into a Fishpond” (left) & “Michael Scott Falls Into a Fishpond 2.0” (right)
Get this look: CB2 Brass Frame with White Mat.
This same framing series comes in other finishes like white, black, and walnut if brass is not your thing.
A grouping is a great way to add variety to a wall space instead of filling it with a larger piece. I'm also going nuts over this new textured Lima frame! This would be incredible pop of energy in an entryway.
8” x 10” prints framed to 19” x 19.”
Top Left: “Moira Knows,” Top Right: ““Michale Scott Falls Into a Fish Pond”
Bottom Left: “Sabrina Was the Savior” Bottom Right “Add Floyd’s Name to Your Quilt”
Get the look: Lima frame from Framebride
When I found this new frame, I audibly gasped. Burlwood is such a classic, yet statement making frame and it’s back in style big time right now.
24” x 36” “Add Floyd’s Name to Your quilt” print framed to 30” x45”
Get the look: Lawrence from Framebride
Frames are for real having their hey day- I’m so in love with all of the exiting options I’m finding these days to show off artwork! One of my current favorites is RED frames! I cannot tell you how much they pop against any wall. Ain’t your mama’s frames for sure! Love these 8” x10” prints (Top “Add Floyd’s Name to Your Quilt” Bottom: “Carol Baskin & Robbins” in 12” x 16” frames.
Get the look: Madrid frame from Framebride
I'm just dying over the lucite box that frames out this beautiful 40” x 40” oil on paper.
Adding two statement pieces side by side can break up your space and add some flair. Pieces shown: 13” x 16” framed to 19” x 22.” Pieces available in upcoming Studio Smalls Release Sept 29.
More acrylic frame goodness! This is a 30” x 30” oil on paper framed to a 36” x 36.” “Ellen Would Approve.” Available here.
This space is totally set off with a this simple arrangement and far from simple piece of art. Art is 22” x 30” framed to 28” x 36.”
I'm really picky about a gallery wall. I think that they can be so lovely if done well. I suggest that it be symetrically lined up like this wall, that the frames be the same size, and that it have a singular color scheme or black and white photographs. See how this arrangement turns several smaller pieces into one large piece of work? I love how these frames from West Elm set off these paper piece!
I love, love, love this huge white frame/ mat combo to set off this paper piece. This oil on paper is set off by a gigantic mat and I just can't get enough of this! This is a 24” x 30” framed to a 36” x 48.” I don’t think you can ever go wrong with adding a huge mat. It adds drama and is a great way to take a smaller piece of art and fit it to a larger space.
One super, super important detail to remember when framing- you don't want the glass to come into direct contact with your artwork. Ever tried to pull an old photo out of a frame only to find it stuck to the glass? That's because over time, the temperature cools and warms and adheres your artwork to the glass, even watercolor on paper. A really easy way around this is matting. Pop in a big white mat in a skinny frame, and you have a super hot piece that will last a really long time! It's a super popular trend right now to frame work between lucite. It looks sooooooo good, but make sure you or your framer puts spacers between the glass and your work or add a matto your piece and then sandwich it in the lucite. If the artwork has a lot of texture, you may need a double mat to keep the glass/ lucite from squishing those delicious paint chunks.
Where to find Acrylic (also described as lucite,plexi-box) frames:
If you can use a local framer to frame out your paper piece like the top acrylic/ lucite box frame, I would go that direction. Memphis people, I use Garner Framing. Chris Garner is a master and he's all set up to frame with these lucite boxes. The Frame Corner also does some floating acrylic framing if you are looking for that option. Marc is amazing and so kind- he has helped me out of a huge framing bind and I love working with their staff.
If you don't have a local framer to use, Simply Framed is a great option for these- they refer to them as plexibox frames on their site and they also come with a few options to have colorful sides. See these examples of their frames? SO much boldness!
Wayfair sells a ready made acrylic box frame in several sizes that hold art up to 24” x 36.”
Wayfair Acrylic Ready Made Frame
Mats:
How much mat should I tell the framer to add? My go to is about 3 inches for all pieces 20’ x20” and under. 2” if the piece is really small. Live Mas, y’all. The bigger the mat, the better!
What color mat should I pick? White. Always white. Always. Always. No other hue is going to set off the colors in your piece like white. Remember, the purpose of framing is to further draw the eye to wards the art; the mat is not the art.
Other frames:
I really like West Elm and CB2 for skinny frames, especially square frames.
West Elm Skinny nickel frames
CB2 Skinny Frames
Unfortunately, the larger frames are hard to find ready made online. For those, I'd go the Simply Framed route or use a local framer. Simply Framed will frame up to 40” x 60.” Framgebridge up to 32” x 40.” Both of these have a really great selection, but not an overwhelming amount of options to choose from. I would recommend most frames on their sites!
Target is great for smaller frames up to 11” x 17.”
I also have a lovely Pinterest Board with more framing inspiration.
Happy framing, folks!!! And feel free to shoot me an email if you have any questions framing your HB paper pieces!
Mailing list gets first dibs. Pieces start at 6” x 6” - 20” x 20” ish.
One of my absolute favorite parts of my job is teaching workshops. I get so much joy from connecting people to their inner creative and empowering them to create their own original work. Remember when you were a kid and you sat on the floor and drew for hours? I like to bring back that childlike wonder and joy as often as possible and it's something we majorly tap into at the workshop. Why paint if you're not having any fun???? I love watching anxieties over "messing up" their piece melt away as we crank up the music and just play and explore all the different possibilities a blank canvas can hold.
I love hearing from former attendees when they email me with the most amazing line: This is my 'what if' painting!" and show me a new piece they've done that's way different from their norm. it's a brave piece because it came from a place inside of them that they were a little scared to explore and I couldn't be happier to hear those words and see those paintings. I adore the workshops that I teach- we ask hard questions- we explore new ideas- we shut down fear and tap into curiosity.
Hands spread across the table extending friendship, encouragement, supplies, new life. This picture perfectly captures the atmosphere I love creating at a workshop. One of my favorite scenes is watching new friendships form and golden nuggets of helpful hints and tricks shared among attendees. The nature of an artist's work can be isolating and we need each other to push us to do better work and to keep going on the hard days. I set each attendees supplies up like a dinner place setting- it makes me a little giddy to do so because it's really like gathering friends for an art dinner. It brings me so much joy to bring people to the table, connect them to each other and paint together. Come join a new community of art friends!!!
Together we'll walk through the process of creating your own original abstract painting with acrylic paints and canvas and each attendee will leave class with their own 12"x 12" painting! We'll walk through color palettes, spacial arrangement, and painting techniques. This is a beginner level class; no painting experience is required. Grab a friend or come on your own and join us for a really fun morning together!
Class includes:
Cocktail mingle
3 full hrs of instruction, paint time, & one on one guidance.
All art supplies- you'll leave with an awesome art starter kit swag bag!
12 x 12 canvas for your artwork
Snacks and Beverages
Spaces are limited to keep classes intimate and allow for lots of one on one instruction. Click through to the Workshop page on my site for upcoming dates and to join the mailing list. Classes are in Memphis, TN at Falling Into Place Shop. June 10 is the last date for 2017 101 Classes, but a level 2 class is in the works for October 2017. Classes fill up FAST- make sure you're on the list to find out the minute a new class launches!
This latest collection has been one of my favorite to date! For this series, I wanted to play with concentrating the color and moving in larger spaces of white, hence the "White Space" collection title. I've been contemplating a lot lately the big changes that happen within during the white spaces- the times of seeming nothing, the times where life doesn't make sense- it seems to be going nowhere, but all the while, inside of us and all around us, change is happening. Slowly, but it's happening. If only we have eyes to see it. Works available for sale through my online gallery.
I've released a new series of blues for spring!! It's a new color palette and a new concept for me to make myself stay with one dominant color for a whole series instead of painting the rainbow. Don't worry, I'm already working on other palettes for other series. I haven't mono-chromed this studio just yet :). Cedar approves of all of these pieces
