How to go about searching for artwork
I'm at a loss as to how to search for artwork. Several years ago we purchased 7-8 prints from a lithographer Lucius DuBose. When I went back to the fine crafts store in Gatlinburg to purchase more, I was told he had died and no more prints were being made available.
I'm trying to fill the wall above my sofa with these prints but there aren't quite enough. I've searched on his name only to find that the prints I would love were sold in auctions years ago. I know there must be a lot of his prints out there--he made many and they're not worth a lot of money--but how to know when sales come up is my problem.
Here's a photo of what I've got. The blank wall above our sofa is a bit larger and since the bird carvings will not be coming along with the prints, I need something more.
Another idea would be a largish picture with "Consider the birds of the air..." (Mt 6:26). I've seen a few online, but they're not the style I have in mind (don't want country or cutesy--maybe simply calligraphy). I also didn't really want the entire Bible passage; just the phrase I quoted. I would frame it in the same style I framed the above prints.
I also had the thought that perhaps I could cross-stitch the words if I could find an elegant enough pattern--again I don't want country or cutesy. If anyone has any advice on that, I'm open to it. Or perhaps I could cross-stitch birds in the same style as what I've got.
I appreciate your help!
CJ
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6 years agoCJ Mac
6 years agoCJ Mac
6 years agodecoenthusiaste
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI suppose I should have said, other pieces that distract the eye from the bird lithographs. I'm not saying the other pieces aren't good in their own right, but they are not your prized lithos. The lithos are small and need to be seen as a more compact unit. Because birds are your theme, I still think the other birds (which don't compliment, even though they do relate to the prints,) should be sprinkled around the room. Kind of like sprinkling your accent color throughout a room; the same goes for any themed collections. For example in a display cabinet, you usually place the major matching group together as a focal unit and then judiciously arrange other individual pieces more randomly. Here are some examples of how much attention a tighter grouping demands. If you are unable to square up your lithos without more of them, you might consider where you could hang them vertically like the last photo. Then hang a really large bird print over your sofa to set the theme.
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6 years agoCJ Mac
6 years agodecoenthusiaste, the 3rd photo is exactly what I'd love to do. Perhaps I could find other matching bird prints to frame like that.
Dyinggarden, I already took them down because we bought this Tree of Life. I had intended it for over the sofa but really misjudged how huge it was.
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