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****
This would be PERFECT in my living room above my occasional chair, or maybe in the foyer, or the dining room – it's got such great color, I could use it almost anywhere!
Lovely. I would hang in in my living room.
So so beautiful!! I am moving soon and will have lots of wall space to fill. Would look fabulous in my new entry way!
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I've been searching for the perfect abstract painting to hang above my couch in the living room, and this is it!
I've also liked Jessie's page on Facebook.
What a beautiful piece! I would love to hang this piece in our stairway— it would be such a lovely, bright addition to the space! Thanks for the great giveaway :)
I would hand it in my dining room! Just gorgeous. Christine
I would hang it in my living room so it was the first thing people would see as they entered my home.
I "pinned" jumping juniper. Love it.
I would tear down a painting that we have hanging in a much more prominent place than it deserves and put this up in a heartbeat.
Gorgeous! This would be sooo nice above my bed! The colors and the overall feeling are perfect!
I love this piece! I would hang it in my dining room.
I would hang this in my living room, what an absolutely beautiful piece!!
I liked her beautiful work on Facebook as well :)
I've liked the artist's facebook page
Perfect piece for my empty mantle!
How wonderful! I have several spots in my apartment, but I think this one would be perfect on the wall across from my bed – I could gaze at it when I first woke up and when I settled into bed. :)
I pinned my favorite piece from the artist's gallery on my pinterest
I would hang this in my living room. Thanks!
Either in the living room for everyone to enjoy or across from my bed so I could wake up to it every morning. Its beautiful!!
So GORG! I ADORE this painting and have the perfect wall in my dining room for it to call home! The space has lots of creams and black with a smidge of color here and there. This would be the PERFECT focal point to tie it all together and add some fresh movement.
I also liked Jessie's FB page! :-)
Beautiful! I think it would look lovely hanging in my living room. :)
Could I move it to whatever room I am in at the time! The traveling piece of art! le sigh, probably the master bedroom, in our little getaway! I love it!
I liked Jessie Mackay on FB!
I liked her on FB
I would have this hanging in my kitchen! Love it
Gorgeous! I would hang it in my living room!
My husband and I are redoing our master bedroom and I would love to hang this amazing piece above our bed!
Gorgeous! I would hang it in my living room!
I would hang this in my daughter's new apartment.
I just pinned "sandy's garden!" So pretty. Love the colors.
Simply beautiful! I would hang this in my den!
I would hang it on the main wall when you enter our front door. We bought our house 1 year ago and desperately need art!!!! :)
The painting is gorgeous and would be the perfect sophistication for my daughter's room!
I would hang this on my gallery wall, it's beautiful! Would be the best piece on the wall for sure:)
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And now I've liked her on facebook, too!
Simply beautiful! I would hang this in my den!
I liked her on Facebook!
Have the perfect home for this lovely painting!
Definitely in the office, to keep me calm and carry on :) Love it!
I pinned to Pinterest!
I would hang this beauty above our bed! it's perfect. I liked Jessie Mackay on facebook. :)
I liked her on Facebook. :)
I would love to have some new art, hanging it in the den, or in the dining room! love it!
beautiful paintings! i would love to hang one over my couch!
I would love to hang this over my thrifted 1970s overstuffed leather couch, between two gold-framed 1700s maps of the Outer Banks that belonged to my partner's father. The soft pinks would play so nicely with the light, unusual colors on the maps and would make my heart smile!
Love your blog, Jenny. Keep the awesomeness coming.
Hi, I would love to give this incredibly beautiful painting to my daughter – she is moving out of our house into her very first place – it would be a very special and meaningful gift.
Hi, I would love to give this incredibly beautiful painting to my daughter – she is moving out of our house into her very first place – it would be a very special and meaningful gift.
I would love to put this in my family room, which is in desperate need of this type of beautiful COLOR!
I normally don't enter Giveaways, but this is TOO GOOD TO PASS UP! I would hang that artwork above our mantle. Cliche, I know, but it's true :)