Couldn't resist....

In spite of being absolutely swamped at the moment, I couldn't resist sharing my latest painting. I've just finished this commission - a new butterfly to add to my growing collection. I love the combination of green and aqua - fresh and pretty, it's the perfect way to bring a little colour into your home:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieogu1fh0wn8AgtV8xqRzWSu6BCsuqJ826r8zhBifWuL37KcZQNnoSN9o7RQ0UVAbVKpCCwzbviHrXLDUo_UIXg_M6jzHFw6Iip0YXGWK-VIyPxDoXNzxHtefI94bkgEbSQ1yOxm1Wrr-b/s1600/fuze+papillon+verde+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieogu1fh0wn8AgtV8xqRzWSu6BCsuqJ826r8zhBifWuL37KcZQNnoSN9o7RQ0UVAbVKpCCwzbviHrXLDUo_UIXg_M6jzHFw6Iip0YXGWK-VIyPxDoXNzxHtefI94bkgEbSQ1yOxm1Wrr-b/s1600/fuze+papillon+verde+.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">'Papillon Verte'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">8" x 11" (210mm x 297mm)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">prints now available here in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84104316/butterfly-in-green-papillon-verte">Etsy shop</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>This piece was commissioned, along with my first butterfly, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78643319/butterfly-in-aqua-petit-papillon">'Petit Papillon'</a>:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUiIM0dA0TnsnhipqZuqaP7p-dC0lf8altG70341okKJaK2aBmOwF-GzQjBbnsqxkrQAGzNwHqtgvUCrWYdUgFP4eac3zyk65ZKNvPb7ATiaEN0vtew-fq-baKjmlP9IURdAa8W3Kfz-M/s1600/papillon+two.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUiIM0dA0TnsnhipqZuqaP7p-dC0lf8altG70341okKJaK2aBmOwF-GzQjBbnsqxkrQAGzNwHqtgvUCrWYdUgFP4eac3zyk65ZKNvPb7ATiaEN0vtew-fq-baKjmlP9IURdAa8W3Kfz-M/s640/papillon+two.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>...and they're going into these gorgeous, brushed-silver frames...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MMjYpv3zmTl7v2qoWvZTCodH-U37z53qWtWQ9hzMHH09m7Jq0r1eBc9BcsdZQCh71EwPycaVLszDlfExBmCjN2lHAARh5RMWJRgPaCbxYt2O9Dix-GW0wT9rq_e0gZjo0qosHoZVysTH/s1600/papillon+verde+framed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="561" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MMjYpv3zmTl7v2qoWvZTCodH-U37z53qWtWQ9hzMHH09m7Jq0r1eBc9BcsdZQCh71EwPycaVLszDlfExBmCjN2lHAARh5RMWJRgPaCbxYt2O9Dix-GW0wT9rq_e0gZjo0qosHoZVysTH/s640/papillon+verde+framed.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">forgive the terrible iphone pic - but you get the idea</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I'll post all the pics once they're hung and in place. Oh, and btw - remember the huge <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2011/09/blank-canvas.html">original abstract</a> I've been working on? Well, it's all done and about to head off to my client for hanging. Can't wait to see it in place - it's been a fantastic piece to work on and it's going to an absolutely gorgeous Queenslander home. Will show all the pics once it's done and dusted.<br /><br />Hope you're having a great week, and I'll catch you all soon,<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>

Couldn't resist....

In spite of being absolutely swamped at the moment, I couldn't resist sharing my latest painting. I've just finished this commission...

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Pimp my pic

As soon as I finished my latest painting, I couldn't help myself...these rooms were ripe for the picking.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RbWSJTbr2_KejAuuSI7mMth-vRFMsd7nwsbsd8XfMPWlXZwzMVOVfyvCH9NjM626X1kGeAVMO8AwCu6pg80XDOP4lN07qt0am5GiNTcKBdhPzeB4oqIOX1WYb6_BthG6Ax3IkNpTnYid/s1600/nate+berkus+via+decorpad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RbWSJTbr2_KejAuuSI7mMth-vRFMsd7nwsbsd8XfMPWlXZwzMVOVfyvCH9NjM626X1kGeAVMO8AwCu6pg80XDOP4lN07qt0am5GiNTcKBdhPzeB4oqIOX1WYb6_BthG6Ax3IkNpTnYid/s640/nate+berkus+via+decorpad.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">love your work <a href="http://www.nateberkus.com/">Nate</a>, hope you don't mind that I've done a little redecorating for you. I thought my latest 'Petit Papillon' would work perfectly in your living room. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6MwrJbexJophanKOkTMeKyywcuC4AR20kTZLZiT9nB8zERhTWcEhCu1IFZkd8OEYNTmfVH3e1uyFlfUpjGnPXSB8gMYtdjVm1TU19XDpMGblpSVYqlXeRVavnKFuFMVt1kVH0fE9ihyphenhyphen0/s1600/black+butterfly+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6MwrJbexJophanKOkTMeKyywcuC4AR20kTZLZiT9nB8zERhTWcEhCu1IFZkd8OEYNTmfVH3e1uyFlfUpjGnPXSB8gMYtdjVm1TU19XDpMGblpSVYqlXeRVavnKFuFMVt1kVH0fE9ihyphenhyphen0/s640/black+butterfly+watermarked.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">'The Monarchist'</div><div style="text-align: center;">watercolour on paper</div><div style="text-align: center;">210mm x 297mm (8" x 11")</div><div style="text-align: center;">prints for sale now in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78893582/the-monarchist-new-butterfly-painting">Etsy</a> store</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...and ok, so maybe I couldn't stop at one.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMGmp_BlrnDHrqkrFCl_soUBj1NgvjQQ-Hjf8q_PcBJYpuDDGVO0rQ1I5e_0fRgHHF1WhuSZky5adtEluaQ0N3QvUP7dvVbf-EU1UYC0Sp04Cw87Yk2yrXvvkjb5p9Ftwwui-apefrqTy/s1600/Black-White-Stripe-Upholstered-Bedroom-Walls-HTOURS0207+%252B+butterflies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMGmp_BlrnDHrqkrFCl_soUBj1NgvjQQ-Hjf8q_PcBJYpuDDGVO0rQ1I5e_0fRgHHF1WhuSZky5adtEluaQ0N3QvUP7dvVbf-EU1UYC0Sp04Cw87Yk2yrXvvkjb5p9Ftwwui-apefrqTy/s640/Black-White-Stripe-Upholstered-Bedroom-Walls-HTOURS0207+%252B+butterflies.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">original pic courtesy <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/homes/house-tours/decorating-with-yellow-0207">country living</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As you can probably tell, I'm still on a bit of a black and white kick at the moment....but as we all know, that can change in the blink of an eye. Fickle, me? Definitely.</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Pimp my pic

As soon as I finished my latest painting, I couldn't help myself...these rooms were ripe for the picking. love your work Nate , hope you...

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