A new collection of works by

Elisabeth Calmes

    

Manhatten Bridge NR3848 60 inches x 40 inches Elisabeth Calmes Oil on Canvas

and

Pierre Neveu

Bandol NR3831 15 Figure: 25.5625 inches x 21.25 inches Pierre Neveu Oil on Canvas

at Nolan-Rankin Galleries – Houston.

From a collectable asset toward a financial asset…

via Art News | With Financial Crisis a Distant Memory and as Art Market Booms, Some See the Risk of Bust | Art Knowledge News.

1950S BOMBSIGHT HOOD ORNAMENT MOUNTED ON CUSTOM WALNUT WOOD BASE V&M #: 365292

COLLECTION OF FOUR LARGE CAR EMBLEMS | OLDSMOBILE | DODGE | CHRYSLER | FUTURA V&M #: 371074

 Automotive Ornaments from the Private Collection of Ken Steacy | VandMs DESIGNinTELL

 INTIMISTE

First American Exhibiton of French Realist

Gerald Engelvin

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

6 to 8 o’clock
6 Chelsea Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77006

713.528.0664

www.Nolan-RankinGalleries.com

La Fillette au Miroir NR3820 20 Figure: 28.75 in. x 23.5 in. Gerald Engelvin Oil on Canvas

One of the wonderful attributes of using social media: Making new friends.

And sometimes making a new friends leads you to the discovery of talent that you may not have otherwise been aware.

I present to you the wonderful eye of

Regina Coeli deWinter ~ Fine Photography and Digital Art

R.C. captures poetry in her images.

Casting Shadows - RC deWinter

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One of the most important tool’s for the designer and artist is INSPIRATION. After all, without inspiration, where does one really begin.

Over the course of my professional life I have found inspiration in some of the most unusual places: a postcard, pieces of newsprint, a broken ceramic tile, a button. I learned very early on not to discount any stimuli and not only to use my eyes, but also my sense of touch and smell. Sense memory can be a very valuable source of inspiration too.

I photograph many things which spark inspiration and I look at photos that others have taken. Sometimes the most mundane item caught on film many years ago will lead me down the road of inspiration that never would have revealed itself otherwise. And to be sure, I look at the works of other designers/artists to inspire my own works. There is really not much original in the world anymore except for the way we interpret and and re-interpret the world around us.

I also visit vintage stores and thrift shops; not so much to purchase items (although I must admit that I have found many treasures in doing this) but rather to gather inspiration. A vintage dress, the design of a piece of silver, the lines or faded fabric of an outdated chair have all been sources of inspiration over the years.

When I meet with a client in the home for the first time my eyes are constantly moving around the rooms looking for treasured items which we all keep. Sometimes they are quite prominent and at other times it is akin to a scavenger hunt. And there have been times when I must ask for a personal tour of scrapbooks and photo albums – pictures taken while on vacation are windows into the treasure rooms of a clients soul and a great way to find the recipe for a particular client’s design formula.

So, with all this in mind, I present a new page on Design on the Square called INSPIRE; a collection of photos and images I have found to be useful as a source of inspiration in my own work.

Many of these images have been taken from various places around the internet (what a wonderful tool for the designer!) but many more are my own photos taken to record some idea – a note for INSPIRATION.

As you look at these photos, look not only at the whole, but look at the parts. Sometimes there will be just one element that I will use for a particular project. At another time, I may use  a totally different element from that same photo for a different project. And at times a photo will simply lead me into the inspiration of my own imagination.

Enjoy! I hope they INSPIRE.

Nolan-Rankin Galleries – Houston
The Gallery presents Elisabeth Calmes, Michele Lellouche and Conchita Coniglaino in a three-woman exhibition (beginning April 28th, 2011) featuring new works by these three diverse painters who have become life-long friends through their mutual respect and admiration.

The design of the Vintage Bookshelf proposes the blending of the flamboyant baroque style with the simplicity of the contemporary approach to achieve a bookshelf that will be easy to adapt to any interior setting. The Vintage Bookshelf is meant to be more than an average fixture in your home. With its overwhelming presence, the shelf is set to become a centerpiece statement and lasting abode for your beloved literature or simply that trinket you want to display so badly.

Available through Bobby Berk Home
Materials:
Crafted entirely from eco-responsible MDF
Available in Gloss White Piano coat exterior. Matte cool grey or red interior.

Dimensions:
41.3L x 12.2W x 77.2H”

Designed by Jaren Goh

Vinyl Clocks from Pavel Sidorenko – Estonian designer

Found thru http://www.recyclart.org

via http://www.home-designing.com

One finds a freedom from the strict figurative nature of her work toward the semi-abstract, bursting with color and animation; a sense of joy and liberation of the artist. Nolan-Rankin Galleries, Houston

Michele Lellouche has worked with the masters Marzelle, Ravel, Claude Schurr, J.M. Relange and Le More, in the Atelier Bertholle, Paris and the Ecole Glaciére, Paris.