Wall Art and Other Stuff

Just a post about nothing serious. 

Neither Leon nor I are sophisticated art collectors by any stretch of the meaning of those words. Most of the "art" on our walls is by family members, some by me, some from thrift stores or flea markets, some were gifts, some are photos and others actually t-shirts and postcards and stuff from the junk drawer. 

Here, in no particular order, are the fine art items from our gallery (house) walls. Complete with reflections on the glass or plastic in the frames.

An ink drawing I did circa 1986, Cape Cod, MA

A photo of Nubble Lighthouse Leon bought in Maine

A photo I took of the Pismo Dunes 2017

A photo I took of the Tidal Marsh, Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA

A wool weaving by Trujillo's NM

A wool weaving by Truillo's NM

A garage sale item on our back deck

One of those things Leon had to have from some artsy store

I think this came from Re-Store or a thrift shop

We bought this at an antique/flea market (it's out in the courtyard and it's beginning to chip)

I bought this at an estate sale after swearing I never buy stuff and was just going to "look" around.

My dad painted this in 1947

Dad painted this around a magazine picture in the center - as an art project at the Senior Citizen Center 

A blurry print of someplace in Paris?

William Michael Harnett "Just Dessert" Print that I got from Aunt Mary's estate

 

 

     On the internet a digital print of this is under $5 and a framed one like this goes for $125 up to $295

Italian cypress from a thrift shop

My dad painted this in 1928 at the age of 14

My dad painted this in 1933 (I always found this one somewhat intriguing) 

Another of dad's senior citizen art class paintings

This was a gift from neighbors. Signed Susan Birdsong

This was a fading Black and White Photo poster that I painted over with acrylics many years ago.  I couldn't do this again if my life depended on it

                                        

Another gift from a neighbor "Blue Door" signed Wolly Salsberg (?)

                                     A commissioned work from a dog owner friend, Dottie in CT.                             Our dog Benni and Dottie's dog Katija "Best Friends" Signed Nicoletta Poli

 

                                                    

Another of dad's senior art class paintings. Looks like San Luis Obispo CA or any other mission church.

                                   

A gift from Leon's mom that graces the bathroom wall

Photos from Ptown the also inbathroom

A t-shirt that was almost worn out

An artsy-craftsy thingy

Just a postcard and sunglasses (I love the beach, don'tcha know)

Found this card of Gardner McKay (who I had the hots for when I was like 12 or 14) at a flea market

The card I got for Leon when we got our first camper (no more tents)

The logo from a t-shirt

A photo of the "ruins" of Provincetown Theatre

A Provincetown photo 

A photo of a display in a shop window, Provincetown

A photo of a car sticker and reflection of Provincetown architecture

Photo, lone sailboat, Provinctown

A collection of "Jazz" postcards from New Orleans I tediously framed

Junk drawer junk in clear acrylic

Leon bought this years ago. A photo montage(?) of when they imploded some building in Hartford, CT

A t-shirt I got in Rome, 1968 "Romulus, Remus and the Wolf, S.P.Q.R". (Senatus PopulusQue Romanus)

My sister Sr. MaryAnn's watercolor of a greenhouse at the convent where she last lived

Leon and me and Benni painted by Leon's sister Brenda

Bought these prints in Rome 1968 and framed them

Some thrift shop wall art

Lisa Minelli in Cabaret painted by my brother Mike

"Cars in Parking Lot at Sunset" Another of dad's senior citizen paintings. Leon loves it because of the cars

I think this print is of Morro Bay. Leon bought it or acquired it.

Another of dad's senior paintings. I love the beach.

Senior citizen Dad painted this from a picture in National Geographic, I think. Something weird with the bridge railing.