HENSE the name

A little vision will take you a long way...

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I'd seen pictures of this church floating around Instagram for months and seen the church steeple from the highway many times before finally witnessing it in person earlier this week. I was going about my daily work errands when I realized I was in the neighborhood and decided to take a moment and marvel at this wonderful work of art by Alex Brewer, aka HENSE. It really is a lovely sight to see! I love HENSE's large scale exterior works and the whimsy they bring to otherwise, familiar and mundane architectural spaces.

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The Pantone Project

There's an adage which touts that inspiration exists all around us. I've always believed it is possible to find beauty and inspiration in everything. In order to realize it, I think it requires capitalizing on the moment, immersing yourself and being fully present. I am a little late finding out about The Pantone Project (about 3 months) but I love the idea of it. Dreamed up by artist, Paul Octavious, The Pantone Project seeks to match all the colors of Pantone with everyday objects. The beauty of this project lies in the correlation between being in a moment or place and witnessing how that moment/place inspired one of the Pantone colors or vice versa, was inspired by a Pantone color. Here a few of my favorite matches...

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Rowan Newton

Over the past year, I have been following the work of Rowan Newton, a painter/illustrator from South London. I could tell you how inspired I have been by the use of color, texture, or even the presumed confidence of the women Mr. Newton uses as the subject of his works or I could just say, Mr. Newton seems to use a multitude of colors and textures and mediums to bring forth the provocative, vibrant and beautiful nature of each of his subjects and then let you see for yourself.

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