Kerrysteele

LATEST ARTICLES ( 398 )

• Like Switzerland

  

  "10 cent phone booth" mixed media on paper ©2015 Kerry Steele Neutrals have dominated my palette lately. I really have no explanation. I still like color but I... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Artist Dorothy Shain

  

  We are on "Spring break" here which means, for me, working from home is extra hard. I think I will devote the blog posts this week entirely to art. So be sure t... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Rethinking Lavender

  

  Anyone who knows me well, knows that I have a strong aversion to purple. It's a joke in my family that when there is a choice of colors someone invariably... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• New Paper Pieces for Spring

  

  I took most of the paper pieces out of my Etsy shop last week for the trunk show at The Blue Octagon and needed some new things to replace them. Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• To Paint Or Not to Paint

  

  The entryhall , with it's 18 foot ceiling, is now painted. Thanks to Mr. Designdumonde and his ladder bravery. As I put it back together I see flaws. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• R.I.P. Mr. Graves

  

  Like his designs or not, Michael Graves was an architect that changed design. He died of natural cause at his home in Princeton, NJ yesterday. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Philadelphia's Main Line Art Show

  

  March appears to be my traveling month. First Charleston, then Charlotte this week and Malvern, in the Philadelphia area on the 19th. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Off to Charlotte--new Artwork

  

  "Winter nights 7" I am on the road today headed to Charlotte, North Carolina. I am dropping off new pieces at Anne Neilson fine art and attending a workshop. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• When the Cork Hits the Fan-or Our Trip to Charleston

  

  The crap view on 17 in Mount Pleasant last weekend... OK so the weekend was not total crap and I will explain the cork and fan part in a bit. Charleston was nic... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Favorite Scenes from My House

  

  Right now I feel like we are living in near squalor. Maybe not squalor just disarray. There are paintings everywhere as I prepare for a show (details to come)... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Thoughts on Becoming a Full-time Artist

  

  This is literally my first abstract painted when I was about 7 My husband and I were just talking about how things have changed since I have become a full-time... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Basic

  

  No this is not a fashion post but I came by the idea via my teenage daughter and the ultimate fashion insult. The photo above is the "basic" look minus the... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• New Artwork

  

  Fat mini #2 HERE I have been spending a ton of time in my studio lately...way more than usual. I thought I'd show off some of my latest pieces. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 4 Artists (and Their Galleries) to Follow on Instagram

  

  I have been following more and more artists as I find them on Instagram. I'll share a few with you and the galleries that represent them are worth a follow too. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• How to Build a Crate for Shipping Artwork

  

  I have been asked to do this post so many times. This post will show you every step involved in building a large wood crate for shipping. Its picture heavy and... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Life Lately-lessons on Buying Paint, Etc.

  

  I wish I could be typing that I am putting my house on the market next week but, alas, it is not so. We are still stuck on painting doors. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Hot Chicks

  

  I was painting in my studio all day yesterday and managed to fill an Instagram request for abstract figure studies in a small size on paper. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Online House Hunting

  

  I have been perusing the MLS to see what I can get for my money when we move. I don't have a specific neighborhood in mind yet, as that requires a personal visi... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Have You Seen These?

  

  CB2 Years ago, my accountant hired me to update her dated office. She had just insisted that her assistant remove all of the smoked plexi-glass wall pockets fro... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• All Play and No Work

  

  Over the Christmas/New Year holiday I had the fun of the flu (all of us in turn) and houseguests and the usual flurry of activity of the season. I did not get... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN