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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Antique Shows: Trash and Treasure

1930's Hermes Print Ad

On March 3rd I stopped by the Greenlawn Antiques Show sponsored by the Greenlawn-Centerport Historical Association. I always seem to get overwhelmed in these places just because of the sheer amount of stuff for sale...its like a hoarders dream...I thought it was definitely worth a look art-wise. Here are some of my favorite finds

Antique Chanel print Ad

This artist worked as an illustrator for Givanchy

Anne Hall Antique Sea Life Prints

lovely antique prints from Anne Hall Antique Prints annehallantiqueprints.com

Antique Bird prints form Anne Hall.

Paris Maps

Detail of Furniture Prints

Bone Horse from China for $125

Glass Terrarium 135

I can't help it, I love that Tea Pot.

If you get the tea pot, you have to get the blue porcelain lady as well.

Chinoiserie Mirror

Foo Dog

How 'bout these chinese panels ($150 for the pair) just behind the porcelain frogs -- yes, porcelain frogs.

Art Deco Bar Cart

Lots and Lots of overpriced oil paintings both good and bad

Saturday, March 3, 2012

More Art! Seascapes by Artist Lucelle Raad

Below are two 8x10 beachscapes that my mother, Lucelle Raad, painted for me for my birthday -- ooh I love them and am putting them in my bedroom. They are acrylic on board. Check out her paintings of kids on the beach at www.thewonderofchildren.com. I just had to share them with you . . . now I have to find decent silver frames.

Lucelle Raad

The great thing about a lot of artists is they will modify their work to suit your tastes and make a painting personal. For example, I sent these pictures to my mother and she painted them for me -- if you have a particular beach in mind and have a good quality photo, my mother would paint it for you -- and if you had a certain number of kids you wanted to add, she would do that too. The thing is, you just need to ask and the artist would do it, probably for not much more than it would cost to have a generic "off the easel" work. Real art is within reach -- these 8 x 10s go for around $500 each (with figures).