Jun 22
I painted this on Saturday, using another design from Lena Corwin’s Printing by Hand as a guide. I get pretty overwhelmed when I think of all the possibilities for a blank canvas. So that’s why I decided not to do something completely original. I just wanted to find something I liked and go for it. Now I have the urge to paint more…
Something else we’re considering for this space (and on the other side of the TV) is a poster.
Evan and I both love classic & artistic movie posters. Here’s one of his favorites:
I lean towards this sort of thing:
Or this:
[Images: movieposter.com]
I loved all your room suggestions. Now I wonder…
Do you have a favorite poster? Movies, books, vintage ads, magazine covers or otherwise… I’d love to hear!
June 22nd, 2009 at 2:59 pm
I love your painting! Great job!
June 22nd, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Lovely painting! Very inspiring.
I am a huge alfred hitchcock fan so I like your hubby’s choice. (Vertigo is one of my fave AH movies.) I also like really simple prints for posters, like the things they do over at http://www.thesmallstakes.com
We own two posters by them, but they’re both from concerts we’ve been to. Still I love his work.
June 22nd, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Kristena, GREAT painting! Love it. You are such an artist in so many ways.
Um…posters. I’m super in to these right now:
http://www.orkposters.com
I don’t think they have anything for Tulsa. But maybe one day! I’m going to get the Los Angeles one in orange.
The living room’s coming along nicely!
June 22nd, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Hands down: singing in the rain!
June 22nd, 2009 at 4:54 pm
hmmm, flash back to waking up to some petite red head running through my room singing, “goooood mornin’, good moooornin’! It’s GREAT to stay up late! Good mornin’, good mornin’ TO YOU!”
:)
June 22nd, 2009 at 7:47 pm
http://www.art.com/products/p10044327-sa-i782191/king-kong.htm
it’s BIG. like 4.5′ tall!
Its framed in our movie theater, since we were going for an art deco period there…
June 22nd, 2009 at 8:29 pm
I have Singing In The Rain original movie poster framed in my bedroom. It’s an all-time favorite movie.
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:47 am
Too funny! My boyfriend and I were going to do the same thing and I want for “It’s a Wonderful Life”. I love that movie and I love that the poster isn’t all Christmas-y so I won’t mind having it up year round.
June 23rd, 2009 at 8:01 am
I love the vintage travel posters and also those giant book covers at Barnes & Noble. I’ve always wanted to make one of those.
Your painting is GORGEOUS. Nice job. :)
June 23rd, 2009 at 8:42 am
I am a big fan of the painting!!
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:46 pm
yay, just what I was hoping for!
I don’t have a favorite poster, but I like pretty much anything made by Aesthetic Apparatus
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:53 pm
My goodness! I go away on vacation for a week, and when I come back, you’re entire living room is undergoing renovation! I love all the little touches you’ve added (the pillows, profiles, X-box cover…), but I don’t think I’ll go back and comment on EVERY post. ; ) I think that the Vertigo poster would coordinate really nicely stylistically: the colors, lines, etc. would complement and meld with a lot of what you already have while adding a nice bit of pizazz. But I really like the It’s a wonderful life poster. Something more vintage like that might really help to tie the vintage-y green-gold couch. I don’t know…It’s a tough choice. I have a “big wall” in my living room right now that I’ve been working on filling for a while too, so I’m looking forward to seeing the final product with your “big wall”. I just might take some of your ideas and give them my own new spin…
June 23rd, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Hmmm…I really love your painting and I like how it looks with your sillouettes. What if your “TV/media wall” was all movie posters so you could have both of your tastes in movies? I don’t know what your other walls are like but do you have another wall space for your painting and the sillouettes? They would also look good vertically and they would also look good if you added Mom and Dad to the mix. Depends on your other walls. The painting is genius.
June 24th, 2009 at 10:25 am
your painting is beautiful! It looks great in that spot.
That Vertigo poster is great!
June 24th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
i love the painting! way to go!!!!
the poster is a good idea. stay in the same palette then the painting and it will be winning.
June 25th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
French Version of “Funny Face” : http://tiny.cc/frenchfunny
Catcher in the Rye: http://tiny.cc/catcher115
June 26th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
The painting is awesome, I love it!
June 29th, 2009 at 8:27 am
I love that painting! The colors are great.
June 29th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Kristena, I’m so glad we got to chat last night (and I KNEW your title sounded familiar–yes, I’ve been here before!) Have added you to my feedreader and am eager to catch up.
(I love vintage posters too–have a vintage Chicago travel poster hanging in my hallway.)
June 30th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
love the painting! what a great idea to really personalize your living space. might steal it from you, i’d love the excuse to make a wonderful, huge, lovely painting.
July 6th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I just stumbled onto your site and I am so happy to have found you! I am reading through your archives at work and all your stuff is so inspiring. I’m giddy with excitement to get home and make something. Thank you.