the new botanical art

Yesterday, while antique hunting with my 96 year old grandmother, she leans over to me and says "floral art is coming back, Ash, you know the moody kind". As if she was giving me the inside scoop like bonds on Wall Street or something. ha! She is the best grandmother I could have ever asked for. Seriously.

The funny thing is, earlier that morning, I was talking to one of my besties, Nicole, and she was saying the same thing. She just came out with her new series of moody floral photos and I want every single one of them. I could just imagine this piece sitting beautifully on a big white wall in a bedroom.

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morning, I was talking to one of my besties, Nicole, and she was saying the same thing. She just came out with her new series of moody floral photos and I want every single one of them. I could just imagine this piece sitting beautifully on a big white wall in a bedroom.

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It reminds me of the Aestate's watercolor Beverly series.

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I really am into this greenery as art thing...especially the moody-ness of it. Grandma was really onto something...How about these jungle like leaves? Something like this could be so chic in a powder room or pool house.

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Now back to the florals. I am so fond of this print, tim robison roses...

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...and last but certainly not least, while browsing on pinterest I found Thomas Darnell. This gorgeous man who paints peonies. { oh, and Born in San Antonio, Tx. I've got to support my native Texans. }

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Marinate on all that goodness for a little while. Happy art hunting. xx

weekend decorating idea...Ombre Art

Ombre has been a trend around for a while and I seriously thought at some point it would pass but its still hotter than ever. I must admit, I still love it in artwork too. I love the pop of color the look provides without being too stark or too color blocky. It's so soft and inviting. {this is also something I have seen tons of DIY projects in, you can just grab a canvas and paint the look yourself, I've done it for a client before} The ones above look magical in the room designed by Catherine Kwong. The best part? They are actually photographs of the sky. What is more beautiful than the artwork of God? Sunsets + sunrises are the most beautiful moments in nature. I love it. Eric Cahan, the artist behind these magical photographs travels the world and each photo in his Sky Series is from a slew of beautiful beach cities. These are the ones I love...{& two looks to try}

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His work is pretty good, no? I'm so into the look. For more artwork ideas, be sure to follow me here + here.

Art idea: collected figures

Art is always something that's completely personal. It has to be to your taste and style. It really never has to make sense. A look I am really into right now is collected art prints of old figures. It's very sophisticated and European.

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I like this look too, of the set of four. However, I do feel like I would like to see this look in a more glamorous space. Perhaps something more like this below, I really love the look with gold frames. There is something about that black matting, like in the pic above, that just keeps it so chic.

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This is a bit more fun + artsy but still cool nonetheless. I like the juxtaposition of the frames in same sizes, just mixed horizontals + verticals.

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