Dear friend,

I think this one deserves a post all to itself. The owner of this home admitted to me  that she really struggled with color choices while renovating it, specifically the fiery orange doors. But the combination of taupe, gold and orange here is just striking, wouldn't you say? Fit for a storybook! What is it about certain colors, that when placed next to certain other colors, can just steady our hearts and then quicken them? What is it that makes us want to stake out our little plots of land and paint our houses and fill the world with color?

When I paint these wee portraits, I think about the space that has been carved out for these families, and the families that lived in the houses before them, and before them, and all the lives that were lived under each roof. All the stories.

Anyhow, good job, McHales!

Love,

Rebekka

Dear friend,

It seems a whole crop of little homes with candy-colored details have been finding their way into my house portrait stack lately. I love the classically colored homes...the bricks and taupes are so handsome. But I must admit, my heart skips a beat or two when I get to paint these splashy pops of color! Here are some of my favorites from the past few weeks:

The golden yellow door! And who doesn't love a Weimaraner. 

A purple house, y'all! The owner of this home let me know that both of  her cats are bigger than her pooch. Precious!

I love the green door. So unexpected and oh so charming. 

In other news,  if I could eat this for every single meal, I would. Maybe I can? 

I am waiting breathlessly for this book to arrive at my doorstep. 

And I figured out the moon garden. DREAMY!

Hope your Wednesday is dreamy too :)

Love,

Rebekka