Eureka!

I am a scavenger by nature. I am willing to slog through piles of nothing to find that wonderful something. I have been trying to convince my husband of the value of this trait for some time, and I think I finally found the “something” that will do it.

Estate sales and auctions never fail to amaze me. You would assume that all the swarms of people that line up an hour in advance are quite skilled at spotting the diamond in the rough. Usually that makes me second guess my taste when all the things I think are fabulous are overlooked by all these seasoned pros. Not any more. I just got a big dose of confidence that I do, in fact, have some idea of what I am doing. (at least for the moment)

At a recent estate auction in Sammamish, of all places, I hit the proverbial “jackpot”! I found a pristine condition original Robert Deyber painting. As I am not an art collector, I must admit that I didn’t know exactly how spectacular a find this was, but I did have some idea that it was special. Turns out, I was right.

This amazing piece of surrealist art is titled “Killing Two Birds with One Stone”. I am embarrassed to show this picture as my camera and I basically butchered it, but hopefully you can get a sense of it.

I will not be so bold as to try to describe the art or the artist, except to say you would be well served to check out his work at the Martin Lawrence Gallery or at his own website, robertdeyber.com.

I am giddy with the thrill of a successful hunt, and hopefully will use this momentum to post more of my incredible recent finds. Look for the most amazing smoked glass 70’s crescent desk that I will be posting in the next day or two, as well as some other pieces that I’m sure you just can’t live without.

Oh so much more!

I posted earlier about AmberAlexander's etsy site. As usual, I did not do my due diligence, cause I'm a slacker. I have since seen her blog and I just about fell off my seat! It is the epitomy of lovely. I LOVE IT! It is charming and whimsical and exploding with talent. I know I am heading into the territory of being overly dramatic, but right now, as I type this I would venture to say that no artwork I have seen recently has made me so happy. With the exception of Fifi Sufois, of course. (yes, I will get around to posting her picture so you can put a face to the name) (of course, Sarah, since you are the only one reading my blog, you've already seen her, so what's the hurry?) I digress...look at her blog. I want to do a gallery wall running all the way down the hallway to my kids play room, with frames exactly like she has on her blog. Yeah, it makes me happy just thinking about!

Robert Bissell - another magical artist

I discovered Robert Bissell while walking down the main street in Lahaina, Maui last year. His work is charming and HUGE. I think I would keep it to a childrens area, just the right balance between whimsical subject matter and sophisticated technique. Or something like that, I don't actuall know what I'm talking about, I just know what I like.

Lady Love

I have a thing for lovely lady portraits. I just bought an incredible portrait from a store in Palm Beach to hang over my mantle. My daughter named her Fifi Sufois! I will post a picture of her later.

So frequently they are a little on the creepy side, but this one is absolutely charming in everyway. A little on the whimsical side, but I love her just the same. This piece and other magical work by the same artist can be found on etsy at amberalexander.

Interestingly, this artist is selling prints of her work, not the originals, so VERY affordable.