“THE ART OF INTERIOR DESIGN”

Why is it important to use a professional designer? It means only this: Resources, knowledge, experience. A go-between for service people (also professionals in their own field). This business is truly a complicated art field…we are all artisans in our own areas.

When you call our business and ask for the name of one of our sub-contractors you are asking us to give you a service that we cannot give. If we give you the name of one of our subs you are bypassing the designer’s care and expertise and we cannot guarantee any work that was given to a workman without a “Work Order”. Read more

Red

Red is a very popular color and has been treasured throughout the ages. Some might even say that RED is ON Target!!!
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“The Thumbnail Sketch”

Have you ever been in a car, or on a bus, riding along through the countryside, seeing out the window a scene of such loveliness that you wished you had a sketchbook and crayon on hand to make a little drawing of the details of what you are viewing? This is an inclination of every artist at some time or another in his or her career might have had. It is decidedly a beginning.
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“NOTES FROM AN ICON”

A Pilgrim: “There he stands on a blue speck, spinning, a whisper of earth remaining and still. Everything seems possible.”
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“WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE CHRISTIAN ART WORLD”

Right now? Not too much except in the realm of Architecture: ie new church buildings, Cathedrals and such. The Christian Decor in these structures tends to be very beautiful, inspiring, awesome even, especially in the Catholic edifices. In the Protestant world the Art seems to be somewhat subdued to say the least, rather dull, practically non-existant, probably due to the influence of the Reformation where music was given first preference as a worshipful accomplice. Read more

‘ART IN ARCHITECTURE”

It seems that in tough economic times a general building boom begins.  It was that way after the Great Depression and after WWII, not to mention the off-decade boom and bust cycles we have born since.
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“THE CHARMS OF DOWNTOWN - AN ART PERSPECTIVE”

If you can visualize taking the charms of our lovely city center one step at a time, visualize this: think of it as a “ramble”, a social scene, an informal stage for strolling among beautiful landscaped walkways and home to lots of unusual shops. A “DOWNTOWN PARK” matching closely the landscaping at LCC, CIVIC Circle, etc. Read more

Art through the eye of a camera

There is a whole world of Art today that is “non traditional” in the sense that it is the world seen through the eye of a camera. Through this venue, the viewer can almost see the world, be it the natural light cascading over the face of the person you are talking to, or amazing sceneries hidden in everyday surrounding landscapes. Read more

Art World - July 2009

TITLE:  “JAMES BOND, AN ART FORM?
ILLUSTRATION: “BOND GIRLS ARE FOREVER”

When it comes right down to it, movies have become a true art form for our times. There is so much within the films we see today that is truly art, architecture, fashion, interior decor, even ways of speaking, hence the very worldy accents of characters. Bond movies are no exception. Travel enters into these films because so many of the locations are actually visited by film crews. Armchair travelers, and others who travel the world, will recognize their favorite places, buildings, art works, beaches, and fashions,  the world over in these beautifully filmed stories.
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Looking for the hottest trends in color for home design?

Are you an Adventurer? Exploring the world during your vacations? Then, certainly, you might want your home to reflect these different wanderings through colors and decorative Art Objects. Basic colors for the wanderer might include Grecian Olive, Amazon Green and Outback Gold. Small accessories and furniture woods might reflect Brazilian Rosewood and dark walnut. Good choices for Area Rugs on Hardwood floors could be everything from True Red through Rust with a dash of undyed natural, to give everything a spark.
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