I LOVE to watch red carpet events, but never end up watching the actual awards shows, haha!  The fashion is always so inspiring to me as it is an art show in it's own way, rather than on a canvas or in a gallery the dresses are the focal point along with the women who wear them and how they accessorize and coordinate their entire outfits, definitely works of art.  

This years Golden Globes had a theme that appealed to me the most, flowers!  My pics for best dressed are the four above.  Whether bold and prominent as in dress one (Olivia Culpo) and four (Guiliana Rancic), or more subtle and minimal as in two (Lilly Collins) and three (Jessica Biel), flowers were the trend.  All the women looked stunning and owned their outfits with confidence and glamour.

I may have to add in more flowers in some of my EMPOWERED paintings and "Women Warriors" art...well, actually my next "Women Warriors" painting is going to be of the amazing Frida Kahlo with a crown of gorgeous, bold, flamboyant flowers; I'm definitely very inspired to get started on it after last nights gowns!

I've been working on this book for over a year now and finally got it together and it's published, YaY! Sooooo happy to finally be able to share it with all of you :)  You can purchase right now on Amazon.

I also felt so inspired when I saw it all put together that I created another website all about coloring, with new pages you can purchase and download immediately to print out and color at your leisure.  I also have products you can color too! Like Phone cases, totes, and some pretty t-shirts, you can never have too much fun coloring!
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You know what this means??!!  It's time to celebrate and have a giveaway!!  I'm going to be giving away this original 18"x24" "Poppy Love"© painting to one lucky winner :)  Valued at $1,500

The rules are very simple:

1. comment on this blog post, say anything you want! (well, so long as it's nice and positive, hehe :)

​2. you must also be subscribed to this blog, and verify the e-mail, (use the susbscribe box below) I will be checking to make sure everyone is verified subscribed who comments in order to make it fair to everyone. 

3. be sure to leave your first name in your comment

4. check back on the evening of the 4th or Monday morning to see who the winner is, I will be announcing the winner at the top of this post.

I will be randomly selecting a winner from all of the comments on Sunday evening (Oct. 4th) - That's it!! Good luck and thank you all so much for following my blog and making my facebook page reach 30,000 followers!

Everywhere I look I'm seeing "The Blues"!!  Blue is everywhere right now, especially the stunning combination of cobalt blues and white, whether it's in fashion, art, home decor, you name it it's all about blue.

Some of my favorite pieces of clothing are blue, and I just recently completed a blue and white abstract PoP Art style painting, my subconscious must have been talking to me.  And then my dear friend Lisa brought me the MOST Beeeeeauuuuutiful blue Orchid!!  I had never seen a blue one and it just takes your breath away, the colors are unbelievable, I could just stare at it for hours on end.  And then to top it all off I received the most sparkly blue and gold necklace imaginable from Rocksbox, this is a statement piece for sure, and can be worn with jeans or dressed up for a night out on the town.  I need to get my husband to take me out so I can wear it, otherwise I will just have to put it on to go to the grocery store, haha...it NEEDS to be worn!!

With all this blue coming at me from every direction, I knew it was the perfect set up for a new mood board, of which I included some of my "Deep Blue Sea" pixel designs from Deny Designs and found these lovely patterned blue pillows from Wayfair, one of my go to shopping sites for all things home decor.  

See below for details on where these items can be found/purchased online.

ROCKSBOX:  Rocksbox is a monthly subscription service for jewelry, they send new items monthly after you send back the previous month.  They pick selections based on your personal style, and their jewelry is gorgeous!!  Use code: aroonxoxo at checkout to get your first month free, courtesy of fashion & lifestyle blogger Aroon Melane.

Deny Designs MADART Collection:  I have over 100 images to choose from on a variety of Deny Designs Products, including the trays and mirror shown above, here is a direct link to the "Deep Blue Sea" products.

"Blue Depths":  The Original painting "Blue Depths"© is currently available through this site, and Limited Edition prints will also be coming soon!

Wayfair:  Here are links to the two throw pillows shown above - Rizzy Home Print Pillow & Haestingas Pillow

I'm sure we've all heard of "The Dress" craziness by now, "is it white and gold, or, blue and black"???  The dress that broke the internet as they say...I personally saw white and gold, and I'm sticking to it!  But, maybe that was because I've currently been obsessed with all the white and gold trends I've been seeing in Home Decor.  Everything from candles, to tableware, glassware, vases, anything and everything!!

So, I thought it would be fun to try my hand at some products with my patterns using only white and gold, and so far I'm loving it!  I've created numerous designs and already have two of them available on products, from pillows to phone cases in my Fine Art America gallery.  

I wanted to showcase how the two prints created so far could look together in a room setting, as well as on pillows, and also feature some different golden finds I found searching Wayfair, one of THE best sites for home decor shopping :)  I found this fabulous Fauxdermy deer head covered in gold leaf, it would be such an amazing piece over a mantel/fireplace!  And as you know, I am in the process of completely renovating my new home, so I'm on the lookout for any amazing, contemporary finds.  I love, love the look of pendant lights, and when I saw this I was in love...with everything except the price, hahaha!!  I need to search and find something within my budget, but this is the look I'm going for...the search is on!

WHERE TO PURCHASE:

White Faux Taxidermy The Franklin - from Wayfair
MADART™ Throw pillows and prints - from Fine Art America
Gold Pendant Light - from Wayfair