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****
So beautiful! I'd hang it in my dining room where I would be sure to see and enjoy it everyday.
I would hang this beautiful painting above my bed!
This would definitely hang in our entryway. This is beautiful! Thanks so much!
Love it! It would live front and center in our living room!
Wow, it would be a tough decision on where to hang the painting. Bedroom or living room. Bedroom is lovely yellows and living room soft greys with yellow accents.
And I liked her on FB.
That's actually amazingly perfect for the guest bedroom I'm doing now!!
I'd hang it over the fireplace in my bedroom!
That would be fabulous in our bedroom- and hopefully the soft thoughts will lull us to romance or slumber ;)
On the landing outside of my bedroom door – where I would see it everyday.
I think this would be perfect in my bedroom. So lovely and soothing. Thanks for the giveaway!
Just "liked" Jessie on Facebook!
Just pinned my favorite piece of her art on Pinterest!
This will go great in my dinning room!
I liked Jessie Mackay on fb!
I would love to hang this over my bed after we finish redoing our bedroom.
Beautiful! This piece would look great in so many places, I could easily see it above my bed or the fireplace. Love it.
I would hang this above my new bar! It needs some color to liven things up :)
oooooh – definitely in my bedroom!
This painting would be lovely in my living room, where I could enjoy it from my favorite chair!
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Liked Jessie on Facebook :)
Oh and my favorite painting (besides this one of course!) is Jumping Juniper, I love the colors! I pinned it on Pinterest :)
Gorgeous! I would love to hang this in my bedroom!
I liked her on facebook!
I love country road and back door view. Beautiful art!
This is a beautiful piece! I would hang it in our guest room, the colors work perfectly.
That painting is so gorgeous! I'm pinning her Grand Central Station painting, but I love all her works!
this would go in our breakfast room, you always need a little bit of beauty in the morning with your coffee
I'd love to hang it in the entry so I could pass by it all day!
I pinned her Jumping Juniper on Pinterest! Gorgeous work!
I liked her page on FB! Just beautiful work.
We are moving on Monday! Over the mantle in our living room
gorgeous! i would put it in my bedroom so i could wake up to it every morning.
Ah, so calming, yet so vivid! The pink might just compliment our (not so loved) pink marble fireplace surround in the LR, so that's where it would go.
I am just about to close on my very first home, and this piece would shine above the mantel!
What a beautiful painting! I would hang it in my living room!
I absolutely love this painting! I would hang it on the wall opposite my bed so I could wake up to it every morning.
Pinned and Liked – before I even knew it was a competition! Beautiful! Would love one hanging in the entryway to my home to remind me that I'm coming home to love xx
i'd use this as the jumping-off point for our master bedroom revamp. beautiful.
-brittney
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i'd use this as the jumping-off point for our master bedroom revamp. beautiful.
-brittney
brittneynsmart [at] yahoo[dot]com
I would hang it across from our bed where I am planning a gallery wall.
I also liked Jessie Mackay Art on facebook!
I love this piece! I'd hang it in my living room, directly across from the front door so it's the first thing you see when you walk in. I'm so excited that Jessie was willing to give this away!
I would hang this in my powder room. LOVE LOVE LOVE!
I pinned Jumping Juniper and Serenity because I couldn't decide which was my favorite. Thanks again for this great giveaway!
Love this! I would hang it in our baby-to-be's nursery–although I'd probably want to steal it for our room!
I just liked Jessie Mackay on FB!
Simply beautiful! I would give this to my 13 year-old-daughter to finish out her collage over her bed.
I just pinned a beautifulllll piece of Jessie Mackay art on Pinterest!
My daughter's room!
*Sigh*…I would love to own a beautiful piece like this! I would no doubt hang this in my bedroom as a centerpiece above my bed with some beautiful bright coral pillows. Thank you for intoducing me to Jessie Mackay's work!