diamonds are a girl's best friend

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Bertoia's Diamond Chair and artwork by Andy Warhol~

sold

it's hip to be square

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Le Corbusier's LC2 Chair and artwork by Mark Rothko~

sold

cross my heart

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by the Barcelona Chair and artwork by Richard Diebenkorn~

sold

great circle of life

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a Barbara Barry chair and artwork by Claude Monet~

sold

sweet shiny temptation

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a red leather chair and artwork by Roy Lichtenstein~

sold

spoiled rotten

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a wingback chair and artwork by Henri Matisse~

sold

apple tarte tatin plaid

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a Saarinen chair and artwork by David Hockney~

sold

ripe

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a Dan Carither's chair and artwork by Paul Cezanne~

sold

golden boy

6" x 6" oil and graphite on gessoed panel

~inspired by a beautiful chair and artwork by Cy Twombly~

A tribute to one of my favorite artists, Cy Twombly, who died July 5.

sold

bite of sugar

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a velvet striped chair and artwork by Barnett Newman~

sold

my romance

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Anthropologie's Blythe Chair and artwork by Claude Monet~

sold

mother nature

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a bergere chair and artwork by Mary Cassatt~

sold

pink champagne

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a Louis XV Chair and artwork by Claude Monet~

sold

the grass is always greener

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a cowhide upholstered bergere chair and artwork by Andy Warhol~

sold

eye candy

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a suzani upholstered chair and artwork by Mark Rothko~

sold

fancy this

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a very fancy chair and artwork by Vincent van Gogh~

sold

enchanted evening

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Anthropologie's Astrid Chair in Nile Ikat 

and artwork by Claude Monet~

sold

fresh air

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a Louis XVI Chair and artwork by Claude Monet~ 

sold

daydreamer

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a luscious red velvet chair 

and artwork by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot~ 

sold

your pad or mine?

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a pretty chair and artwork by Claude Monet~

sold

summer's delight

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a bergere chair and artwork by Pierre Renoir~

sold

stacked

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a Louis XV Chair and artwork by Claude Monet~

sold

flower child

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by an antique French Louis XV Chair and artwork by Mary Cassatt~

sold

bird's-eye view

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Anthropologie's Tropical Flock Chair and artwork by Rene Magritte~

sold

a sunny outlook

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a chair upholstered in antique suzani fabric
and artwork by Pierre Bonnard~

en plein air

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by the Eiffel Chair by Eames and artwork by Marc Chagall~

sold

a modern view

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Philippe Starck's Pipe Chair and artwork by Juan Gris~

sold

window to the soul

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Philippe Starck's Ghost Chair and artwork by Vilhelm Hammershoi~

sold

window lace

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Barbara Barry's Script Arm Chair and artwork by Andrew Wyeth~

sold

she waits by the window

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Barbara Barry's Classic Curve Arm Chair and artwork by Edward Hopper~

sold

his view

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by the Navy Chair and and artwork by Wayne Thiebaud~

sold

her view

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by two of my favorite ladies, Barbara Barry and Georgia O'Keeffe~

sold

window to the past

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a La Marie Chair by Philippe Starck and a painting by Friedrich~

sold

two views

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Barbara Barry's Double X Chair and artwork by Henri Matisse~

sold

when life was sweet and simple

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by my favorite kitchen chair and artwork by Wayne Thiebaud~

sold

pacific moon

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a Louis XV chair and artwork by Utagawa Hiroshige~

sold

stud

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Anthropologie's Josef Wingback Chair and artwork by Franz Marc~

sold

double blessing

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a Womb Chair and artwork by Georgia O'Keeffe~

sold

la bonita

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Anthropologie's Blythe Chair and a self-portrait by Frida Kahlo~

sold

three ring circus

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Anthropologie's Josef Wingback chair and artwork by Kandinsky~

sold

sunrise, sunset

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a Louis XV chair and a painting by Claude Monet~

sold

hop skip and a jump

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

Inspired by a French art deco chair and painting by Henri Rousseau.

sold

little paintings, BIG NEWS

Dear Joie De Vivre followers!

I've moved to a new state, I have a new studio, and am starting a new series!

Introducing
A M E R I C A N L A N D S C A P E

Shawshank Redemption

I've moved from interior paintings to the great outdoors. In this new series follow me as I explore landscape scenes from the iconic American movies we have come to love. You'll find subscriptions options to get a movie scene a day on AMERICAN LANDSCAPE.

P.S My dear and loyal chair fans,
I've been painting portraits of chairs for at least ten years and doubt I will ever give it up. So please don't feel betrayed! I just need a little time to explore an idea I have had for a while. As I look back, I can't believe how many chair paintings I've made. I think I'm up to a bazillion now? With that in mind, please remember that I still sell prints of the chair paintings.

Do you have "movie lover" friends? Please forward AMERICAN LANDSCAPE.
And just in time for the Oscars!

missing my easel

If a picture really is worth a thousand words, can you guess the story this photo might tell?

I'm living out of a suitcase and missing my easel and all of you!

Hope to be back soon!

xo,
Kimberly

Happy New Year! (and a new year needs a new calendar!)

Hope your holidays were fantastic!

Now that things are settling back to normal, don't forget to order your 2010 calendar below before we stop selling them later this month.

we have a winner!

Time to announce the winner! I had to do a "names in a hat" drawing since the way the comments worked out the numbering would have been kind of awkward.

The winner of a 2010 calendar is Traci! (check out her great blog!) Contact us at kimberlyapplegate@fuse.net to let us know which calendar you'd like!

And as a bonus, I drew a runner-up and it's... Kelly! (and check out her great blog too!) You win a print! Contact us and I'll give you the details!

Thanks so much for playing!

calendar contest!

We thought it'd be fun to have another giveaway this year for a calendar, so here's the scoop.

To enter, all you have to do is blog, twitter, or facebook about Kimberly's calendars with a link back to them, and then in the comment section of this post, leave YOUR link to your blog post, or tell us of your tweet or facebook wall post.

Want to enter more than once? Go for it! You may enter up to three times if you blog, tweet, and facebook about the calendars.

The winner will be chosen by random.org and will win his/her choice of the "modern," "relaxers," or "birds love chairs" calendar. If you've already bought your calendar, you may choose 2 prints, or another calendar, of course!

Your entries will be accepted now through midnight Thursday night (the 10th).

If you have any questions, just email!

2010 calendars are here!

The calendars are 5.5" x 8.5" and are printed with archival inks on premium heavy-weight matte paper. Each image is suitable for framing.

The pages are joined together with a silver ball chain and clasp that allows you to remove the months.

There are three different calendars available again this year, featuring some of my most popular images and themes.

The price is the same as last year, $34, plus $3.75 s/h.

"Modern"

sold out


"Relaxers"

sold out


"Birds Love Chairs"

sold out

Facebook!

Fun news! Kimberly now has a Facebook page! It's only 24 hours old, so it's really bare right now, but we can't wait to keep you updated better this way and for you all to upload and show off your artwork!

Become a fan... you won't want to miss a contest we'll be running next week!

Here's the link, or you can search for Kimberly Applegate under "pages."

See you there!
Sharie (sister and assistant)