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Untitled by Thrush Holmes
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Electrified Flora: Thrush Holmes

Forget those boring old still lifes from your grandma’s era.  Artists like Thrush Holmes are taking that classic subject and reinterpreting it through modern eyes.  The result is anything but boring. Neon-hued petals in flattened, simplified shapes let you…

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This Artsy Life: Weekend 14 [ Artsy & Mr. Forager Get Busy ]

No, not like that. We had one of those crazy running-around-trying-to-get-things-done-before-we-move kind of weekends. Mr. F & I love to hike and I am long overdue a new pair of hiking boots. Which isn’t as easy a purchase as…

Floral Study IV by Alicia Tormey
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Floral Flow: Alicia Tormey

I always remember my first visit to Seattle in the springtime.  The cherry trees were blooming in the neighborhood where Mr. Forager was living ( this was before I became Mrs. F ) and then it rained, as it…

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Artsy on Escape Into Life: Stasia Burrington

Nothing says spring like girls with flowery tattooes!  When I spotted this piece by Seattle artist Stasia Burrington on Artsyo, I was smitten with her work, her use of cut paper florals and girls is at once sweet and strong.…

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Artsy on Escape Into Life: Misha Ashton-Moore

It’s not what you do, it’s how you do it.  Double-exposure photography is hardly a new concept, but the way Portland, Oregon photographer Misha Ashton-Moore does it is something special!  I immediately feel for her warm + cool palettes…

Starlight by Temre Stanchfield
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Eternal Spring: Temre Stanchfield

It’s March. This time last year, we were in Northern Idaho and I’m pretty sure we were still wearing heavy sweaters and boots. But spring has officially sprung here in the desert! Although the emerging season definitely looks different…

Turn by Eva Magill-Oliver
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Artsy on Escape Into Life: Eva Magill-Oliver

Less is more.  Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.  Sometimes, I just love to cleanse the artsy palate so to speak, with work that is beautiful in it’s seeming naivete and guilelessness.  Perhaps that is why I was drawn to…

Stripes and Roses by Christy Kinard
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Bundles of Blossoms: Christy Kinard

Happy Valentine’s Day, Artsies!  Back in my singleton days, February 14th brought out the snarky cynic in me.  I even owned and regularly sported a “Love Stinks” t-shirt.  But ever since Mr. Forager finally realized he loved me, I’ve…

Bird Sanctuary by Michelle Morin
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Artsy on Escape Into Life: Michelle Morin

I am loving the illustrative quality to these watercolors by Massachusetts artist Michelle Morin!  I’m sharing more of Michelle’s work in my Artist Watch on Escape Into Life today.. head over to EIL to check it out here. Michelle…

Zwelterusten by Margriet Smulders
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Artsy on Escape Into Life: Margriet Smulders

Lusciously layered, elegantly styled, richly colored photographs resembling classical floral still lifes?  Yes, please!  Have a peek at the sensual work of Dutch artist Margriet Smulders, featured today in my Artist Watch on Escape Into Life.  Escape the rush…