the countdown to christmas has begun!!! which means i'm trolling diy sites for christmas present ideas (etsy i'm looking at you). just in case i do decide to use something, i'm not going to post about it here...yet. but i did discover a site the other day that was way cool awesome. 20x200.com

(limited edition prints x low prices) + the internet = art for everyone

i've definitely found some i love:

photograph of an art deco swimming pool. love the style of art nouveau/art deco. it all started (for me) with hector guimard in paris.

now this is said to be a birch forest. i look at it and see quaking aspens. which i love. which turn a fantastic yellow in the fall. a color which my grandfather said i could have. he gave it to me.

p.s. reading the artists description of the birch forest again, she talked about incorporating avocado coloring into the painting. avocados totally fall in the love column for me. and now i'm realizing unconsciously when i generated a random blog template with colors...i have an avocado themed blog. cheers :)