Turn your Latte into Art

In Dublin a Latte will cost you €3 (average)

1 a day for a week = €21

If you made your coffee at home for 3 weeks 

and you could hang this on your wall

Monstera Silk screen print by Wayne Pate

or this 

six teapots by Wayne Pate

or this (you would have to abstain for 4 weeks for this one)

Still Life with Flowers and Moth By Bella Foster

I love this print of Central Park also by Bella Foster 

which unfortunately is sold out

Frame them in an IKEA Ribba frame

no coffee for 1 week

and you have framed original Art on your walls for a couple of Cappucinno's

To Purchase any of these prints go 

HERE

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Ellsworth Kelly Plant drawings

Love the simplicity of line of the 

Ellsworth Kelly plant drawings

exhibition currently at The Metropolitan Musuem NY

They remind me of some prints I did a few years ago 

Being incedibly bad at archiving my work I do not have a reference to show you

I will see if i can rummage something out...

Donya Coward

Just came across the work of 

Donya Coward

on Abigail Ahern's FB page

You know that feeling when you see something and your heart races

Almost like a little panic attack.......

A panic attack about just how exquisite something is.....

well, 

Donya uses vintage lace and beading to create these 

The magpie above and Zebra are my favourites

The eyelashes..... !

Intricate and exquisite 

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Louis le Brocquy

One of Ireland's greatest Artists has passed away aged 95

R.I.P.

Louis le Brocquy

Dana Tanamachi

Wouldn't it be fun to reply

"chalk Letterer"

when asked at a party 

"what do you do?"

Well, that is exactly what Dana Tanamachi can say

I love the idea of a backdrop for your wedding pics 

found via  HERE

visit website  Dana Tanamachi

Vee Speers for Bloom

Beautiful images by 

Vee Speers 

for

BLOOM

Ai Weiwei

Tiny handmade porcelain sunflower seeds

Installation at The Turbine Hall

in London

by

Ai Weiwei

These hanpainted porcelain seeds cover the floor

and people walk on them .....

such a beautiful and thought provoking concept

Seen via mindmaded

Huang Xu

 

Haunting photographs

of

Plastic bags

by 

Chinese Artist

Huang Xu

Wishing you a very Peaceful Christmas

This has been quite a year 

to think merely 12 months ago I was preparing for, what was, unknowingly

to be our last Christmas in our house in Ireland.

Now here we are in New York 

The adjustment for the children has been more difficult than

I anticipated but slowly, we are all finding our way.

I thought it appropriate on this Christmas eve to share with you

these beautiful photographs by someone whom I have met in my new life here in 

the big Apple

Meghan Hickey

There is such a quiet peace in her photographs

These are taken from a series called

"Sensible Longing"

They find the sacred in the Urban world

Meghan wrote this about the series

In many ways, the series Sensible Longing grew out of my budding relationship with the Rolleiflex medium-format camera I acquired a year and a half ago. I'd seen some work by another photographer on a Rollei, and I knew right away it was the tool I needed - the tone, the texture, the romance with light were all what I was looking for, plus I quite simply loved the square shape. As I began to learn more about this particular camera, its personality traits and limitations, I really began to appreciate the sensory experience it provides: looking down into the hood, half tuning out the noise around me, I steal a moment alone with the subject, and give myself permission to be present in a way that might not otherwise be possible. It's a contemplative moment, and in keeping with the spirit of the project. I will occasionally will use another medium-format camera, such as a Diana, for the series, but the Rollei is my partner in this enterprise.

Wishing you all the most peaceful and serene of

Christmas Days

x

Loretta Lux

Photographs by

Loretta Lux

exhibition on now at

Galleria Carla Sozzani

in Milan

Louise's last year



incredible pictures of

Louise Bourgeois

by

Alex Van Gelder

In her final year of life

to see more go here

Lizzie Buckmaster Dove

All Images 

NG Art Gallery

Dapper Folk and Hazel Lavery

When I came across this self portrait by 

Sir William Orpen

Painted in 1910

It immediately struck me that this dapper fellow should in fact be 

gracing the screen of  

The Sartorialist 

His outfit is so up to date 

In fact it is not simply the outfit but also the stance...very modern.

The Andalusian, painted by 

James Whistler in 1888

could be on her way to 

The costume Institute Ball

This painting by Sir John Lavery 

could be a society portrait 

in the current issue of Vogue, were it a photo instead of an Oil Painting.

Lavery was an Irish Artist and I have long been captivated by him 

but more enthralling than Sir John, was his wife

Lady Hazel Lavery

One of the most beautiful women of her time she was reported to have been

loved by many important men 

including some lascivious rumours involving Michael Collins.

I first came across her, like many others as the mystical 

and serene lady who graced the Irish currency until the 1970's

and was then relegated to the watermark of our currency 

until we converted to Euro's 

a few years ago.

This is probably the most famous portrait John Lavery painted 

of his wife, though he did reputedly paint over 400.

I am intrigued to learn more about this lady 

That is why I have just ordered this book

from Amazon

and as I like to immerse myself in a world once I first dip my toe 

I think as soon as I am finished I shall have to order this too

Warm weather means flowers

Edouard Vuillard -Flowers

Maybe this weekend I will visit the cherry blossom in 

Brooklyn Botanical gardens

whatever you have planned 

enjoy your weekend

x

Cressida Campbell

I want to live in a woodcut by
Cressida Campbell

Elana Herzog books

Last week I had the privilege of viewing two of
Elana Herzog's handmade books in person
Beautiful, Inspirational

Maybe you hadn't noticed, if not, then no need to read on...........

but if you have, posting has a been a little light recently
as i have been so busy with this work here in NYC.

but i am gathering lots of tasty pieces for you upon my return.

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