Inside The Artists' Studio

Charmaine Olivia in her Studio


James Jean's studio space


Michael Shapcott's studio space




My dream studio space: a mid-century modern style house or a loft with tall ceilings, concrete or hardwood floors, open concept, TONS of windows for natural light, and tons of storage space!

(photos: James Jean, Charmain Olivia, Michael Shapcott, WHI, Flickr)

Music Monday: The Painting Playlist

Music Playlist at MixPod.com

Happy Monday!!!

Spending My Weekends Getting Canvas Wasted

"Tiger Lilly"


"Cloaked"

(photo: Marisa Scott for WWOT)

Shop House of PlumRed

(photo: House of PlumRed, Ad: M-Class Creative)

Hi guys, I hope everyone is having a great Friday and start to their weekend. I just wanted to do a quick post in between prepping paintings/canvases for my VOTQ Series I'm working on to let you all know that my clients, House of PlumRed, have added some mew arrivals to their online boutique for their Autumn/Winter collection. Follow them on Twitter or Facebook to stay updated on sales, new arrivals, giveaways and all things HOPR, so stop by and get some retail therapy!!!

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Thursday Inspiration: Sweet Tooth

Cookies and Cream Oreo Fudge Brownies (*drools)


Toffee Crunch Cupcake


Mint Chocolate Cupcake


Cookies and Cream Cupcakes

(Recipies and photos: KevinAndAmanda blog and Annie's Eats)

Happy Thursday guys and Happy Baking!!! ;D

My Week in Polaroids: 11.7.11 - 11.10.11

(photos: Marisa Scott for The Wonderful World of Tomei)
*the pyramid studded clutch is a DIY pice that was also in THIS POST, its a take on the A.Wang Pyramid.

Inspiration Monday: Zara November Lookbook

Hey guys, just wanted to share some of my favorite looks from ZARA's new November lookbook,I'm pretty Much in love with all of them!..lol But in other news: I wanted to let you guys know that I've just signed on to be House of PlumRed's new writer for their blog!!! Exciting right?! Stay tuned for more features on HOPR, my articles for their blog, and giveaways here on WWOT!
Happy Monday
xoxo,
M

Artful Additions

Adding art to a space is a great way to infuse shots of color, texture, and pattern into your home. Here are a some inspirational shots of homes featured in Lonny Magazine and Matchbook Magazine that show examples of how to group artwork when hanging them on your walls and how to coordinate your artwork with your home decor. If you can't afford a commissioned piece from an artist; try buying some prints from them or create your own. Take a day to play with blocks of color or use masking tape to create a pattern on your canvas, roll your desired hue on and then remove the tape to reveal a modern pattern. Its really simple and fast project that can be done one lazy day on the weekend.

Here's a tip: if tackling a large canvas intimidates you test out your design on a small piece of canvas or do a quick sketch of what you want on a piece of paper.











Here are some of my gal pals making waves in the art-o-sphere check them out:

Philece. R - ThatArtista

Claire Almon


Jenny Jenoosh


Allison Torneros


(photos: Lonny Magazine, Matchbook Magazine, Philece. R, Claire Almon, Jenifer Gheduzzi, Allison Torneros)

Tuesday Inspiration: Not your granny's fur