Beautiful, bold contrast and strong but romantically delicate brushstrokes – incredibly mesmerized by the enchanting paintings of san-fransisco based Clare Elsaesser, who transforms gentle sinuous figures into remarkable works of art.

Using acrylic on wood panels, Clare creates impossibly passionate portraits that evoke a sweet sense of mystery and nostalgia, introducing wonderful layers and dimensions to her paintings – perfect lines, highlights, shading and texture, in a pretty palette of olivine greens, turquoise, glaucous, charcoal, ivory and honeydew.

{p.s} visit Clare’s etsy shop for a lovely selection of paintings

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Have fallen for the playfully delicate and charming watercolor illustrations of uk-based clare owen, so lovely in gilded frames stylishly adorning dressing room walls or perfectly hanging in the bedroom.

{p.s} visit clare’s shop for a selection of lovely prints

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“I consider space to be a material. The articulation of space has come to take precedence over other concerns. I attempt to use sculptural form to make space distinct.”
– Richard Serra

An impossibly remarkable scene at the gagosian gallery, an evening spent immersed in richard serra’s junction/cycle installation, monumental, curved, continuous rusted steel plates in vibrant shades – bronze, burnt umber, tenné and martian mahogany – and stunning patterns, could not help but marvel at the scale [more than thirteen feet high] of the piece as a grand gesture, and the impossibility of viewing the whole of it from any angle creates a lovely, dynamic experience.

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Tina Steele Lindsey, Atlanta-based artist with a focus on realism and abstraction, paints to the sweet music of the violin in the background, which greatly influences the beautiful soft palette of her work and light brushstrokes – blushing rose, teal, mustard, lemon chiffon and mint – evoke the sense of morning light and dusky sunsets, using walnut oil and acrylics that would look so wonderful against white living room walls.

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This weekend was a little relaxation, afternoon coffees and a lovely visit to the museum of modern art for the “talk to me” exhibit by paola antonelli – a wonderful exploration of the way technology redefines the evolving relationship between people and objects. Enjoyed such compelling and interactive designs that refine objects into a combination of function, form and meaning, and draft a script that develops a dialogue and embodies a new balance between technology and people.

Also, while at the museum, although not able to photograph, highly recommend a visit for a beautiful look into the work of de kooning, a retrospective, devoted to the full scope of a career of nearly 200 works from public and private collections, and including paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints ranging from figurative paintings to the urban abstractions and black and white compositions.

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