Wednesday, March 9, 2011

NO SHRINKING VIOLET


ENOUGH SAID.
I love this illustration of the dining room in George Washington's home, Mount Vernon, by megatalent Maira Kalman. 

HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL WEDNESDAY, EVERYBODY!!!!

21 comments:

Unknown said...

Anne,

How cute...so true! Love it too.

Bette

Slavica at Seductively French said...

Great quirky illustration, love the lines that aren't quite straight and yet work perfectly. Looks so French
Slavica

pve design said...

We need to be sitting at that table sharing all those sweets and talking paint and color with Maira.
pve

jacjewelry said...

I am a huge fan of Maira! Love this.

vicki archer said...

Love this ...and love her illustrations too....xv

lisaroy said...

So quirky and cute! Love the ceiling :)

quintessence said...

Love Maira Kalman - did you see the piece about her the other day? I posted it on the q. facebook page if you're interested.

Ivy Lane said...

love that!

Danielle Sigwalt Interiors said...

Love it! Have you ever been to George Washington's estate in Mount Vernon, Virginia??? I'll take you if you ever visit...it's amazingly colorful, I mean shockingly colorful! I love it and have been meaning to do a post on it eventually!

Primed4Design Team said...

I love this illustration having grown up in the DC area, I remember that exact room! :)

CDS said...

Fantastic and so true! Color color everywhere!

Kate Coveny Hood said...

Ugly American or "colorful"? You be the judge. I'm going with colorful.

Also - my word verification is a very American nickname: billy

...just another preppy shopaholic said...

I love it!

Carrie Waller Watercolors said...

Terrific:)

Atelier de Chiqui said...

Amazing !

Tracy F. said...

Love it! What a fabulous ceiling!

Unknown said...

What FUN!....smiles

Debbie said...

I also love me some color! A lot of it:)

Kirsten Steen said...

Another great one! Hoping you are safe, happy and well!
Kirsten

Unknown said...

Adore Kalman's illustrations...and YOURS too! :)

Yankee-Whisky-Papa said...

It reminds me of the one drawn by Clement Hurd, read over and over to my son not so long ago.

"In the great green room, there was a telephone, and a red balloon..."

 
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