My drug(s) of choice

Landscape No. 12

I'm not fond of apologies from bloggers concerning their lack of posts, but I will say I've had a few good excuses this fall for being quiet. Some travel, lots of design work, putting the house on the market, and looking for a new place with the purging and packing associated with a house sale, has left me little time for much else. But I would shrivel up and die if I didn't sit in front of color once a week. I've become a Sunday painter and have just finished 20 paintings to launch in the world. Thank you Charvin paints for providing me with my drug(s) of choice; Celadon Green Deep, Pouzzoles Red, Intense Lemon Yellow, Opaline Green, French Blue Violet, Julia Pink, Provence Blue, Light Linen, Deep Shell, and Diamond Orange. You make me so high it lasts half way through Tuesday. To see all the newbies you can hop over to my flickr page, here.

Landscape No. 16

Landscape No. 6

Landscape No. 14

Landscape No. 9

Wallpaper for a Snowy New England Day

“I love colors and shapes and if I have a choice I want to make them beautiful.”- Catalina Estrada

I think Barcelona based Catalina and I could be friends, we have a lot of loves in common.

Dense, lush, colorful her wallpaper seems to say come closer and play with me please.

Her wallpaper designs are especially suited for environments where there is lots large windows, letting in light and breezes. Perfect imagery to get me out of the February funk I'm in this morning.

Check out her website here and her photographer partner, Pancho Tolchinsky, here. Hmmm... a designer and a photographer nice symmetry there :)