Wall Clings; The Perfect Solution for Finicky And Fickle Decorators

Posted by Melissa Evans | Interior Design | Tuesday 6 October 2009 7:47 am
by Melissa Evans

Are you the type consumer that always has a little bit of difficulty to make up your mind when it comes to a purchasing decision? Perhaps you are putting off redecorating your child’s room due to your inability to select a particular paint color. It is not easy to make a decision and it can be tough because you are not sure you will be happy with the end result when it is all finished. Additionally, you may not have experienced with the steps involved with wallpaper, stencils, or other additional processes. Because of this you may be stuck in the proverbial doldrums because risking disappointment is not a position you want to be in.

Or perhaps you are a consumer who redecorates a home constantly. No sooner than you finished painting and rearranging a room and move on to the next job even if you have already redecorated the same room last year. It might be because you have grown tired of the theme and opt to try some new with the room. Nothing remains the same for very long at your home and your family members can never get used to the various new looks of the room that you devise.

Whether you’re so finicky you can’t make up your mind and commit or a fickle decorator who changes her mind from one week to the next, wall clings are the perfect decorating solution. Wall clings are easy to adhere and easy to remove, so if you don’t like the arrangement, you can change it whether that is immediately because you put one on crooked or next month because you need variety.

It is possible to use wall clings to decorate a baby’s room and then immediately change the decor when your child grows a little older and into a toddler, a preschooler, and even when the child enters into elementary school. By the time you child reaches his or her teen, you may have redesigned room with window clings multiple times. Regardless of the number of time you have changed the room’s style and decor with very little effort and expense. This is because redesigning the room shall not include any requirements centering on repainting or hanging new wallpaper.

Once the child grows in age and when the youngster wishes to offer input into the decorating choices, it is possible to easily accept such input. It is possible to let your son or daughter make decisions on the designs and then place them on the walls, furniture, woodworking, doors, window frames, or whatever surfaces your child opts to decorate.

It is true that decorating these days is much easier thanks to the inclusion of wall clings in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and designs. These clings are a great way to remain on the cutting edge and to stay on top of current trends. You could also modernize the room with the least amount of effort or exertion. It is possible to give your child’s room and see how quickly you are sold on the benefits of wall cling decor.

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Chuck Rosenthal, Fine Art

Posted by Penny Logan | Interior Design | Friday 25 September 2009 7:26 am
by Penny Logan

Chuck Rosenthal’s well known still life paintings in oils and pastels do not eclipse his other work. Indeed, some of his landscapes and paintings of people in local scenes may outshine his still lifes.

Did you ever wonder what the artist thinks of art? Or what the person who painted that painting has gone through to achieve it?

An artist’s statement is the artist’s own write up of what he is trying to accomplish with his art. This is what he says:

“I believe that truly Fine Art encompasses every aspect of the visual experience, from dramatic, or at least, interesting placement of the elements in the painting to the truest atmospheric values within the capability of the artist. All of this is intended to create an impact on the viewer that is so real as to provoke an emotional response. Strong contrasts of form and lighting are an important component.

“Looking at the long view of the development of western art one would see that there is a progression of stiff, awkward drawing gradually developing, over time, into the most sophisticated and articulate forms imaginable.

“Fortunately, traditional values in art are undergoing a revival in our time and I am greatly pleased to be a part of it.”

For a little background on the artist, he attended the National Academy of Design in New York City starting in 1963, hoping to embark on a career in commercial art. His first year was spent studying under Morton Roberts, a great illustrator and fine artist who passed away long before his time. Initially the intention had been to learn to draw so as to be able to do illustration, but after three months commercial art was forgotten and fine art had become the goal.

In his first year at the National Academy he was awarded a six-month scholarship to the Academy. Several years later he was awarded the Dr. Weller student prize at the Academy. In addition, though the efforts of Daniel Greene, one of his teachers, he was awarded a scholarship membership in the prestigious Salmagundi Club, America’s oldest arts and letters club, and won an honorable mention in the 1968 scholarship membership competition.

As with many artists, Mr. Rosenthal continued to paint and learn, but due to family situations he was not able to dedicate full time to perusing a profession in fine art.

In 1998 he left New York City and moved to Clearwater, Florida. Since that time he has been studying and painting and moving closer to the goal of becoming full time as a professional fine artist. In 2000 he attained two first place awards and a third place award at the Clearwater Fine Artists and Crafters Show and in 2004 his pastel painting of the old Clearwater Memorial Bridge was selected to the Punta Gorda International Juried Competition. Additionally, a painting was purchased by a local Clearwater corporation and donated to Clearwater City Hall.

Park Place Gallery in Kansas City, Missouri exhibits Mr. Rosenthal’s paintings.

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