weekend = good

nice try, monday.

you thought you could bring me down but i am still flying high off of weekend fumes.

nothing extraordinarily special happened.

but nothing shitty did either.

for starters the weather was tremendous.

we went outside and opened doors and windows and shit.

we grilled.

and for enders no one was sick!

here is some proof in shitty imagery...

a new cabinet came to live with us and she is perfect..

that is a tv on top.

don't judge.

a commission is waiting on "more pink and orange".

i am not sure i want to add more pink and orange and might just leave it as is and paint something else for my client.

nature happened...

and cake happened..

vintage pudding cake.

some lonny happened..

and nearly killed me...

in the best way possible.

a little bit of painting happened..

a commission.

primordial

18 x24 paper

some decorating happened for a soon to be boy child..

having a hard time picking a favorite.

the only thing that sucked about the weekend was the time change.

why are we still doing this?

i felt a little bit like i was hurrying to do routine things like, take a shower.

but it does mean warmer days are not far off now papa smurf.

the art of not giving a fuck

this is worth every second of it's (nearly) 5 minutes.

have an awesome weekend.

pinning it to winning it.

sorry for the late post (not sorry)..

i was just auditioning for an oscar winning french director, NBD.

it's secret like so i can't say who and all that... but it goes without saying that i diarrhea'd down my leggings.

anyway...

have you guys heard about the pin it to win it thing from 1stdibs?

in a nutshell you create a pinterest board called 'living with style'..

then you start pinning all of your ideas for the perfect living room using at least 3 items from 1stdibs.

then you can pin whatever you want.

here is the entry form.

here's my pinterest board (don't steal my shit).

i put together some of my pinned items to create my idea of living room heaven..

the winner get's $2,000 in 1stdibs money.

do you think i can buy a velvet sofa with my winnings?

maybe a velvet ottoman.

maybe an old pair of shoes.

 

learning is important. you're welcome.

well folks,

thanks to all of you surfers and ex surfers and sisters of surfers i learned that 

 surfboards are way too disgusting to keep in your house because they are full of sand and wax and smell of the ocean, i.e. a dead hooker.

thanks for keeping me straight.

filled with a fire-hot thirst for knowledge (not really)..i went on a search for the paint color in charlotte moss's office featured in lonny...

because it is just so pretty and it is going to look just so perfect in my dining room.

no amount of googling was working. 

lonny wouldn't tell me either.

so i emailed charlotte moss no big deal.

i was pretty certain i wouldn't hear back..

but i was wrong.

a friendly fellow named matthew emailed me back with the answer.

it is..

benjamin moore salisbury green #hc-139.

so now we all know.

what are your thoughts on the color?

i think it's mysteriously green.

not too aqua not too blue not too green.

samples will happen. 

stay tuned.

also happening..

this:

it's going in the dining room and it will solve so many storage issues for me.

i am anxious to see the finish in person. 

the listing says it's black lacquer. 

hmm.

don't look like no black lacquer.

i think it will look pretty cute with those minty green walls.

and in painting news...

i finished up some commissions yesterday and painted some more papers for you..

a big canvas commission.. 36 x 48..

morning run

for sale in the shop..

kanji

cloud cover

under the bridge

you can find the paintings here.

thanks everyone!

do you like surfboards? you might be a douche.

this isn't so much a post as it is me dumping my amassed collection of photos of interiors featuring surf boards propped against something.

because for some reason i fancy myself a surfer type person who lives 5 miles from the beach and has a tan.

instead of a pasty southerner who lives 5 miles from the busiest airport in the world.

in any case..

here you go.

pros:

-displaying a surfboard is primarily a practical thing bc where else are you going to put it?

-they are usually interesting to look at with their pretty colors and sculptural quality.

-they say hey, look at me..i surf a little, how rad is that?

cons:

-they say, hey look at me..i surf a little, how rad is that?

-they make you say things like rad probably.

-you could be an extreme douche who just likes the way they look but in reality you are scared of the ocean (me).

what do you want on a monday?

FOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!

you know what i love to eat?

fucking potatoes.

i love mashed potatoes the way most people love mac and cheese.

i hate mac and cheese btw.

but i love potatoes.

sometimes when i am home alone with fiona in school and mike at work...

i will make mashed potatoes for one.

totally true.

heavy cream, butter, salt...potatoes.

i eat it while watching housewives and millionaire matchmaker.

it is my idea of heaven.

last week i upped my game and made something really awesome.

i had mushrooms and i had potatoes.

and it was cold outside.

so this happened..

head over to nicole's blog, sketch42 and read how to make it.

and then make it and enjoy the explosion in your mouth.

that's what he said.