Collecting seascapes.....

I had a couple opportunities to visit some favorite Portland

antiques malls last week - I was really shopping for a client

but of course I found a little something for me.

I am a huge fan of vintage art - there are alot

of hidden gems out there - painted primarily by hobby

artists, often unsigned but beautiful and interesting nonetheless.

I think vintage art can add instant character to 

newer spaces and is SO much better than any

Ikea poster or Home Goods piece and can

be purchased for the same price or less!

My favorites to find are seascapes.  I found the small seascape

pictured above for $40 in a Portland antiques mall.

I bought it unframed but now would like to find 

an antique frame to pop it in.  It measures 8x10

so should be pretty easy - just need to hunt for the 

perfect frame.

Of course,  a collection of these types of paintings look 

great grouped together on a wall but you can

also prop them up on a bookshelf like in the first

photo.  You can also hang them by themselves on a small

wall - perhaps near a light switch for a bit of 

pretty when you are doing something as simple as shutting

of the bathroom light!

I grabbed the image above and below from Pinterest{original source unkown}.

Who knew, John Derian collects seascapes!?

Vintage art, do you have some in your home?