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ARTmonday: 11 Retro Style Campers

Everywhere you turn there’s a vintage retro camper, or glamping scene. Granted the two are totally different, but still, two sides of the same coin. While I could be convinced to glamp, you won’t catch me in a camper, ’50s style chic or otherwise. I am, however, charmed by some of the images. I also kinda love the idealization of the old-fashioned camping trip, in artwork mind you, not in real life, thank you very much.

A few months ago Rise Art asked me to curate a summer-themed art collection—”Summer Is Coming“—which features some camp and road trip inspired artwork. One of my favorites from that collection is this first piece, a technicolor blur of a family camp scene.

I searched for other similar images, but wound up finding illustrations mostly vintage campers, so I figured I’d just go with it.

Camping • Jack Addis • Rise Art

Camper & Mountains • Amy Lighthall • Etsy

Camper Trailer RV • Cece & Coco • Etsy

Camp Hawk • J. Austin Ryan • Etsy

Campfire Retro American Landscape • Jazzberry Blue • Etsy

Happy Camper • Susanna Jarian • Etsy

Vintage Camper • Paper and Canvas • Etsy

Vintage Camper • Just Print It

VW Camper • Wyatt Design • Society 6

Wallowa • Rachel Austin • Etsy

Boler Camper • O’Reilly Ink • Etsy

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ARTmonday: Jaime Derringer Art, Abstract Drawings and Paintings

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a regular contributor to Design Milk, the best contemporary design site on the web, founded and headed by Jaime Derringer. It turns out, that not only is Jaime super great at her job, she’s also an artist. I knew she did various graphic works for various collaborations, but the other day I saw she had pinned these fantastic, colorful abstract artworks—and they’re hers. I love the clear, bright palette and mix of blocky and curvy shapes. I think I may even pick one out for the condo in Delray Beach. Jaime Derringer art would certainly pop on white.

Untitled, acrylic on canvas

Composition #3, acrylic on canvas

Abstract Drawing #6, marker on paper

Abstract Drawing #8, marker on paper

Abstract Drawing #7, marker on paper

Composition #1, acrylic on canvas

2013 sketchbook

Illogical Prism, print

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ARTmonday: TurningArt

Sorry for the late night post. Spent the snowy weekend organizing cabinets and hanging with friends, including interior designer Alison Sheffield and photographer Stephen Sheffield, when I guess I should have been blogging. Then today, had a whole bunch of style stories due to the Boston Globe. I was kinda thinking of skipping out early tonight to bed, but I just got an email from a Boston area company called TurningArt, so here we go.

The Boston-based start-up, founded by 35-year-old seasoned webpreneur Jason Gracilieri, is a sort of Netflix for art. For $10/month, the site will send you a framed print of an original artwork of your choosing, which you can swap as often as you like. Shipping is free and and membership dollars get banked as ArtCredit, which can be used to buy prints or original pieces from the site.

After a quick survey about your taste (literal vs. abstract), your way of life (city vs. suburbs), and how you approach it (conversation starter vs. laugh inducer), TurningArt assigns you a “Personal Curator.” Mine’s name is Mari. “She” curated ten pieces for me to kickstart my collection. The pieces were a bit more representational and traditional than my actual leanings. Here’s a sampling of artwork I found by browsing that I could live with:

The First Encounter, Casey David

Close VHS (Entry Hall Wallpaper), Hollis Brown Thornton

Flamingo, Josh Goehring

Rally Da, Brantner DeAtley

Times Square I, Marietta Leung

Close Land Study no 77, Peter Roux

Flat Broke, Theresa Anderson

Close Dress Display, Abby Murphy

Short Break, Simon Kogan

Kingsford, Tyler Robbins

ARTmonday: Sabine Finkenauer

Sabine Finkenauer is a German-born, Barcelona-based artist who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich in the 1980s. I don’t know much about her, but I really like her simple, geometric forms and earthy yet cheerful color palette. The figurative drawings seem, to me, very influenced by Marimekko designs.