Luxury Fantasies of a Kitchen

Would this belong to your ultimate fantasies of luxury? A hyper-modern kitchen design with magical stones everywhere? Maybe these crystals inherit a kind of spell which would make your dishes automatically a fantastic experience for your taste buds and those of your guests! But who on earth would dare to make a mess in a kitchen such as this one

"Auro is a Spanish company, which is great in production and design kitchen furniture. It offers high quality products to consumers for 25 years. It always presents contemporary designs and perfect craftsmanship finishes, but on its 25th birthday it has surpassed itself and has created an excellent luxury kitchen. Its name Crystal25 perfectly reflects the main its feature: cabinet doors incrusted by Swarovski crystals." Continue to read...

all images from original source www.auroweb.es
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The Raindancer

We have the worst winter here in Germany since 30 years - they say. I don't know if this is true or not because memories are not always exact. But I know I am fed of it - I AM FED OF IT! I hate the dark days because we had not had any sunshine for weeks besides a few short sunbeams in the last 2 days. This is pure stress for the soul. I long for warmth and sunshine and colours and fresh air without being forced to wear several layers of clothes.

A cozy bedroom such as this with a view to green landscapes is balsam for the tortured soul and the painting may help to call for rain instead of snow. I like this room very much but I honestly did not like the original decoration on the wall and I thought this painting would add just the right portion of mystery and magic.

The Raindancer is part of a series about feral pigeons. Check out this link for details if you like.

original image source from http://www.getdecorating.com

Click on the image below and you will be led to the whole series as it is finished right now and an overview to my other art works.


The painting pure - click on the image for enlargement and you will see the fine details of this nearly photorealistic painting.

The Raindancer
(from the Pigeons series)
18" x 26" acrylic
©Petra Voegtle

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A Bedroom and a Mystery Landscape on Silk

I am fascinated by rooms with high ceilings because they open so much more possibilities for design. Although they might be a horror regarding heating costs especially in climatically demanding regions if you don't install some energy saving system such as a solar system, high ceiling rooms promise a lightness and openess which "normal" rooms cannot supply.

There is a simplicity in this room design that I like very much. Nevertheless - if it were my room - I would add even a bit more drama to the view - a painting about a mysterious underworld landscape which may lead you into some adventurous dreams of treasures to be found beneath the earth...

You would like to see more details of this silk painting? Please use this link.

original image source from http://www.getdecorating.com

"Underworld"
(from the Magic Landscapes Series)
silk, 40" x 21"
©Petra Voegtle
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A Dream View from the Bedroom

Although this room definitely lives from its phantastic view - what could be more beautiful than waking up seeing the ocean from your bed - I thought there is something missing: an additional piece of man-made art, a painting that depicts another wonderful view such as this, an inspiration from the beautiful island of Maui, Hawaii.
Rainbow over Wailua is painted on silk. The image shows the view from the Northern side of the Haleakala region where the lava fields were running towards the sea. Details of this paintings you can see under this link.

original image source from http://www.getdecorating.com

"Rainbow over Wailua"
(from the Magic Landscapes Series)
silk, 21" x 40"
©Petra Voegtle

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A very feminine Bedroom with a very precious silk Artquilt

I like this room for its feminine aura. Colours are soft, soothing, calming - exactly right for a lady's bedroom. The grace of this room yet could be enhanced by the "right" artwork - my suggestion would be - if it were my room - a precious art quilt, entirely made of silk and handquilted with silk. The quilt has been handpainted - including the intricate pattern on the godess' sarong. You can see details of this quilt using this link or click on the image of the quilt below.
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original image source from http://www.getdecorating.com

Normally I don't do this and leave it to the viewer whether s/he likes something or not but in this case I find that the interior designer of this room was lacking a good idea for decor as s/he placed those pink bags and feather boa on the wall. It simply looks cheap and it diminishes the lovely aura of this room. But this is only my personal opinion:
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If you click on the image below you can read about the creation of this quilt, its inspiration and background. I have mounted it here in a virtual gilded frame because this fits best into above room. There are other possibilities to hang this quilt though depending on the environment...
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"Golden Nymph"
50" x 26", Silk Art Quilt
©Petra Voegtle
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