by cectimm | Aug 19, 2018 | drawing, my work
#adrawingaday #onthetiles Another beautiful tile design from my friend Joanne Stead the artist’s personal Mexican Talavera tile collection. This one was in need of repair so at least now the paper version is in one piece 😛 Beautiful sunny colours and a wonderful...
by cectimm | Aug 14, 2018 | drawing, my work
#adrawingaday #onthetiles I have no idea of the origins of this tile design… but it looks Spanish or European. These floral tiles were used sparsely as accent tiles intermixed with other patterned and plain tiles… often in a bathroom or used in a kitchen...
by cectimm | Aug 13, 2018 | drawing, my work
#adrawingaday #onthetiles There are two distinct branches of Art Deco design… one is the minimalistic geometric school of thought and the other is the more decorative floral branch. While I lean more towards the geometric designs, I still admire the floral...
by cectimm | May 25, 2018 | drawing, my work
#adrawingaday #wallpaperasart This is a detail from a wallpaper pattern book from the 1890’s. Beautiful scrolling vines crawling up the walls of castles and stately homes would have been elevated by bringing the forest indoors. At the time fabric patterns were...
by cectimm | May 23, 2018 | drawing, my work
#adrawingaday #wallpaperasart Chinese wallpaper was all the rage in the 18th century. This design is a small snippet of some wallpaper panels made in China for export to Europe. Watercolour and gouache on paper were laid on canvas. The colours are so fresh and the...
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