rainy day watercolors.

i love these watercolors. makes me want to pull out my easel & brushes on a rainy day. doesn't it sound delightful to just stay put with a bottle of wine & a brand new sketchbook?
watercolors by laura trevey. shop her work, here.
originally saw these over here.

beach trip.

one of my girlfriends sent me an email about jessica doyle's work - it's so perfect for a teen's room at the beach. it's not too cutsy, but it's got all those great colors & textures.

see more of her work at her etsy shop, or her blog.

i'm in love.

i'll admit - i'm not exactly up on my modern art. i remember basics from my rather brief brush with art history in college. i do art only one way: if i like it, it's good for me... & i'm in love with kenton nelson's figurative works.
kenton nelson captures people with such accuracy, it's hard not to fall in love with his amazing color & vivid imagery. one of my favorite poolside images is part of a series of women poised by a swimming pool, entitled swim party. mr. nelson's works have also frequently graced the cover of the new yorker, almost surely including him in the same elite group of artists who have so accurately captured americana at it's greatest.