Gorgeous Grisaille!

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atB6jN2goSIVFruDwncKOS6dgAJuCJVSGL1IKnrX2MeHSLFB8AfteGwuO7NsmXbOCctxJFf1HtzhKHNNAReR4l7RACV7geVMTM463xZUR_TjXtvzqNgwvo6AfSO90JfFJHeq9sF6a5rS/s1600/scan0004.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486276793596464578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atB6jN2goSIVFruDwncKOS6dgAJuCJVSGL1IKnrX2MeHSLFB8AfteGwuO7NsmXbOCctxJFf1HtzhKHNNAReR4l7RACV7geVMTM463xZUR_TjXtvzqNgwvo6AfSO90JfFJHeq9sF6a5rS/s400/scan0004.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 334px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(</span><a href="http://thedowneastdilettante.blogspot.com/2010/01/favorite-rooms-grisaille-yes.html"><span style="font-size:78%;">down east dilettante</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">) </span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">Grisaille painting and wall papers have always been a love of mine. Grisaille (pronounced "griz eye") is the french word for shades of grey. This monochromatic technique was done both because artists could travel and do the work with out supplies, and the Grisaille painting could be a sample and/or under painting over which pigments could be applied. </span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">Linda Coulter, a wonderful painter explains in her <a href="http://www.lindacoulter.com/Grisaille%20Painting.htm">website</a>: <em>This concept was developed many centuries ago when pigments were very scarce. The Old Masters had only a handful of pigments to accomplish their beautiful results so they had to push each individual pigment to its fullest capacity to be able to achieve the luminosity in their art work that made them famous. </em>In those days when pigments were extremely expensive, and it was also a way to save money. A sister to Grisaille is the less known Brunaille - which is in shades of brown. Below are some of my favorite examples.<br /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486271130322413634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokgvIhj1BpNKjHOQeFP6dyvxFGTS1LkfJGtPH7yW7aIXLYTjmzJuT42SIXSKU8Zq5x-Xjc1tsyYmHly5AW_VBKBf2ruOZKV1wov0Qvg5s4jlXyOAd5tV9H6ogAaxOZfZpXM-y5jhgCMLV/s400/marthastewartturkeyhill_thumb2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 325px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">The first is Martha Stewart's entry hall in her Turkey Hill House. This large mural stopped me in my tracks the first time I saw it . Lovely!</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYn8qtLX8Qv36Ibc0Tz1FV9n0o5Tkg2u6MSvYenUh-FLuQJsmT0ieCHk4TF1ZEEcRU1_bti_1LJ0NcrWCRc5a0l4e_h80iV1Yi_m02CFYX_HmnQp3NZ7pXYg9kcmm5DsnF37fV-waWfYy9/s1600/degage-foyer-medium-45762.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486274480519767234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYn8qtLX8Qv36Ibc0Tz1FV9n0o5Tkg2u6MSvYenUh-FLuQJsmT0ieCHk4TF1ZEEcRU1_bti_1LJ0NcrWCRc5a0l4e_h80iV1Yi_m02CFYX_HmnQp3NZ7pXYg9kcmm5DsnF37fV-waWfYy9/s400/degage-foyer-medium-45762.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">(</span><a href="http://www.degage.com/portfolio/?l=&q=45762.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">Degage</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">Here a common suburban two story entry turns extraordinary with this hand painted design.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atB6jN2goSIVFruDwncKOS6dgAJuCJVSGL1IKnrX2MeHSLFB8AfteGwuO7NsmXbOCctxJFf1HtzhKHNNAReR4l7RACV7geVMTM463xZUR_TjXtvzqNgwvo6AfSO90JfFJHeq9sF6a5rS/s1600/scan0004.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486276793596464578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atB6jN2goSIVFruDwncKOS6dgAJuCJVSGL1IKnrX2MeHSLFB8AfteGwuO7NsmXbOCctxJFf1HtzhKHNNAReR4l7RACV7geVMTM463xZUR_TjXtvzqNgwvo6AfSO90JfFJHeq9sF6a5rS/s400/scan0004.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 334px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" /></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">(</span><a href="http://thedowneastdilettante.blogspot.com/2010/01/favorite-rooms-grisaille-yes.html"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">down east dilettante</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">This historic house turned museum is in Portsmouth, NH. The Moffat-Ladd house mural is likely Dufour wall paper from early 1900's, which depicts the Bay of Naples. To learn more about this wonderful house click <a href="http://thedowneastdilettante.blogspot.com/2010/01/favorite-rooms-grisaille-yes.html">here.</a></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcd1DSt2ic4n7hvDdHsW7M2D2F1hLpD92R4cw1pzVQmVpSds3XwhkvcVN_eTbiX72yTvjD44P-SLWzc3Ke-XhyphenhyphenIyEY86QDWRhfeTHBN1AlpmWWP2U8v-rcmjXkyKpFjtT8gZ7xyS64De-/s1600/neoclassical+still+life.JPG.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486272917141678610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcd1DSt2ic4n7hvDdHsW7M2D2F1hLpD92R4cw1pzVQmVpSds3XwhkvcVN_eTbiX72yTvjD44P-SLWzc3Ke-XhyphenhyphenIyEY86QDWRhfeTHBN1AlpmWWP2U8v-rcmjXkyKpFjtT8gZ7xyS64De-/s400/neoclassical+still+life.JPG.jpeg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> <p align="center"></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">(</span><a href="http://architectdesign.blogspot.com/2009/12/grisaille.html"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">architect design</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">)</span></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">Here antique wall paper panels found at the Louvre are stunning. Read more about them on Architect Design <a href="http://architectdesign.blogspot.com/2009/12/grisaille.html">here</a>.<br /></div></span><a href="http://swedishinteriors.blogspot.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486271111251487346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3s-f-h75d7xaCeJphGNwqFnx6A2Z2mPg3c4Wgv37SkJGi-tR493Zn-kLEE189SwjCideSeOfU9mUSJF6gu6Qa9fM-WjeySEsm_9CWZYHoosT_dAeA-b2A4Ed_lalYH-JoYvRY0o27sVh/s400/image_thumb54.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> <p align="center"></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">(Cote de Texas via Edie van Breems)</span> </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">One of my favorite images is from <a href="http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2009/08/swedish-country-interiors.html">Cote de Texas </a>via <a href="http://swedishinteriors.blogspot.com/">Edie van Breems </a>of Libby Holsten's home click <a href="http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2009/08/swedish-country-interiors.html">here</a>. The curves of Mora clock wonderfully compliment the mural behind it. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCZG5uL0Q-f3_R1m1aWUhgRebT2Fg7TOwxff6dQanjMldLWfl9_fs2923FSdZ-nT1O490zVvXHnb3-Xl7nCkLlp4bWlFoqcxREnR9Q0wvKKDCehe4PWdvFWAfYsnUyGBPIIC0DkQklSub/s1600/grisaille_muralL.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"></p><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486271098098491554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCZG5uL0Q-f3_R1m1aWUhgRebT2Fg7TOwxff6dQanjMldLWfl9_fs2923FSdZ-nT1O490zVvXHnb3-Xl7nCkLlp4bWlFoqcxREnR9Q0wvKKDCehe4PWdvFWAfYsnUyGBPIIC0DkQklSub/s400/grisaille_muralL.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" /></span></a> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">(</span><a href="http://surfacefragments.blogspot.com/2010/03/grisaille.html"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">decorative imaging</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;">)</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">I love the room above, though not traditionally Grisaille or Brunaille, the addition of the shades of green and the side panel painting make for a gorgeous wall.</span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488134150268284722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvf65aSGVaT07aV1XUZx-xvZWnd3pMWXQ-NVRdT_e7U4BmgIpuCkTFFPfvPX1eXK7mONzJp-iVpFqml9eckY-ntIPwxxE48Ywo3o3spp8gTb5d6AP_duxA_gIdy8_WEMijJMdrpcQbWQRs/s400/wendy1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" /> <p align="center"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atB6jN2goSIVFruDwncKOS6dgAJuCJVSGL1IKnrX2MeHSLFB8AfteGwuO7NsmXbOCctxJFf1HtzhKHNNAReR4l7RACV7geVMTM463xZUR_TjXtvzqNgwvo6AfSO90JfFJHeq9sF6a5rS/s1600/scan0004.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atB6jN2goSIVFruDwncKOS6dgAJuCJVSGL1IKnrX2MeHSLFB8AfteGwuO7NsmXbOCctxJFf1HtzhKHNNAReR4l7RACV7geVMTM463xZUR_TjXtvzqNgwvo6AfSO90JfFJHeq9sF6a5rS/s1600/scan0004.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1atB6jN2goSIVFruDwncKOS6dgAJuCJVSGL1IKnrX2MeHSLFB8AfteGwuO7NsmXbOCctxJFf1HtzhKHNNAReR4l7RACV7geVMTM463xZUR_TjXtvzqNgwvo6AfSO90JfFJHeq9sF6a5rS/s1600/scan0004.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">I adore this 18 century hand blocked Grisaille wall paper from Wendy Lewis at the <a href="http://www.textiletrunk.com/">Textile Trunk</a>. You may not be aware of this, but Wendy also has a gorgeous selection of rare antique wallpapers.</span></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkMcLoEr3fOo5so8RTOZ-IfcQSNxrq7gvlzrzHndj_sqPWSbIaqhn2ejIpftJyvRj1fBQHv7RqFsfAidOz_9ETuPb2OJS7oj1kQ3ikprltuTBeMny5FHtmZkqfLBX8op8HTJFX37Zhkcv/s1600/wendy3.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488134158131776674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkMcLoEr3fOo5so8RTOZ-IfcQSNxrq7gvlzrzHndj_sqPWSbIaqhn2ejIpftJyvRj1fBQHv7RqFsfAidOz_9ETuPb2OJS7oj1kQ3ikprltuTBeMny5FHtmZkqfLBX8op8HTJFX37Zhkcv/s400/wendy3.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" /></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">This particular piece took my breath away! It is just stunning in shades of cream and gray. I envision it framed in my Living room or Dining room like a rare work of art, or perhaps I could cover a screen with it. Oh the possibilities!</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttV2zd93qonV2tK-39VI2uiIcy0GiVYLNYLbl5Q2riBQDNNQoCNb4NRIufdnJANeojgrwtBn6bkmhQUd8OCZDDAvR-yogOhju5wjOtyZohvAkF1-2YxyurtIBQUAqQ2EqCJLQgecBw7oR/s1600/wendy2.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488134159051998802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttV2zd93qonV2tK-39VI2uiIcy0GiVYLNYLbl5Q2riBQDNNQoCNb4NRIufdnJANeojgrwtBn6bkmhQUd8OCZDDAvR-yogOhju5wjOtyZohvAkF1-2YxyurtIBQUAqQ2EqCJLQgecBw7oR/s400/wendy2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">(photos above </span><a href="http://www.textiletrunk.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Textile Trunk</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">Though Wendy does not always list every gorgeous paper she has (her wallpapers move fast and are in great demand by her interior designer buyers) send her an email and she will let you know what treasures she has recently found. Click </span><a href="http://www.textiletrunk.com/html/contact.php"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">here </span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">to contact Wendy. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">If you do decide to buy this let me know how you use it. But if its sold by the time you read this, you may end up seeing it in one of my clients homes or even in my own house because I just can't stop thinking about it!! </span></div>

Gorgeous Grisaille!

( down east dilettante ) Grisaille painting and wall papers have always been a love of mine. Grisaille (pronounced "griz eye") is ...

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