Popular color trends: Stay gold

by Fulcrum Gallery Staff 10. October 2014 08:20

Bliss by Harold Feinstein

Everyone loves popular color trends when they decide to remodel their home or renovate! It's fun to change your decor every once in a while to keep up with current popular color schemes. A very popular color for home decor, especially for this autumn season, is gold. Gold represents a meaning of success, achievement, and triumph. We often associate the color gold with money or wealth, but the color gold has so much more to tell us than just wealth. Many people have linked the color gold as a way to feel empowered and choose to think gold can give off a vibe of positive energy. Some also believe that gold can bring good wisdom, understanding, and enlightenment.

 Represents a Meaning of Success, Achievement, and Triumph!

Often we see gold metals for the winner of a race so we connect the color gold and it's meaning to the winner's metal. This color draws attention to itself, it is eye-catching, passionate, and confident. Gold is a color that is often overlooked when choosing decor because of the flashy and wealthy vibe it shows. Decorating an office with gold art, or neutral colored prints with a gold frame, can give one a sense of empowerment and success. Getting gold art, art with a gold frame, or art on canvas with gold painted sides is not only suitable for your office. These will also raise your feeling of success in a library or study room. 

Perfect Decor for Autumn Season!

Gentle Rise by Douglas Aagard

Not only is gold great decor for offices, classrooms, libraries, and study rooms, but it is also great for general home decor during autumn season! Decorating your home with paintings and photographs of golden autumn trees and the golden kissed sky during sunset is a great way to bring the beauty of autumn into your home with out having crunchy leaves. Gold autumn decor helps a room pop with color and come to life. Golden touched autumn art is especially a great decor choice for those who find themselves who favor autumn over other seasons. If autumn season is your favorite, why not leave the autumn decor up year round to keep your favorite season around!

Although gold is a popular color to decorate, you want to make sure to not overdo it. Having too much gold decor in your home can be overwhelming since gold is such a bold color. If the room is painted a solid color that compliments gold, just decorating with gold is perfectly fine! But remember, gold is a loud color that does not need help standing out and making a statement. Too much gold decor can ruin the statement you want to make. If done correctly, gold decor can be the perfect inspirational art, or the perfect seasonal art!

Use Black and White Art to Create Your Dream Bedroom

by Fulcrum Gallery Staff 18. September 2014 14:34

Have you ever wanted with two simplistic yet intense colors? Most decorators will agree that the colors to do this job are black and white, two colors that are stark against each other. They are complete opposites in the color scheme, yet they work together cohesively to create a huge impact. When working with black and white, consider the effect you want to create in the room. You’ll be surprised at how many different ways you can go: sophisticated, chic, minimal, classic, cozy or vintage. Using black and white art is one great way to achieve that effect, here's how:

Black & White Art

  • Modern Black and White Art

A modern bedroom is all about sophistication and clean lines. It’s sleek and chic. Consider using cleverly chosen black and white art. From a single bold piece of art to a collage of black and white art, the effect can be stunning and dramatic. Whether it’s the clean lines and shades or the juxtaposition of the two bold colors, using modern black and white art can transform your bedroom into a modern haven of good taste.

  • Vintage Black and White Art

Vintage is the rage these days. If you’re dreaming of transforming your bedroom into a vintage showcase, consider the use of vintage black and white art. From throwback to the good old days of baseball to iconic moments in history to famous movie stars, the choices are astounding. Go with a theme or create a feel with these visual pieces.

  • Black and White Photography

Perhaps you’re a photography buff or a fan of black and white photography. You’re in good company. Black and white photography adds interest, appeal and a soft, understated, yet powerful effect. Scenery, places of interest, portraits lend themselves to that effect, though black and white photography is not limited to these categories. Use black and white photography to create a calming, soothing effect or to create a cozy getaway from the day’s hustle and bustle at the end of the day. A bedroom to soothe the soul, the perfect retreat.

Black & White Art

Decorating your bedroom with just two colors will not be boring with a little know-how and imagination. Use as little or as much of the black-white combo and let the colors do the talking. You may also opt to add drama with an introduction of a third color but the call is entirely up to you. 

Prepare for Mother Nature’s Annual Show with Autumn Art

by Fulcrum Gallery Staff 14. August 2014 16:26

Before long, that old familiar nip will be in the air and leaf peeping season will be in full bloom. Personally, we’re looking forward to it, are you? If so, may we suggest that you prepare for the season by decorating your personal space with autumn art? In our experience, there is no better way to get ready for Mother Nature’s amazing show than that.

 Matthew Sievers Saturated Reflections Matthew Sievers’ Autumn Art

Matthew Sievers is one creative soul whose autumn art would be perfect for contemporary interior designs. His Seasons and Saturated Reflections wall art are truly unique. When stared at long enough, they almost make viewers feel as if they’ve been transported into the autumn woods. Sievers is also known to celebrate the change of seasons in his autumn art with giclee, stylized flowers, impasto, reflections and two-tone design elements. So his work would add quite a bit of visual interest to an otherwise drab space.

Lynn Krause’s Autumn Art

 James Wiens Autumn Forest I If you are looking for autumn art that has the warm colors of foliage front and center, pastel artist Lynn Krause’s work may be a good choice for you. She has an entire tree series that collectively shines a spotlight on the way that leaves change their colors. Some of her artwork, like Autumn Stream and Bright Autumn Day II, feature vivid yellows and oranges that are likely to really brighten up a place. Thus, you may want to put them in a bedroom or hallway with access to the outside.

James Wiens’ Autumn Art

Do you prefer the look of oil on wood or canvas instead of pastel and paper? Well then, work by contemporary artist, James Wiens may be more to your liking. He has two series of note, Autumn Trees and Autumn Forest. Both focus on fall foliage. However, the colors used in the paintings are much more subdued than those found in other artists’ work. Therefore, it would be feasible to hang them in rooms filled with early American furnishings.

To learn more about these artists’ work and find the ideal autumn art for your personal space, please visit Fulcrum Gallery.

Artist Ford Smith’s Landscape Paintings are a “Must See”

by Fulcrum Gallery Staff 5. November 2013 10:54

Natural Phenomenon

Are you looking to fill your home with multi-hued landscape paintings that have an energy all their own? If that’s the situation, we’d suggest that you consider looking at the life’s work of contemporary artist, Ford Smith. Both of those previously qualities may be found in his landscape and seascape paintings.

Ford Smith’s love of landscape and seascape paintings may be traced back to Japan. It is where he spent part of his childhood. From there, he moved back to the U.S. Once in the states, he continued perfecting his painting skills. He also spent time as a commercial and fashion photographer. Today, his work continues to captivate those that take the time to view it.

One Ford Smith painting that may appeal to your sensibilities is the Natural Optimist. It features a stand of trees that are reflected in a body of water. The trees feature narrow trunks that allow Smith’s yellow-hued sky to flood the painting with light. The tops of the trees sport bold tufts of red foliage that only add to the painting’s appeal. Because of the painting’s subject matter and Smith’s smart use of color, it would pair well with contemporary furnishings as well as other pieces from his collection. Thus, you could feasibly set-up a display wall using the trees and color scheme as the central theme. Other Ford Smith gems that would complement the Natural Optimist include Altruistic Nature, Amber Reception, Greener Grass and Beyond Imagination.

Beyond Imagination Greener Grass by Ford Smith

If you are looking to incorporate more than reds, yellows and blues to your display wall, don’t worry. Some of Ford Smith’s additional paintings contain other colors that would be appropriate for use in contemporary design schemes. A superior example is his Dash of Energy painting. It features dark colored trees, a yellow-orange horizon and water. The water is where the unexpected splashes of color come into the picture. The list of colors used in the water portion of the painting includes purples, pinks, peaches, blues and more.

To learn more about Ford Smith and other landscape artists, please contact us at (800) 644-1278. 

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