Vintage Mint

I stumbled upon these black + white oil paintings by Howard Pyle {more known for his Americana genre illustrations; akin to Norman Rockwell’s style} the other day. Who knew a Realism painting of a cargo ship could be so surreal {awesome!}? and somewhat Impression-istic? {My art history/critiquing skills at its finest, yes}.  Seeing this image reminded me of one of my favorite painters, James Whistler {part of the Tonalism movement}.

Ships Loading on Albemarle Sound

There is such a resonating brevity to his paintings…the atmospheres he creates are luminous and ephemeral; drifting from reality into subconsciousness….

Nocturne: Blue and Gold - St Mark’s, Venice

Nocturne: Blue and Silver - Cremorne Lights

Nocturne in Blue and Gold - Old Battersea Bridge

Nocturne: Black and Gold - The Falling Rocket

{Note: Although I admire his work, from what I remember reading about him, he was kind of a douche. Sorry, it had to be said.}

{Image via Antiquarian Society}
{Images via WebMuseum}

Not that my piles of dirty clothes mulling in my super-plain laundry hamper {great mental image} aren’t enough to make me do the laundry, but wow, this gray ruffle laundry bag would at least make it slightly more enjoyable.

It can be bought here, for a very dirty-laundry price of $36. {But lets be real: I don’t think I could muster the energy to actually shop for cotton voile, let alone sit down and realize how crappy I am at basting ruffles for 2-3 hours, only to churn out a mediocre replica…}

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Hello! The next time I get flowers, they are going to be parsed into small glass bottles and placed on window sills around my house. {This spread could even spruce up my dull office desk if only the architects of our newly constructed building believed us office-worker minions deserved windows in our rooms}.

{If you haven’t checked out Ginny’s blog, my favorite color is shiny, go there now! She has great sense of Southern charm + style, and all things nostalgic. Photos above are from her blog.}