Art Blog for The Inspiration Place

Coral Sunsets in a Watercolor Seascape

Sunrise, Sunset 
by Miriam Schulman, @SchulmanArt 

Artwork looks right at home in a room with bright coral
This year's designer go to color is called tangerine orange which plays out in a range of bright orange red to a soft coral. Here the reddish coral hues are used sparingly with accessories and artwork to keep this bedroom festive and fun without turning too feminine. The headboard to a 1970's...

Holiday Postage Stamps for the Perfect Artistic Finishing Touch!

Stamped and Sealed with a Kiss 
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt
christmas stamps
Discover the best holiday stamps by SchulmanArt! 
Make each letter a special delivery! Put a personal touch on your mail, or share this useful gift with friends and family. Zazzle’s medium custom stamps fit especially well on greeting card or RSVP envelopes.
holiday stamps
Hanukkah Postage
The table has been set for baby's first Chanukah! If you are...

Peacock Pouts in an Artful Home

Kid Friendly and Ageless
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt



Peacock Painting in kelly green bedroom


In a guest room designed for kids, interior decorator John Houshman dressed standard Spanish colonial-style beds with vibrant kelly green cotton bedspreads. The peacock watches over the room and adds sophisticated animal whimsy to make the room kid friendly yet ageless.

Peacock Art, 3x3' abstract modern...

Ask your Body what Color you Need

Aquamarine Symbolizes Harmony and Flow
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt
Use tangerine orange as a focal point for art!
Decorating Idea:
The decorating ideas above are featured in September's House Beautiful bedroom was decorated by Kelee Katillac in a photograph by Bjorn Wallander. The artwork in the original photo has been digitally replaced with tree art for salein this listing. Decorator...

Tasteful Dining Room Decorating with Peacock Art

Pistachio Peacock Shows Great Taste in Dining Room
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

Decorating Idea with Peacock Decor
The mantel is a great place to showcase vertical pieces of art. The height draws your eye up making the ceilings higher and grander and also allows you to display sculpture or vases on the mantel. Discover how great a dramatic peacock painting can brighten the whole room with modern...

Inspirational Art Calendars and Note Card Sets

Time after Time 
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

2013 Inspirational Art Wall Calendar


Inspirational Art Note Card Set
Looking to stock up on some easy gifts for teachers, music lovers or your hard to impress teenager? Discover how much she will enjoy these musical motivational art calendars and note card sets.

2013 Wall Calendar featuring inspirational art and motivational art quotes with art by...

Review of Art Movie: Film "Pollock"


The Life of the Drip Painting Artist
by Elissa Watters, guest blogger

"Pollock," 2000
If you have never seen the film “Pollock,” directed by Ed Harris and released in 2000, it may be time to rent/stream this incredible film! “Pollock” tells the at times heartwarming, at times depressing story of Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), a key artist in the abstract expressionist movement and one of the most...

5 Highly Regarded Studio Art Colleges

Art Programs Across the Country
by Elissa Watters, guest blogger

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
RISD
For years RISD has held the reputation of being the top art school in the USA. RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and has an agreement with its neighbor, Brown University, that allows its students to cross-register for classes at Brown and vice versa. As a result, students can pursue a...

Neue Galerie’s summer 2012 exhibition of Gustav Klimt!

Female Nudes Infiltrate Quaint European Gallery
by Elissa Watters, guest blogger
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer,1907
Gustav Klimt
Tucked away on the corner of 5th Avenue and 86th Street in NYC, the Neue, a gallery “devoted to early 20th century German and Austrian art and design,” is often overlooked. However, don’t be misled by its relatively small size; its exhibitions are worth the trip uptown. The...

College Dorm Room Decor

The Haute Dorm Room
by Elissa Watters, guest blogger
Life Blossoms Bedroom Queen Duvet
Life Blossoms Bedroom Queen Duvet
1) Bedding
Ralph Lauren Home is a great place to buy sheet sets for college! They have quite an assortment of extra-long cotton sheet sets which include a matching flat top sheet, a fitted sheet, and a standard pillow case. Get a solid-colored sheet set or go for something more fashionable, like their...

Art is Everywhere

Meet Guest Blogger Elissa Watters
Elissa picks: Peacock Gipsy Rondo 
Are you looking for abstract peacock art?
This mixed media collage on canvas
pictures and ethereal blue and purple
peacock on a bellflower purple and
periwinkle background. You will love
adding this glamorous touch to your
home decor. The one of a kind wall
art is very contemporary and modern.
The peacock is surrounded
by large wild...

John Marin Watercolor Show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

From Weehawkin to Maine
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

Off Cape Split, Maine
John Marin
Yesterday my mother insisted that I meet her at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for lunch and to see a new fashion show. I have been suffering a bit from inertia lately, overtired from trying to watch the Olympics that are broadcast hours after we know who wins, and trying to squeeze the days of of my summer. My...