I am running this post again!
I just bought another of his beautiful “giclees” for my granddaughter Poppy’s birthday!
I thought many of you hadn’t subscribed to my blog yet; and would love to see these!
I have always loved, loved , loved Chinoiserie!! I have been planning to do a post on it! It is all through my house; and has been in all of my houses!
In many different forms!
However, I have never found a contemporary (as in “alive” today) artist who painted paintings that captured the particular idiom I adore!
Imagine my surprise when I fetched the following out of my “SPAM FOLDER”!!
(I DON’T THINK I HAVE EVER EVEN LOOKED AT MY SPAM FOLDER. THIS MESSAGE CAME THE DAY I OPENED MY SPAM FOLDER!!)
THIS IS THE MESSAGE WITH THE PICTURES ATTACHED.
I am an artist in San Diego, and one area of my focus is chinoiserie themes that depart from the most traditional sort of interpretation. I’ve inserted a handful of images below with sizes and prices. I have other work, and if you are interested I hope you’ll get in touch. These images are available as limited edition prints also. Price lists and images of all 38 chinoiserie prints are available as well as an overall line of 104 prints and other original paintings. Some images, (mostly chinoiseries), are not yet on my website.
Best Regards
Harrison Howard San Diego www.harrisonhoward.com.
I START TO SCROLL DOWN!
BE STILL MY HEART!!!
LOOK AT THE COLORS! LOOK AT THE SCALE OF THE BUTTERFLY! AND THE SNAIL!
THE TASSELS!
HONESTLY, NEVER HAVE I SEEN ANYTHING SO “ME”! I COULDN’T BELIEVE MY EYES!
(SERIOUSLY, I HAD TO GET UP AND WALK AROUND, BREATHE DEEPLY, AND CALM DOWN.)
BEFORE GOING ON!
HOW ABOUT THIS ONE!!
THE HERMIT CRAB IN A “STOLEN SHELL”! WITH THE CHINESE FENCE! I AM BESIDE MYSELF!
HE IS GOING TO CATCH THAT BUTTERFLY!
TO ADD TO HIS “COLLECTION
IN THE BIRDCAGE……THE FEATHERS IN THE CHINESE VASE!
THE INCREDIBLE PLAY OF “SCALE” SLAYS ME!
THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF WHIMSY; BEAUTIFUL COLORS AND DETAILS.
I THINK THERE ARE PROBABLY ” SECRET MESSAGES” IN THESE PAINTINGS!
I SERIOUSLY COULD NOT ADORE THESE MORE!
HE IS RIDING ON A CRAB!
LOOKING AT SNAILS CRAWLING ON CORAL! (WHO COULD THINK OF THIS?)
THE ONES ABOVE WERE IN THE INITIAL EMAIL.
THEN I WENT TO HIS WEBSITE!
I NOW REALIZE I HAVE BEEN HIDING UNDER A ROCK!
HOW I COULD HAVE MISSED HIM, I DON’T KNOW!
HE HAS BEEN FEATURED ON SEVERAL OF MY FAVORITE BLOGS!
HE HAS SEVERAL CATEGORIES ON HIS WEBSITE BESIDES “CHINOISERIES”!!
HERE IS A “SAMPLING”!
UNDER “FLOWER AND SHELL LADIES”:
THIS ONE IS CALLED “SEA OF POPPIES”
IF SHE (WHO “IS A POPPY”) ISN’T THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING “SAILING AWAY”! GOOD
GRIEF! SHE IS MANNING THE TILL……SAILING HER CHART!
KINDA SCARY, REALLY! MY “POPPY” IS GRADUATING FROM 8TH
GRADE IN A WEEK; AND IS OFF TO BOARDING SCHOOL! (MORE LATER ON THAT!)
THIS ONE IS UNDER “GARDENS”……..THE TAPE MEASURE, THE BOOK; THE CLOCK IN THE HEDGE!
THERE ARE SECRET STORIES. I NEED TO STUDY!
THE DRAGONFLY! YIKES!!!
ANOTHER “GARDEN’ ONE; A GARDEN “FOLLY” WITH THE HOURGLASS!! AND THE BEEHIVES !!!
THE INVITATION!
ANOTHER “FOLLY” WITH A GREENHOUSE BEYOND! UNDER “FLOWER LADIES”
FLOWERS GROWING OUT OF HER HEAD!
MAGICAL!
THIS COULD BE ME!! (IF I HAD BLACK HAIR!!!)
THE RED TIGHTS!! YOWZERS!!
ASLEEP IN THE GREENHOUSE!!
I FIND THE SAME BEAUTIFUL, FEY AND JOYFUL SPIRIT IN THESE THAT I FIND IN MARCEL VERTES; AND ALSO IN RADISHA….
I HAVE DONE POSTS ON BOTH OF THEM. I HOPE YOU WILL FIND THE DIRECTIONS!
IF NOT, PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT; I WILL LEAD YOU!
AND I HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THIS!
PLEASE SEE HIS WEBSITE…….THERE ARE SO MANY MORE!!
AND BE CAREFUL!! YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT MIGHT BE IN YOUR “SPAM FOLDER”!!
I THINK MY MOTHER IN HEAVEN HAS “DONE IT AGAIN”!!!!
ps.
(many people have written me and have tried to leave a comment…..only having it disappear!
Once you write a comment……if you scroll down a bit; there are a couple of numbers you have to subtract or add to prove you are not a robot!
I hate missing your comments! Please try scrolling down!)
(Also, when you receive your email (as a subscriber); if you click on the title; you will see what is a much nicer version of the
post! That is, if you are interested in the subject!) Oh please, do try! You will like it!
I have just received a bunch of new subscribers! Welcome!
Please leave comments and suggestions!!
16 Responses
Me, I’m all for the palm-sprouting Mandarin galloping full tilt towards the parasoled lady, but training his eyepiece, interestingly enough, on those somewhat voluptuous tree-borne snails.
I think his prints are just charming! Have you seen the ones featuring astronomy? My husband loves those. Enjoy. Any new pics on your daughters house remodel? Love your work.
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LOVE! LOVE!LOVE the Chinoserie!!!
Such happiness they bring…incredible artist!
What a discovery & share!
Cathy
Love, love, love these images – so whimsical! I have enjoyed your post and am now on my way to the artist’s website. Thank you so much for sharing. I thoroughly enjoy your blog. Keep up the good work.
How are your ducks and ducklings doing? I thought of you while watching the Nature show called “The Original Duckumentary”! It was on PBS so if you did not yet see it, you may be able to catch it online. Maybe your local PBS station has it on the website. I hope your conversations with the bobcat are going well.
Oh! Hi! You delightful person! We now have 9 tiny chicks…….and another batch of 7!
I let the 7 out with their mother……(big mistake I will not make again….they were 3 weeks old) their mother had taught them to scratch….etc. but they slept under her……
I let them out for 10 minutes……I heard a commotion……the mother was a pile of feathers. Won’t make that mistake again. I feel so terrible…….So I got a heat lamp; and now they are almost old enough……to go into the “big coop” with many different ages.
Guilt…….horrible……she did teach them a lot!
Now we have a new group (9)! under a hen. I will not ever let the chicks out until they are no longer dependent on their mother! Never again!
We are up to 30! (chickens; not ducks!) Our mother duck hatched 11; and all lived to be full grown……and sometimes come to visit!!
The seven (baby chicks) are doing fine under the heat lamp. I apologize to them every single day!
Nature is a wild ride! we do the best we can!!!
Thank you for reading!! So much!!!
Penelope
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Here is what Rebecca said:
those are fabulous.
why can’t u pin from your blog??
xo
My friend (the famous jewelry designer, Rebecca Collins) tried to “PIN” on my blog and could not!
My people! When the email arrives in your inbox; click on the title or even the “Penelope blah blah); and you get the real post!
(not the email version)!
then you get the better format; and you can “Pin”, and “comment”!!
(please do!!!)
to your heart’s content!!!
and don’t forget to scroll down a bit after your comment to add those numbers together! I EVEN HAVE TO DO IT!
I LOVE YOUR COMMENTS!!
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absolutely fabulous….I am as enchanted as you are….Thank you for sharing !!!
Wendy
What a talented artist….so pretty! They do remind me of some of the beautiful things in your home…
I see why you are so taken with his work. Completely lovely! My favorite is the drawing with hedges and topiary. Dreamy!
Thank you! I find them so charming and unusual…..and affordable! I am delighted that you enjoy them! He is a delightful man!!
Thank you so much for writing!
Penelope
I adore that one, too!!
His work is stunning, and I remember seeing it at Saatchi Online. The vivid colors and wonderful subject matter makes his style so distinctive – a true talent! Thank you for the reminder of this wonderful artist. Happy weekend!!
Penelope
The pictures are wonderful- would love to add these to our home-
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