Michael and I have a goal of bringing more art into our home over the next couple of years. I’ve mentioned before how it can be a little daunting to know where to start looking for artists. But have you ever been searching, and then all at once an artist’s collection or piece of art just sings to you? Your heart is doing backflips and your mind is racing? That happens to me a lot in museums, where I feel a connection with an artist, but it’s (obviously!) harder to find that in the art market in a real and affordable way.
I’m so, so thrilled to share today’s (HUGE) give away from acclaimed artist and philanthropist, Jessie Mackay, and artist who makes my heart sing. Her work has been praised by NYT art critics and hangs in celebrity homes (check out her paintings in James Carville and Mary Matalin’s home featured in Architectural Digest). Here are a few of my favorites currently available on Jessie’s site.
Today she is generously offering up this 24×30 gallery-wrapped abstract painting called ‘Soft Thoughts.’
Here are some close ups of this lovely painting, just sitting in my loft, waiting to be shipped to your home!
I love the bits of bright, almost neon paint peeking through the soft grays and creams.
Lucky you, there are a couple of ways to enter your name into the pot.
1) Simply leave a comment on this post sharing where you would hang ‘Soft Thoughts’ in your home.
2) Like Jessie Mackay Art on Facebook and leave a comment on this post saying so.
3) Pin your favorite Jessie Mackay art from her site and leave a comment on this post saying so.
The winner will be chosen at random from the comments here on July 25 at midnight. Good luck!
****CONGRATS TO WINNER JAMIE LUNT! THANK YOU ALL FOR ENTERING****
My living room or maybe my daughter's room. We just moved to AZ and are waiting for our house to be done so all the walls are blank!
Oh I love that. I'd hang it on my gallery wall in my hallway.
I love everything you post to this blog and Jessie Mackay is no exception! This piece is STUNNING. The hardest part will be in deciding where to put it. In the entry way for all to see or in my bedroom for just me?!!!!
I'd love to hang it above my daughters crib!
We would lovingly hang this little beauty in our living room above our couch!
My living room or daughter's room. We just moved to AZ and are waiting for our house to be built so all of the walls are blank.
This is a beautiful painting. I love the touches of gray and pink–there's nice movement in it. I would love to hang this in my family room.
I would hang this BEAUTIFUL PAINTING in my master bedroom. Thank you for this awesome giveaway!
I would hang in on a huge wall I have in my family room with a grouping of other pieces that I love. This would be PERFECT!
I love this and am in desperate need of some art for our new home! I think I would hang it in our entryway. Thank you!
love this.
i would hang this in our front room or possibly the new baby's nursery.
love love love.
That is gorgeous! I would hang it on the wall opposite my bed and look at it all day.
I would hang it in our living room. It's beautiful!
Karen J
This is an incredible painting. I would hang it in my "girly" guest room as inspiration for a makeover. I recently donated the guest bed to a family member who moved to my city and I'm hoping to revamp the room and make it a pretty and sophisticated retreat for guests in our home.
Would be the perfect piece to compliment my new grey velvet sofas in my living room. Just beautiful.
Oh I love this and have been searching for a piece over my console in my entry. This would be perfect. Going to pin it too!
I would love to hang that painting in my living room. I've pinned 'Days End' (love), and I've liked her Facebook page! :)
I would love to hang this in our bedroom!
I would probably hang it in my bedroom!
First of all, thank you for this opportunity!! What an awesome giveaway!
1. I would hang 'soft thoughts' in my dining room. Our walls are dark gray – the painting would fit perfect.
2. I liked her on FB.
3. I pinned her 'Pink Tulips'
Liked on Facebook and loved in real life. I'd hang this in my bedroom — it's nice to wake up to something beautiful.
I have a pair of sconces in our dining room but nothing to hang in between. I would put this beautiful painting there and enjoy it at dinner every night :)
(I also repinned her work and liked her FB page.)
alexiskaylor@yahoo.com
I forgot to say I pinned Jumping Juniper, I love the colors in it.
This would absolutely go in our entryway, what a stunning introduction it would be to our house!
I'd hang this in my dining room – a straight visual shot from my front door. Gorgeous! Thank you so much!
I would hang it with my art gallery wall over my church pew. It's really beautiful.
Just liked her on facebook! Such fabulous work :)
Beautiful. I could hang this in so many spots, but my bedroom is currently winning the race.
sold a house, bought a house, having a 3rd baby in less than a month and this jessie mackay painting would make me smile in our new freshly grey painted entryway!
I love this! I'm looking for the perfect piece to hang in my dining room. This could be it!
Newest like on facebook? Jessie Mackay!
I would hang this in our guest bedroom. casidyanne at hot mail dot com
I pinned 'Back Door View.' Love those colors!
Just liked on facebook.
Just painted my bedroom gray–will look awesome in there.
lharring at umich dot edu
this is such a soothing painting – i would love it in my hallway where the wall is painted gray!!
I liked Jessie Mackay on Facebook!
This piece is gorgeous! I would hang it in our living room for all to see and admire. I absolutely love it.
I pinned Jessie Mackay on Pinterest!
This is would be the perfect center piece for our home above our mantle!
I would hang this beautiful piece of art above my newborn daughter's crib to start her art collection!
This is would be the perfect center piece for our home above our mantle!
Just liked Jessie Mackay on Facebook
lharring at umich dot edu
If I were to own this painting, it would hang above mine & my roommate's writing area nook in our living space. It would encourage the expression of our own soft thoughts, and perhaps an occasional subtle dance in the nearby open living-room floor, similar to the dance of the brushstrokes.
I would hang this front and center over my fire place in my little apartment – what a stunning focal piece!!
I'd definitely hang it in my bedroom over my bed. It's such a soothing piece.
above my bed. it's beautiful.
Just pinned "reaching color"
lharring at umich dot edu
I love art and hope to collect more pieces for my home. I think this would be really nice in our bedroom. Thanks for the giveaway!
this would go above the dresser in our master- i have been looking for a statement piece of art and this would be perfect- the colors are even perfect!