A Nostalgic Halloween

All of the artwork below is by my new favorite artist Kim Dickinson. She produces such layered and textural pieces, I could stare at them for hours. I love her specialty Halloween blog, 'A Nostalgic Halloween', where you can see her entire line of Halloween themed artwork, as well as some other artists that use the same stylized 'stamping' as their medium. Kim's artwork seems to be a bit deeper to me than the others though, a bit more symbolic maybe.

I love the idea of decorating for Halloween with an Edgar Allan Poe theme, it's very classic, don't you think? I used to love reading Poe's work, especially his short stories, when I was in high school. The 'Poe' theme has a timeless creepiness about it, and since I'm about interior decor that stands the test of time, and nothing overly trendy, I like the idea of investing holiday decor money into this theme that can be used for years to come.
Enjoy these images, I hope they inspire you to do a little creepy Halloween decorating this year. After all, you haven't really experienced Halloween until the hair on the back of your neck stands up at least once!














Wine Label Artwork & Plaster Faux Painting







Here are some snapshots of some artwork that I just installed for a Wine 'Room', or Wine Niche really, in Lakewood Ranch Country Club. Before I installed the wine label artwork, I had my amazing faux painter, Erin Ernst, come out and put a heavy, troweled, old plaster finish to the niche. She then stained the texture to have a subtle smoke and water-stained effect. It came out beautifully: not overdone and very believable. I am very picky when it comes to faux painting, and Erin always has a light hand, when it comes to creating effect, which is why I have used her talents for years now.



The framed giclee, wine label artwork is from one of my favorite sources, Art Classics Ltd. http://www.artclassicsltd.com/ Call or email me to get a password to view all of their beautiful artwork online, through Orange Moon Interiors.