Current Event Art: First Gold Medal for the US Olympic Team Goes to Hannah Kearney

This year, my husband and I have been enjoying more of the Winter Olympic games than ever before. I don’t know why we’re so into the games this year, but each evening this past weekend was spent enjoying the opening ceremonies, men’s luge competition, women’s mogul skiing and freestyle short program pairs figure skating {my [...]

Sharing the Art of Love this Valentine’s Day

I am a fan of Valentine’s Day. Yes, I know many of you may think that it’s an unnecessary holiday developed by the greeting card companies. But I, for one, enjoy any excuse to have any type of celebration! Especially if there are gifts involved…even if it may not be much - just a simple, [...]

Oh When The Saints…. Win the Super Bowl!

Ok, you caught me - I’m a Saints fan. And not a newcomer/fair weather one either, no siree. As a New Orleans native, born and bred on Cajun cuisine, I’ve cheered along the Saints. Although, I must admit I’m a bigger fan of college football (LSU… woo hoo!) than professional, this has certainly been an [...]

Guest Blogger: Whooo doesn’t love an owl?!?

To continue the guest blogger excitement here on the Art That Fits blog, I’d love to introduce you to a fabulous Team Member and fun friend of mine, Meg Lange:

Meg works with us as Product Coordinator and creative-thinker extraordinaire - she’s got one great imagination! One thing I appreciate about Meg is her love of [...]

Eddie Ross Partners with Larson-Juhl & Artaissance!

Uber popular celebrity blogger, interior designer & lifestyle guru, Eddie Ross will be in Atlanta this weekend & has teamed up with Artaissance & Larson-Juhl to present Tea at Two: An Art & Framing Workshop.
Taking place at Larson-Juhl’s home base, Eddie will wow guests with a fun, informative presentation that takes the guesswork out of [...]

Guest Post: Brian Patrick Flynn (aka the Decor Demon) of TBS’ Movie & A Makeover

I was first introduced to Brian Patrick Flynn, lead on-air designer for TBS’ “Movie & A Makeover” and maverick behind the brand new {and totally awesome!} magazine-style Decor Demon blog, when doing a rare hand-delivery to the TBS’ studios for a project we were working on with popular home decor guru, Elizabeth Mayhew. I was [...]

Guest Blogger: Breathtaking, bold & cold!

I’d like to introduce a fabulous friend and colleague of the Artaissance team, Ms. Tracey Smith:

Tracey is such a fun person, who lives life to the fullest! I knew she’d be up to the challenge of sharing one of her favorite things about her current home state of Colorado. Read below & learn why Tracey [...]

April Richardson Art Shows

Artaissance artist April Richardson’s paintings are currently being featured in 3 different shows in the Seattle area. She is inspired by the beauty of nature around her. Her painting, Hydrangea 1 is shown below, Prints of this image are available from Artaissance. 

October 2009 - January 2010   Â
Ottica Bellevue
10204 Main St.
Bellevue, WA 98004
425-635-2020
November 6 - December [...]

Artaissance Artist Kay Carlson

Artaissance artist Kay Carlson is a Wisconsin native who moved to the San Francisco area in 1971. Her paintings feature the vineyards in Napa Valley and boats in Marin County.
Kay will be having an open house at her studio in the Industrial Center Building on Friday night, December 4th from 7 to 9. This is [...]

What’s on the menu this Thanksgiving?

I’ve been thinking a lot about this year’s Thanksgiving menu, mainly because I’ll be hosting the BIG dinner at my house this year - yikes! I’m so excited about hosting my family, that my table has been set for over a month. Seriously. Check it out:

Now in defense of my too-early-table-setting offense, I was also [...]