Whimsical Artist: Animal Themed Paintings
When looking for wall hangings, I have found that artwork with an animal theme can be quite a delight to work with. I was asked by a friend to lend a hand in finding some artwork for walls of a new house she had purchased. After a surprising short discussion, we decided to search for several animal themed paintings since she was such an enormous animal lover.
Albeit her existing furnishings could only be called contemporary in style, the air of fun and whimsy added by the animal themed artwork was quite pleasantly surprising. We were initially worried that the two styles would not mesh, however we found that once we found artwork in the correct color schemes and sized the two styles went together surprisingly well.
Another friend and his wife decided it was time to start a family and wanted to revamp the entire house. I decided to send them a gift of a painting I happened upon which had children and animals as its theme. They were so taken with the painting they searched high and low for additional pieces from the artists collection.
I knew an interior decorator who was asked to provide several pieces of abstract artwork that would embody the essence of an animal. Her client declared that she wanted something more outside of the box than what is by her standards a very narrow definition of animal themed artwork. The final results were quite unique and did most definitely give an animal vibe to the overall theme of the room.
On that note, an artist colleague of mine was asked to paint an animal themed mural that was in the style of Cubism. Once completed the client was overjoyed and exclaimed that there was definitely a Georges Braque feel to mural.
Animal themed artwork and accessories were also put to use by a Veterinarian friend who recently opened his own clinic. He is convinced that the sense of fun and whimsy would help to put the pet owners at ease when visiting the clinic which ultimately put their pets more at ease as well.
I also have a friend whose daughter is enrolled in music classes. The music teacher prominently displays artwork of various and sundry animals playing various and sundry instruments. The teacher believes that these pictures open the children up to their own sense of fun and whimsy thereby allowing their own artistic abilities to burst forth.
The main thing to note is that no matter the age there may be animal themed artwork to appeal to every personality type out there. These animal themed paintings seem to call to the whimsy in us all.
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