Showing posts with label artwork. Show all posts
Showing posts with label artwork. Show all posts

Friday, September 23, 2011

Ooh la la Art


Morning!

I've been pinning a lot over on Pinterest lately, particularly art, and let me tell you that I could go on pinning for DAYS!  It's a sickness!  My boyfriend makes fun of me and says I look hypnotized every time I'm on it!  Welllll, it's like a rabbit hole of awesomeness that I get sucked into!  Guilty as charged, and who can blame me?  I'm not the only one that loves looking at stuff and then digitally hoarding it, or else there wouldn't be a Pinterest!  He has lovingly called me that too by t
he way, a digital photo hoarder... hehehehehe!  Not like the show on hoarders though, although from time to time he has poked fun at me about potentially growing old and filling the house with vases, suzanis, trinkets, succulents and pretty much everything else!  As for that, all I'm going to say is... no comment!  Just kidding!

So anyway, I realize now that I've mentioned Pinterest quite a few times and have yet to really explain what it is for those of you who may not know, sorry about that!  Pinterest is a free image sharing site where you can "pin" a.k.a. save images to one or more online boards/photo albums.  However its most unique and innovative feature is the "Pin It" tool, which you simply drag to your bookmark menu/bar  (from here) where it becomes a button.  From then on, whenever you're on a site and you see an image you love and want to hoard save for later inspiration and ideas, you simply click that little "Pin It" button and suddenly the page you're on turns into a little picture shopping platform of sorts, wherein you can select any images from the site that you would like to pin/save to any of your "boards" a.k.a photo albums.  There's also a handy HTML embedding feature, which you may have noticed I've been using in my posts lately.  I'll admit, sometimes I feel guilty about pumping out so many images and not sourcing/linking each one individually, but now that Pinterest has come to save the day I think I can manage, most of the time.   Oh, and since Pinterest eliminates the need to save images to your computer (except those really special can't-take-your-eyes-off-them images of course),
it's saving my hard drive (and many others, I'm sure) from a potential picture crash!  Ok ok, so I suffer from severe picture mania, but I'm at peace with it - I simply plan to purchase one of those terra byte stand-alone external storage towers, or whatever it is those sexy black beauties are called!  On that note, can you believe how far the whole external flash drives/other external USB storage devices have rapidly evolved in storage capacity and decreased in price?  I remember when a 128MB USB flash drive stick was super expensive, HA! :)
Okay enough!  On to the topic of this post... art!  I love art, then again who doesn't... is there someone who doesn't?  Art is the expression of passion and creativity and it is a visible evolution of creativity and innovation throughout time!  There's a lot art out in the world and I'm really having fun discovering a lot it, particularly newer/recent artwork!  Bottom line folks - I've "pinned" and saved an insane amount of art and I'm gonna bring it 'atcha over the course of several posts, and I'm calling it the Ooh la la Art series!  Ha...  enjoy!

PS - I'm particularly taken with the wild rainbow hair watercolor ladies
(the one above and the one towards the end of this post) and wish I knew the artist's name....  I did some quick Google searching but didn't turn up anything, I can't trace it back to anything that appears to be an original source on Pinterest either.  Does anyone out there know?  They are striking and have inspired me to try out the look, in watercolor painting that is, not dying my hair rainbow colors!  Boy am I chatty today, especially considering it's 6:00am and I haven't gone to sleep yet!  What can I say, I was watching all the new premieres of my favorite shows on XFinity and Hulu and after battling the dry sleepy drooping eyes bit I've come upon a second wind!  I assure you, this "PS" could go on forever and, so, I bid you farewell and adios amigos!  Have a wonderful day!

If you're interested in joining or finding out more about Pinterest or even checking out all my "pins" and "boards" then check out the links below:
 

Follow Me on Pinterest
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Source: None via Inspire on Pinterest

Source: None via Inspire on Pinterest


Source: etsy.com via Inspire on Pinterest

Source: etsy.com via Inspire on Pinterest


Source: etsy.com via Inspire on Pinterest



Source: etsy.com via Inspire on Pinterest


Source: google.com via Megan on Pinterest


Source: etsy.com via Brooke on Pinterest

Source: etsy.com via Brooke on Pinterest

Source: etsy.com via Brooke on Pinterest

Source: None via Greta on Pinterest









(All images sourced via Pinterest)

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Thought for today...


"Better to live one year as a tiger than a hundred as a sheep."

I'm loving this message because it's soooo true...  It's better to live one day true to yourself than a lifetime of fake plastic oblivion!  I'll never forget when I was in high school and someone started that whole "Don't be a sheep, baaaahhh!" thing, complete with little sheep stickers spattered all over the lockers and walls in the hallway.  Well, I jumped on that bandwagon quick because I liked the message it was attempting to send, which is don't be a follower!  I've never been a follower, always a leader, and believe me when I say it hasn't always been easy...  There are people in this world who, for one reason or another (from socialization to peer pressure to the media and so on), that don't know how to be themselves and a lot of them are gonna take it out on you and your truth.  Don't let them.  Don't ever believe that who you are is not good enough, it is!  Being you is better than trying to be something that you're not...  So go get'em tiger!  Haha, cheesy me!  :P

I love you all, have a wonderful afternoon!  Muah!

(Image sourced via Pinterest)

Friday, August 5, 2011

Hi!

Love one another, but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls."
- Kahlil Gibran


Hey there everyone!  It's Friday woooooha!  It has been long and busy and stressful so I wasn't able to finish my post for today, but I plan to post it later when I get home and have some time.  In the meantime I wanted to share this beautiful quote by the Lebanese American artist, writer and poet Kahlil Gibran.  This quote puts into words the beauty of what love should be, I relate it to my personal life and I relate it to my hopes for Inspire Bohemia to be an endless moving sea of love and inspiration between me and my readers!  Haha... corny but true!

Also, guess what!?  Inspire Bohemia turns two years old this coming Monday, August 8th AND just reached 600 followers today!!  I can't believe it has been two years and I can't believe I have 600 readers!  Thank you so much to all of my readers for making it possible!  I will have a special Happy Birthday post on Monday, yay!



Stay tuned later for an awesome gardening post!


(Image via Pinterest, artwork by unknown artist, quote by Kahlil Gibran)

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Artist Feature: Carin Vaughn

Abstract Succulents
16"x20" - acrylic on canvas
Hello everyone!  Having a good week so far?  I hope so!  I have another feature post for you today and something tells me you're going to absolutely LOVE this artist! 

These magnificent works of art are original oil and acrylic paintings by
Carin Vaughn!  Carin is a self taught artist living in South Carolina and experimenting with different painting techniques, mediums and subjects so as to discover the extent of her talent - and it's quite obvious she has lots of it!  Not only is she an artist, Carin is also a traveler, surfer, longtime lover of succulents and above all, a loving mother. 
I must say, her vivid and detailed paintings certainly reflect her love of nature!

I have selected my favorite paintings for this post, but in truth they're all gorgeous so please pass by Carin's 
Etsy store and take a look at the rest of her artwork for sale!  Also, NBC has just purchased two of her paintings for the set of their show Parenthood, isn't that awesome - I can only imagine her excitement, congratulations Carin!  So stay tuned to the upcoming season of Parenthood to catch a glimpse of her paintings on set - I'm sure you'll know'em when you see'em because her style is quite unique but you can also check them out below (first two paintings below).  A big thank you to Carin for allowing me to use the images of her artwork for this post, I really can't say enough about them...  Oh, and need I mention how I'm madly in love with her succulent paintings?!  It should go without saying, but I couldn't help myself!  Have a wonderful afternoon! ;)


These two paintings were just bought by NBC for the set of their returning show Parenthood!  Stay tuned this fall to see them in action on set, making everything else shine brighter no doubt!  :)
 

So Succulent
18"x24" - oil on canvas


Succulent In the Spotlight
24"x40"x1.5" - acrylic on wood
Abstract Onion Blooms
16"x20" - oil on canvas
Pineapple Chevron
16"x20" - acrylic on canvas
Bunch of Blues
11"x14" - oil on canvas
Panamanian Boat
8"x10" - oil on canvas

Heron
24"x40" - painted on a raised birch panel
Panga
36"x48" - oil on canvas
Bevy of Barnacles
16"x20" - oil on canvas
Tarpon
16"x20" - oil on canvas


(All images in this post are property of Carin Vaughn and should not be used without her written permission.  Please contact Carin Vaughn by visiting her Etsy profile page or store.)