Valerie Galloway

quite simply, i find myself very drawn to the work of artist Valerie Galloway. im not sure i can put my finger on exactly why. It love its straight forward nature, and the pallet of course. It contains all of the things I love about folk art, and in a way reminds me of the work of Frida Kohal's.

There is a fragility, heightened by that yellowed parchment colored background so indicative of paper ephemera, that makes me look at it again and again. And the scintillating red lips and cheeks on many of her women hint at something beneath it all.

Valerie write that she is "influenced by cinema and old family photos. I love to take a memory or impression and reshape it into a lovely vision" and lovely visions are just what these are. I think they would be just perfect framed in vintage oval portrait frames. find them in her etsy shop here.

Inspirational Spaces

on the back of thinking about my apartment with its white walls that i can not paint, i started realizing that many of the rooms i am attracted to also have stark white paint on their walls, and celings, and floors and sometimes all three - below are a few photo of rooms with just such whiteness - i love the simple way these rooms come together - they really appeal to my minimalist side!

i am also pleased to have found a wonderful new-to-me blog called inspirational spaces (and truly that is what this blog is full of). the blog is written by photographer and writer Elisabeth Hudson from oslo norway and all photos in this post are from her blog. go check it out if you havent already!

inspiration in black and white

every where i look in the new and very first issue of Lonny magazine is black and white. Im feeling totally inspired by the assemblage of textures, shade and patterns in these two very chic yet simple colors. im just loving the collection of black and white objects on the shelf above.

check out Lonny if you havent already!! for more pages of black and white inspiration.