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Paint by Numbers
Do a search for paint by numbers on Google or Technorati, my friend, and you will find some very, very wacky things--like Le Salon de Paint by Numbers, where I found this fan painting.
My friend and neighbor Melissa (not to be confused with Melisse who just wishes she lived in my building) has been collecting vintage paint by numbers for years. She usually gets horses, but she just won two jockeys on eBay, and tells me that there's a bullfighter for sale for $350. I couldn't find it, but I did find this Tuscan scene for $450, which seems a little steep if you ask me...
There have been a few interesting variations on the theme. Grace at design*sponge found these Jenny Wilkinson's border-by-numbers wall decorations, which I like because I might actually finish them.
I also found Curtis on Apartment Therapy, who actually transfers paint-by-number designs onto his walls. Very cool.
What got me thinking about this was this birthday present from my friend Patti--it's a paint-by-number that she's been working on all summer long to relieve stress. I see evergreens, but I'm thinking it may not belong in the wall of trees. I kind of like the idea of keeping it pure trees. Am I wrong?
Cathy,
Do you fancy these at all? I found them earlier today on print + pattern, a great London-based blogger.
http://printpattern.blogspot.com/2006/08/wall-art.html
Holly
Oh, I do sort of like those, Holly. I'm not into the traditional forest scenes except as kitsch. I called my found art of white birch trees was kitsch, but I suppose it's not really. My instinct is not to mix that in with my tree paintings.
Hmmm, Am I crazy, or is the border cuter unpainted by number? I like the colors and the fact that it has the numbers on it.
That Tuscan scene almost made my eyes bleed - to each her own I guess!
I like the numbers too!