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Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art Part 2: Spirit of Autumn by Albert Pinkham Ryder

September 22, 2016  

Do we remember the veterinarian from the class reunion? She was the woman who used this as her style leitmotif: 

 

And who had packed this eclectic mix for that trip:

  Since she's an expert in the study of contagious diseases in free-range ruminants (someone's got to study these things!) she's been invited to an extensive symposium on lifestock health being held at a major university. Thus, she's going to be gone for a while, and is going to need some additional things to wear:

  It's a college campus, so it's casual. But it's other animal health professionals, so she wants to look nice. And there will be at least a little bit of visiting of beasties in their various ... View the Post

09.22.16 19 Comments

Tags: brown, cream, Four by Four, green, rust, Start with Art

Build a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: Spirit of Autumn by Albert Pinkham Ryder

September 8, 2016  

Thanks for suggesting this painting to me! I love the art ideas I receive from you... 

Class Reunion/Homecoming

"She was always so GLAMOROUS - I was afraid to even speak to her..."

 

  "Well, I know that she got a veterinary degree; she probably takes care of little teacup designer dogs for movie stars..."

 

 

"She's about the size of a teacup - that would be a perfect job for her!"

 

Actually, she's working with her partner on a big ranch in the mountains of the western United States; glamorous, it is not...

love, Janice  

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09.08.16 24 Comments

Tags: brown, green, ivory, rust, Six-Packs, Start with Art, travel wardrobe

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with Art: White Center by Mark Rothko

December 14, 2014   Not colors for the faint of heart, but another example of how combining warm and cool colors is not just possible, but potentially a striking and memorable personal style statement. 

   

 

 

 

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12.14.12 16 Comments

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