Find Your Inner Artiste
Are you a Matisse kind of girl? In love with Warhol? Get inspiration for your home from these famous artists.
(Continued from Page 1) By Anne Krueger
Georgia O’Keefe
Known for her depictions of skulls and in-your-face flowers, American West painter Georgia O’Keefe is not an artist for the faint-hearted. Take a look at the O’Keefe print called Red, White and Blue, 1931, above left, available at happyshadows.com. If you’re attracted to strong colors and shapes and a hint of au natural, she might be an inner artiste just right for you — someone who could inspire you to take risks and be bold. You don’t have to go all western or litter your space with skulls to catch an O’Keefe vibe, either. Check out the fantastic urban loft designed by Gregory Augustine (above, right). The entryway with its red wall and interesting rustic chair and art hint at the flavor of the West without too much giddy up. The wood floors and charcoal door are artful touches.
Edward Hopper
Do you like your interiors quiet, serious, maybe even a little somber? You may be channeling Edward Hopper as your inner artiste (see his print called Brooklyn Room pictured above; available at allposters.com). The realist American painter liked stark, clean lines, just like designer Kenneth Brown, who often works in a subdued palette. His living space in many shades of gold and brown is a work of art in itself. Photo by Mayer Bowden Photography.
Andy Warhol
The founder of the art studio famously called The Factory, Andy Warhol is best known for crossing the line between fine and commercial art with silk-screened prints of Campbell Soup cans and Marilyn Monroe. If you like his graphic style (check out this classic shoe poster, above left, from art.com), your inner artiste may be itching to work in a bold palette with strong shapes. Maybe the color will inspire you to create an outdoor room a la Pamela Berstler, who often works in a similar color palette.
John Ellis
Maybe you’re more in tune with English naturalist John Ellis who was a botanical illustrator in the 1700s. His original prints of vivid coral are treasured antiques today (see the print above left, from panteek.com). If your inner artist celebrates the intricate details and fine colors of nature, you might be on the same wavelength as designers Jaymes Richardson and Don Raney, who perked up a 1920s cottage with nature’s colors of green and poppy and some pretty amazing coral-inspired chandeliers.
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