Artist Crush: David Adickes
I don’t actually remember where I first saw David Adickes works I just remember jotting it down in one of many blog idea notebooks and noting that some of his works reminded me of the colors in Chiang Mai Dragon.
Take a peek and see if you agree with me:
Bright trees with bike:
Spring Trees, 4 chairs
Spring Trees, three bikes
I can’t pin point exactly what I love about them, but they simply make me happy. I love the vibrant colors and wish I could hop on into the painting and take a lovely bike ride.
Mr. Adickes originally studied math and physics so I’m super happy that he took a trip to France after college and studied with Fernand Leger. Upon his return to the states he began painting full time and many of works are housed in museums. Not only is he talented with a brush, but his artistic skills also include sculpturing.
Here are a couple more of my favorite pieces that would I would be happy to give a nice home to!
From his ladies of style series this has to be my favorite:
It looks like Emily makes another appearance in this work:
It’s hard to pick a favorite from his Wild Hair series, but this lady caught my eye right away.
Any other artists that I should keep on my radar? I always find artwork to be of the hardest things to pick out for a client. I really feel like it’s such a personal decision and that a piece should really speak to you. I always like to make selecting artwork a joint effort with clients.
How do you go about picking pieces for your home? What’s your favorite piece in your home?
Image 1. via F.Schumacher, Images 2-7 via David Adickes
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My living room is one of the rooms that evolved drastically from when we first moved one. Originally I painted the walls chocolate brown and did accents of white, blue and orange. That lasted maybe 2 years.
Our dining room sat empty for months. Okay maybe it was empty for just a handful of weeks and then we couldn’t take it anymore and put in a folding table and plastic outdoor chairs, but in my mind that was still empty.
On the main floor of our house we have a Florida room. Being that it’s a Florida room it is a considered a 3 season room, because there is no heat in the room. The previous owners used it as an indoor patio with outdoor furniture and it looked like this when we moved in.
My husband loves biking! i think I may need that print!! 😉
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wow those are beautiful!
wow, love the texture!
I love these! Thanks for sharing. I've found some great art on etsy recently too.
The wild hair one reminds me of Christie Brinkley for some reason. I'd love to take a bike ride in one of those paintings!
Thanks for the comments!!! I love this post, I have a really hard time picking out art work but my mom has a really pretty picture of queen anne's lace on a moor in Nantucket, it is great. I love flower pictures!
Great colors! His art could practically go in any room! Love it!
Oh, I totally see the color scheme connection – and love it!
My husband grew up around a lot of art – his parents are both collectors, so I've been an eager student. We don't "cultivate" a collection, we just buy what we like, and can afford – mostly folk art from various places we visit.
I've always enjoyed the work of Kathy Womack – an artist out of Austin, TX who's star shot up with her "Women and Wine" series. The work is not necessarily for the art snob, but the images are delightful, and make you want to be a part of the festivities. If I had a female client who wasn't afraid to "go girly" with her decor, I'd be all over installing one of her prints. Her site: https://www.kwomack.com/
The lady with the crazy hair is beautiful, I love all the colors!
That is great looking art, I love the colors 🙂
These are the most gorgeous new pieces of artwork I have seen in awhile, thanks so much for sharing!! The colors are definitely my favorite part, I can picture any one of those pieces above my sofa.
My favorite "secret" source for artwork is Facebook/Myspace friends who've taken and posted great photos onto their social networking sites. Usually if I ask them about it they are more than happy to send me the full digital file, then I just print them in whatever size I want, mat and frame them, and then invite the friend over for dinner and to sign it! So many talented people out there waiting to be discovered!!
A friend of mine from college gave me a painting of Positano Italy on my wedding day. That is definitely my favorite piece of artwork in my house.
The one with the four white chairs….LAHV LAHV LAHV (Gaga's voice) that one. The chairs really stand out to me on that one. And the women look so sleek and feminine. I love all the colors and how they flow together. These are so pretty :o)
I love that first one! with the bike. we love to bike as a family and that would look great in our hallway.
Also, I have been wanting a print from Charley Harper for a long time.
Oh! I quite enjoy!
By the By…I received a "blog award" the other day? I am new to the whole concept but I was told to pass it along to blogs that brighten my day, SO, I did. And I passed it along to you. It is waiting for you on my blog if you are interested. xoxo
very cool – thanks for introducing me to this fabulous artist!
P.S. I left you a little award on my blog. Happy Thursday!
oooh I want one of those tree paintings for my house.
Lovely!