My final project in my abstract painting class was to produce a four panel color portrait based on an object from nature. I chose a piece of rose quartz (pictured below), because 1) I knew it wouldn’t change colors over the three weeks we were going to spend...
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THEME: PORCELAIN Left: Colarinho Branco by Isaque Pinheiro. Right: Bone China. Photograph by Helen Sobiralski. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast adventure in art direction with Nancy Herrmann. Every week we trade off on choosing the theme and first image...
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THEME: FRAGILE Left: Broken Heart by JeeYoung Lee. Image via demilked. Right: Morning, 2007. Taxidermy art by Polly Morgan. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast adventure in art direction with Nancy Herrmann. Every week we trade off on choosing the theme and...
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THEME: TOTEM Left: Nick Cave, Soundsuit, 2011. Image via Jack Shainman Gallery. Right: “Melusina” headpiece collection by Jay Briggs. Photo by Fabio Esposito. Image via Beautiful Savage. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast adventure in art direction...
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THEME: ETERNAL SLEEP Left: The Twin Fawns by Peregrine Honig. Photo Credit: E.G. Schempf. Right: Flower Child featuring Alexandra Merino (aka AlexMetalClown). Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast adventure in art direction with Nancy Herrmann. Every week we...
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My abstract painting class this week consisted of three hours of color mixing and a bit of information about color theory. As someone who is PANTONE and color obsessed (just look at all of my color Pinterest boards if you have any doubts!), it was completely awesome....
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THEME: BRAID Left: Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra (1963). 20th Century Fox. Image via Popsugar. Right: Kites, 2008. Painting by Maya Hayuk. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast adventure in art direction with Nancy Herrmann. Every week we trade off on choosing...
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At the beginning of this year Eden Hensley hired me to create a logo for her rebrand of The Road to the Good Life. I took Eden through my branding exploration process and got to know her vision for her blog and brand, then moved on to selecting font and color options...
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THEME: AUSTERE Left: Haus Rüscher designed by OLKRÜF. Photography by Adolf Bereuter. Image via Dezeen. Right: Alabaster Half Box Chair by Rick Owens. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast adventure in art direction with Nancy Herrmann. Every week we trade off...
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Remember that abstract painting class I told you guys about? It’s so awesome! I wanted to share the painting that I just finished today. I’ve loved the process of creating this piece. I was so much less in a rush to “finish.” In the past...
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