How To Do Rustic Right
Urban Rustic is one of the hottest
design trends today. Its based in the past, and yet it has the edgy and
trendy look of contemporary design. Urban Rustic blends the new and
the old, the hard with the soft. Tip: Always add contrast to every design
element. If you feel you have gone too contemporary,
warm it up with a painting or print reflecting old time values or if it feels
too rustic, then jazz it up with a more contemporary print or art like an
abstract or cityscape.
How to Bring the Outdoors
Inside
The outdoors has a natural appeal to us. Images of
earth, water, and sky make us feel restored and calm. How do we get elements
from the outdoors inside of our home? The easiest way is to bring in art illustrating
these elements into your living space. Tip:
Use Natural Fibers, Textures and Patterns: Wicker, Rattan, Hemp, and Jute are all inspired by
nature. Tip: Use colors that are reflective of the outdoors: Green reminds us of the earth, grass and plants. Blues
are inspirational like water and the sky. Yellows evoke a sense of cleanliness,
like the sun and fresh flowers. Neutral tones like white, tan and beige will
give your interiors a natural feel. Use these colors on your walls, window
coverings, and bedding.. Try
adding Paintings and Prints of these elements if you don’t have the real thing
on hand. Tip: Decorate with fruits and vegetables: The
latest interior décor trend is to decorate with food. Use lemons, limes, and
mint or still life paintings of these things for a visual and aromatic outdoor
inspiration!
Our gold-panning group, CVPA, often holds
a group affair out at some of the more distant claims, sometimes utilizing
sites owned by sister organizations. The Camp at Duesenberg was one of these.
On the way there, we stopped so I could take some photographs of some striking
red cliffs. I used a portion of these cliffs for the background of this
painting of my imaginary traveler. I am somtimes forced to laugh at Western
movies because they usually show their heroes setting out on long trips with
nothing but their horse. In fact, even a single traveler required enough gear
to load up a pack mule to survive on a trip. You need food for yourself and
your animals, camping gear, cooking utensils and if you were traveling in the
desert, water! So I chose to portray my traveler with all of these things.
