DIANA NADAL FINE ART
  • HOME
  • GALLERIES
  • About
  • News
  • BLOG
  • Specialty Items
  • PRINTS
  • SOLD ART
  • Contact
  • Purchasing

2015 Calendars Available Now

10/24/2014

2 Comments

 
PicturePaintings for 2015 Calendar
I have created several different calendars for 2015 which are now available both through me and Lulu Press.

I have ordered a few of these calendars for friends and family. If you would like to reserve copies, click on the button below.  
Desktop calendars 3 3/4 x 8 1/4  $ 8.00
Wall calendar 8 1/2 x 11              $12.00

Please let me know how many and which calendars you are ordering as well as your address.  I will invoice you from Paypal.  If you need other arrangements please advise in your email.

Picture
Order Calendars
Also available through Lulu Press are two 2015 Wall Calendars.  Please click on the buttons below which will take you directly to the website where they can be purchased. 
BUY NOW online 11 X 8/12 wALL cAlENDAR
buy now online pREMIUM wALL cALENDAR 13 1/2 X 19
2 Comments

Hanging Your Art

10/10/2014

1 Comment

 
Picture
As you may have noticed, color is an integral part of my paintings.  Years ago, in my Interior Design coursework I found that color is so important that I spent 8-9 months studying about the way color influences and affects us in our daily lives.  Anyone who has visited my home knows that there is color everywhere and I am always changing it as new paintings are completed.  I wouldn't recommend this approach unless you are showing off a collection on a specific wall.

Many of my friends and clients are afraid of choosing colorful art for their homes and offices. When you find that piece of art that you just can't live without, don't shy away from making it the focal point in the room. 

Please comment if this is helpful.

Here are a few tips on how you can make it fit in with your other more neutral pieces.
  • If it is a larger painting, I would recommend that it be the only painting on that wall (e.g., over the fireplace) but pick up the dominant color elsewhere in the room with small decorative items, including, pillows, collections, fresh flowers or plants, and small furniture accessories.
  • If your purchase is several smaller paintings that are similar in subject and technique, then line them up with either the bottom or top of each painting at the same height from the ceiling or floor.  I usually prefer the bottom lining up.   
  • Framing is another choice you can make to tie in with other paintings in the room -- match the style of frame or at least the wood or metal colors.  
  • As part of my latest series I ended up with three panels from 36 6x6 squares.  As you can see below, I have hung them vertically over the fireplace. They also can be hung horizontally. These panels are sealed so they don't need to be framed but this summer for the show at Giustina Gallery in Corvallis they required the center painting in this group to be hung horizontally and be framed.  Which way would you hang this trio--vertically or horizontally?

Which way do you prefer to hang your canvas or cradle paintings or prints--framed or not?  

I have preferred to frame my aluminum prints, but they can be hung with a special mounting on the back but be sure to add foam core to keep the aluminum from flexing.

1 Comment

      Please leave your comments. 

    Submit

    Author

    Sharing my paintings with others is one of the joys in my life.  Educating others about how I paint and the media I use is very important and why I wanted to reach out through this blog.  Hope you will add a comment about what you see. What else would you like to see here?.

    Picture

    Archives

    September 2020
    August 2020
    June 2020
    January 2020
    November 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    January 2019
    October 2018
    August 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    February 2018
    October 2017
    August 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    October 2016
    May 2016
    January 2016
    October 2015
    August 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    May 2014

    www.dianagnadal.blogspot.com      Link to Previous year blogs:  

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Copyright©2014
All rights reserved to Diana G. Nadal, Artist, 
Portland, Oregon
971 645-5031
Home      Galleries       News and Shows       Blog     About     Specialty Art Items    Sold Art      Prints       Purchasing My Art       Contact
Proudly powered by Weebly
  • HOME
  • GALLERIES
  • About
  • News
  • BLOG
  • Specialty Items
  • PRINTS
  • SOLD ART
  • Contact
  • Purchasing