A growing trend in home décor is do-it-yourself artwork, which requires a stretched canvas that fits your wall, a creative surge of energy and some paint. (Even brushes are optional.) Frames need not apply, for they are neither wanted nor needed for this job. If you ever thought about thinking outside the box, this carries things one step further to painting outside even what is usually considered the box. This may not be the way Monet got started, but it is a means of tapping the artist that might be hidden deep inside you and is struggling to free itself. … Continue reading →