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)

accepting commissions

Have a favorite chair?

I’m accepting commissions now through Saturday, December 5th.

If you’re interested, email with your inspired ideas and we’ll get the ball rolling.

Your special painting will ship out mid-December (in time for Christmas!).

6” x 6” oil on gessoed panel, $250 (somewhat negotiable!)

First come, first served!

gathered

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel
~inspired by the Warren Platner Chair and a painting by Picasso~
sold

bella vista

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel
~inspired by Anthropologie's Spectrum Chair and a painting by Raoul Dufy~
sold

through rose colored glasses

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel
~inspired by a really cool chair and a painting by Luc Tuymans~
sold

joie de vivre

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a wingback chair upholstered in Josef Frank design
and Matisse's Joy of Life~
sold

cheesy

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by my favorite kitchen stool and a painting by Thiebaud~
sold

diva ex libris

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel
~inspired by the Diva Chair by MacKenzie-Childs and Picasso's Woman with a Book~

sold

clear perfection

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel
~inspired by a La Marie Chair by Philippe Starck and artwork by Andy Warhol~
sold

feast your eyes

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel
~inspired by Anthropologie's Astrid Chair upholstered in Orla Kiely fabric
and a painting by Fernando Botero~
sold

me jane

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Wistera's Rattan Leaf Chair and a painting by Henri Rousseau~

sold

quiet abandon

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel
~inspired by a Zebra Wingback Chair and a painting by Kees Van Dongen~
sold

va va voom

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel
~inspired by a Marilyn Chair and Andy Warhol's Marilyn~
sold

ruby red room

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel
~inspired by Anthropolgie's Astrid Chair and a painting by Henri Matisse~
sold

chair love

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Philippe Starck's Ghost Chair and Robert Indiana's Love~
sold

indoor gardener

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Anthropologie's Highwire Chair and Georges Braque's The Garden Chair (1950)~
sold

live green!

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel
~inspired by one-of-a-kind recycled chair by Margaret Elman
and a painting by Kees van Dongen~
sold

bright bright sunshiny day

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel
~inspired by Anthropologie's Cleo Chair and a painting by Van Gogh~
sold

slink and a slice

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel
~inspired by a Slink Chair and a painting by Wayne Thiebaud~
sold

sunburst

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel
~inspired by Anthropologie's Astrid Chair and collage by Matisse~
sold

flower girl

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Anthropologie's Antwerp Chair and a painting by Emil Nolde~
sold

butterflies are free to fly

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a beautifully uphostered chair in Orla Kiely fabric
and Odilon Redon's Evocation of Butterflies~
sold

first impression

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a Louis XV chair upholstered in Ikat fabric and a painting by Claude Monet~
sold

true blue

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Ron Arad's Big Easy Chair and Matisse's Blue Nude IV~
sold

simply red

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by an Eero Aarnio Pastil Chair and a painting by Miro~

sold

white gloves

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a 1950's DUX chair and artwork by Andy Warhol~

sold

an arm and a leg

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a Balou Modern Chair by Jane Worthington and a painting by Fernando Botero~

sold

goodnight, summer

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Anthropolgie's Corrigan Chair and Rene Magritte's Le Seize Septembre~
sold

repose

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Eames La Chaise and a painting by Kees Van Dongen~

sold

transparent love

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a Louis Ghost Chair by Philippe Starck and a painting by Miro~

sold

a good friend

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel
~inspired by Phillippe Starck's Bubble Club Chair and artwork by Keith Haring~
sold

This painting is dedicated to my good buddy Randel, who I can always count on for a good idea. Everyone needs a Randel in their life. Check out his beautiful collages. And for the photography lovers, he has a brand new blog.

blue mist

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by an antique blue velvet chair and a painting by Alfred Sisley~

sold

precedent

For the record, I’m not the first painter to find a significant connection between the chair and art. David Hockney painted Three Chairs with Picasso Mural in 1970. And I’m sure he wasn’t the first either.

To me, there’s a story in every chair. We spend so much time in them. A chair is a place to collapse at the end of the day. We turn to them to read our favorite books, write letters, watch movies, or sometimes simply take in the view around us. In our chairs, we gather around tables, commune, break bread together. Ideas are born, dreams conjured up, and decisions are made in chairs.

Many of you have written to me with stories about the moment you spotted your favorite chair at a flea market or when a beautiful chair was handed down from a beloved friend or grandparent. A chair that has lived a long life with one family, perhaps, gets a paint job or new upholstery and its existence begins all over again.

Chairs are so human as their shape mimics the body. Chairs tell us about ourselves. They play archivists to our history. Sunken deep under the cushion of our favorite chair one can find a ticket stub to that great concert, or old coins from a memorable trip to Europe (before they switched to the Euro!).

How much thought are you giving to the chair you are sitting in as you are reading this?

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Anthropologie's Spectrum Swirl Chair

and David Hockney's Three Chairs with Picasso Mural 1970~

sold

late summer breeze

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Anthropologie's Conservatory Chair and a painting by Cezanne~

sold

board of directors

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by the Rietveld Chair and a painting by Piet Mondrian~

sold

god save the queen

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Metro Sofa's Union Jack Chair and artwork by Andy Warhol~

sold

the entomologist's chair

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Jacobsen's Ant Chair and a painting by Robert Motherwell~

sold

flutter

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by the Jewel Ikat Slipper Chair by Urban Outfitters and artwork by Donald Sultan~

sold

eden

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Anthropologie's Blacksmith Blossom Chair and a painting by Raoul Dufy~

sold

new horizon

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by a Louis XV Ribbon Chair by Dransfield & Ross and a painting by Mark Rothko~

sold

by contrast

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Breuer's Wassily Chair and a painting by Franz Kline~

sold

nude

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by the Victoria Ghost Chair by Philippe Starck and a painting by Degas~

sold

off her rocker

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Eame's Rocker Chair and a painting by Picasso~

sold

lady in red

6" x 6" oil on gessoed panel

~inspired by Saarinen's Womb Chair and a painting by Kees van Dongen~

sold