Art in the bedroom

Back in November I gave Tim a painting for his birthday, but it wasn’t until recently that we finally got around to having it properly framed and hung in our bedroom! I love it. It soothes me and made me realize not only how important art in a bedroom can be and also how having a piece that we absolutely love makes our nest a bit more like a home.

The painting, by the way, is by Michael Abrams, an artist from upstate New York whose work we have admired for a while. He paints ethereal aerial views of the Hudson River Valley that are simply breathtaking. From his artist statement:

Although nature forms the basis for my paintings, they are a personalized vision in which I am revisiting landscape painting within the context of contemporary art. These idealized landscapes set the stage and give the perception of something otherworldly. They exist almost entirely in the mental space of nostalgic recall. The viewer is introduced to the picture plane as if they are hovering slightly above the ground, adding to the detachment of reality. There is a dissipation of substance into atmosphere, emphasizing misty ambiance over earthly terrain. Only a hint of human presence exists, with a suggestion of roadways and distant fields.