nooks and crannies



my nook

I am always curious about where people sit when at their "window to the world". We all have a nook or cranny carved out for whiling away (sometimes needless) hours  blogging, surfing, pinning or pining or for the productive... working.
I wear almost all those hats one time of another.

I find it interesting the things we surround ourselves with...pretty little notions, photos...here and there a pile of important paperwork, carelessly strewn. More or less organized chaos.
If I were to add up all the hours in a day or week sitting at this desk balanced against my productivity I would probably fall off my chair.
It's not just the frivolous behavior allotted in this time.
This is where I learn things, find out about the most important news in the world, the rare good and the devastation.
It's where I meet people.
It's where I talk to strangers and friends.
And where I find the best bargains.
So, Jo Packham if you are listening how bout another WWC..."Where Women Compute"...
I'd love to see other people's niche's

 


tray of favorite steers

 

view from my power seat

inspiration books and part of old  brass, horse bridle found in the barn

my wall of beloveds





Gazing guy with piercing eyes...my favorite Cheryl Kuhn piece



wall cabinet with items I don't care to dust




amazing tramp art piece made by my friend Beth's talented husband Paul Cunningham

    


Me and Elvis...still makes me laugh




My burgeoning Melody Elizabeth purse collection




a lovely reminder

 

My Tennyson "go to" book for sentiments and poetic words in times of need ...with a Marie Pendley "Derby Bloom" perched on top.

velvet revival

Velvet...the word just sounds plush and expensive.

It's no wonder that is used as an adjective.

"She had a voice like velvet"

"smooth like velvet"

"behind the velvet ropes"

And who can forget the creamy goodness Velveeta cheese?

I mean what could be better, I ask you?

Poor velvet the only time it gets a bad wrap is when it is used in conjunction with "Elvis" and "paintings"

But besides that is is just about my favorite verbalization.

So a no brainer that I love to incorporate it in my artwork.

It's a challenge to find the perfect snip of tattered velvet to trim the edge of a painting.

It needs equal parts of faded hue and fabulous fraying.

Nothing quite beats the texture and feel.





 





my favorite blue velvet pillow, totally worth the blue arm I sported carrying it around the flea market  caused by the fugitive dyes



Folkness

So like a bad penny turning up, here I am again.

The newest issue of FOLK magazine is out and I play a small part!

Thanks to Ben Ashby and all the players behind the scenes that pull this wonderful new magazine together...and at the same time making the rest of us look good!

Many , many thanks!

And much to you all's chagrin I will not be cropping up on any glossy pages (at least not next month). But my better half will be!

Watch for next month's Folk for hubby is trying to upstage me!

I am as excited as he is!

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Oh and don't forget to give the kitties extra lovin'  (Is that possible?) February is Cat Appreciation Month!



More is More

Stephanie Llyod's  antiques in Hudson, New York..with a truly grand ol' flag!

I love color, but I seem to wear a lot of black.

I love little spaces, but love oversized furniture.
 I am yes and I am no.

I'm a walking talking contradiction and I am a gemini.
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Yes, all true...I do love my petite bright, happy paintings, brimming florals in lush arrays...but will never, ever say "no" to doing a larger-than-life painting  as dark and dingy as you please.

So when Stephanie Lloyd asked me for some stately,sizable pieces for her antiques booth in Hudson, New York I couldn't stretch canvas quick enough!The largest being 66x66".

(Think as this the healthy way to "supersize me" Morgan Spurlock)
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This is my exclusive bespoken series dubbed  
" The Country Life".

Maybe it's the notion that I could actually fit in some of these dwarfed by their scale.  Maybe being a short person it's a Napoleonic complex or a Kristin Chenoweth kinda thing.

I don't know...but yeah, Morgan...I'm lovin' it!

"All Roads Lead To Wool" 30x48"

"Gazing on Greener Pastures" 30x48"

"Comforts of Home" 36x36"



"Hayfever" 66x66"
Jennifer Lanne

For more information: The Hudson Supermarket- Hudson ,New York

 

lost and found

When hubby and I bought our home the previous owners told us they left an old ledger that had been found under the kitchen floor in a cupboard for us.
We searched high and low. No such ledger.

But this makes sense as when we purchased our home it had no locks on the doors. Yes, no locks for 225 years. And worse yet, the house had been vacant for 2 years previous to us. Sad were we.
And tell tale of the times...we put locks on the doors.

With no lead on the ledger...I had filed this under things I would just never know...you know, like math or how electricity works.

So , surprised I was when one day there was a knock at the door...and a kind soul (with a conscience) returned the ledger....no questions asked.

So here it is...in a poor fragile state..but to me a work of art.
Dating back to 1817 and used as a shoe cobbler's accounts book.
Full of handwritten calligraphy, notations on family names and items in trade for shoe mending and repair. Even a charge for a pair of velvet shoes!

Gotta love the trade for work for a barrel of cider, a rooster, side of beef, barley.

My favorite entry:

Whatever bralls disturbs the streets

Their should be peace at home

Where sisters dwell and brothers meet

Quarrels should never come

Little birds in their nests agree

and 'tis a shameful sight

when children of one family

fall out , and chide, and fight.

(taken from an old hymn by Isaac Watts)

romance lives!

How do I know that praytell? No, not by the pink and red rows of cards and candy now in my local drugstore. Bossy Valentine trappings pushing their way into our lives. Promptly replacing the reduced, picked over Christmas goodies. ...poor, poor glitter still clinging to life on the floor.

Sad I am not! No tears will be shed.

As you can see....The Spring Issue 2012 of ROMANTIC COUNTRY is here!

Gone may be the days of fellas dipping quills into inkwells, laboring over every swooning sentiment to his sweetheart in hand written word.

Trouncing about fields collecting wildflowers, each blossom selected for it's secret meaning.

I do hope the modern men appreciate how easily consummerism has made their lives.

But alas, Romance lives on glossy pages!

Look for my feature (pages 18-19) among the pages of jaw dropping inspiration!

 Below, I added some sweetly images caught in the late afternoon light...from around my home....a few from Christmas trims I was just too sappy over to pack away.

Happy 2012 to all! 

Jennifer Lanne

It's sale time!

Well, here it is...the annual SALE! Besides the figgy pudding it's the best part of the season! (Ok, I've never had figgy pudding...and doesn't it sound just as appetizing as mincemeat pie? ick)

So here it is!

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Wednesday Dec. 14th only

30% off  any painting on my site:

 jennifer lanne originals

And just like figgy pudding(but way better)...first come,first serve.

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