Michael and I have a goal of bringing more art into our home over the next couple of years. I've mentioned before how it can be a little daunting to know where to start looking for artists. But have you ever been searching, and then all at once an artist's collection or piece of art just sings to you? Your heart is doing backflips and your mind is racing? That happens to me a lot in museums, where I feel a connection with an artist, but it's (obviously!) harder to find that in the art market in a real and affordable way.
I'm so, so thrilled to share today's (HUGE) give away from acclaimed artist and philanthropist,
Jessie Mackay, and artist who makes my heart sing. Her work has been praised by NYT art critics and hangs in celebrity homes (check out her paintings in James Carville and Mary Matalin's home featured in
Architectural Digest). Here are a few of my favorites currently available on
Jessie's site.
Today she is generously offering up this 24x30 gallery-wrapped abstract painting called 'Soft Thoughts.'
Here are some close ups of this lovely painting, just sitting in my loft, waiting to be shipped to your home!
I love the bits of bright, almost neon paint peeking through the soft grays and creams.
Lucky you, there are a couple of ways to enter your name into the pot.
1) Simply leave a comment on this post sharing where you would hang 'Soft Thoughts' in your home.
2) Like Jessie Mackay Art on Facebook and leave a comment on this post saying so.
3) Pin your favorite Jessie Mackay art from her site and leave a comment on this post saying so.
The winner will be chosen at random from the comments here on July 25 at midnight. Good luck!
****CONGRATS TO WINNER JAMIE LUNT! THANK YOU ALL FOR ENTERING****
I've pinned Jessie Mackay's beautiful paintings and my fingers are crossed to win one to hang in my bedroom!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! I would hang it above my bed.
ReplyDeletewe're moving at the end of the month, and this would be great to hang in our new family room to make the empty space feel like home!
ReplyDeleteI would hang this piece over our mantle. I have had several DIY fail attempts to create similar pieces...it's hard!!
ReplyDeleteI would put it in the dining room!
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I would hang this piece over our mantle. I have had several DIY fail attempts to create similar pieces...it's hard!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Thanks for the great giveaway. Id LOVE to have this in my home. -kimber
ReplyDeleteI also "liked" Jessie Mackay on facebook :-)
ReplyDeleteExpecting #2 = motivated to redo my house :)
ReplyDeleteI'd hang it in our living room!
I have done all three! I think it's a toss up between my bedroom and the downstairs.
ReplyDeleteOur mantel has been a big empty space since the day we moved in. Just been waiting for the right piece to come along, and here it is!
ReplyDeleteohhhhweeee we are making over our bedroom and this would be perfect! thanks jenny!
ReplyDeleteLiked (really LOVED!) on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteLove the "Woman Giving" painting.
ReplyDeleteStunning! This would go so nicely on the bare wall above my mantle. Crossing my fingers for this giveaway! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThis would look awesome anywhere in my home. If I hung it in our living room, it would be the first thing I see coming through the front door!
ReplyDeleteStunning! This would go so nicely on the bare wall above my mantle. Crossing my fingers for this giveaway! Thank you!
ReplyDeletePinned too!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! I'd hang it in my dining room.
ReplyDeleteStunning! This would go so nicely on the bare wall above my mantle. Crossing my fingers for this giveaway! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI would hang this in my yet to be found flat in London - moving in August.
ReplyDeleteWe have a new apartment that needs a lot of TLC. Some new art is exactly what we need. Beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteI have pinned many of her pieces - but Grand Central is to die for.
ReplyDeleteThis would be perfect in my guest bedroom! It's gorgeous, and I even think my husband will like it.
ReplyDeleteAre you kidding me?! I would hang it front and center on my mantle so that no one could miss it. I love Jessie Mackay!
ReplyDeleteWow! That's beautiful! I would hang it right over our bed in a spot that has been waiting for just the right piece.
ReplyDeleteJust liked Jessie's Facebook page :-)
ReplyDeleteI'd pin it over the couch in my new apartment.
ReplyDeleteThis would be perfect over the dresser in our bedroom.
ReplyDeleteI've pinned, liked on Facebook, and am posting here! I LOVE Jessie's work so much! I would hang this particular piece in my formal dining room...it would be the centerpiece of all our family dinners!
ReplyDeleteI would hang it in our bedroom, over our bed!
ReplyDeletePinned her Serenity piece to my Pinterest board. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous! I would hang this in my bedroom - in need of some artwork!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous piece! I would hang this in my bedroom, on the wall across from my bed.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful. I love this piece! Thank you for a wonderful giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'm getting married in October - this would look great in our new apartment!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely! I would love to hang this in my master. I've been struggling with what to hang and this would be perfect!
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful painting!! I would hang it in my living room so everyone could see it!! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, this would be beautiful in my living room *fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteI liked the FB page
ReplyDeleteI love this blog and I love Jesie Mackay's beautiful work. I would love to hang this painting in my living room above my new sofa!
ReplyDeleteI've also pinned "serenity". Another beautiful piece!
ReplyDeleteLiked Jessie Mackay on Facebook too.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! That piece would look fantastic in my formal living room... LOVE the grays and coral colors.
ReplyDeleteI would definitely put it in my dining toom.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! What a wonderful giveaway. I woukd love to hang it above my mantle in my tiny Chelsea studio.
ReplyDeleteI would love to hang it on the blank wall between my kitchen and dining room that stares me in the face every day, just asking for art.
ReplyDeletePinned some beautiful paintings!
ReplyDeleteI pinned and liked on facebook! I love all of her work! I would hang this in my living room, it is perfect with our color scheme!
ReplyDeleteI pinned "Holden Beach"
ReplyDeleteThis would be PERFECT in my living room above my occasional chair, or maybe in the foyer, or the dining room - it's got such great color, I could use it almost anywhere!
ReplyDeleteLovely. I would hang in in my living room.
ReplyDeleteSo so beautiful!! I am moving soon and will have lots of wall space to fill. Would look fabulous in my new entry way!
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I've been searching for the perfect abstract painting to hang above my couch in the living room, and this is it!
ReplyDeleteI've also liked Jessie's page on Facebook.
What a beautiful piece! I would love to hang this piece in our stairway--- it would be such a lovely, bright addition to the space! Thanks for the great giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteI would hand it in my dining room! Just gorgeous. Christine
ReplyDeleteI would hang it in my living room so it was the first thing people would see as they entered my home.
ReplyDeleteI "pinned" jumping juniper. Love it.
ReplyDeleteI would tear down a painting that we have hanging in a much more prominent place than it deserves and put this up in a heartbeat.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! This would be sooo nice above my bed! The colors and the overall feeling are perfect!
ReplyDeleteI love this piece! I would hang it in my dining room.
ReplyDeleteI would hang this in my living room, what an absolutely beautiful piece!!
ReplyDeleteI liked her beautiful work on Facebook as well :)
ReplyDeleteI've liked the artist's facebook page
ReplyDeletePerfect piece for my empty mantle!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! I have several spots in my apartment, but I think this one would be perfect on the wall across from my bed - I could gaze at it when I first woke up and when I settled into bed. :)
ReplyDeleteI pinned my favorite piece from the artist's gallery on my pinterest
ReplyDeleteI would hang this in my living room. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteEither in the living room for everyone to enjoy or across from my bed so I could wake up to it every morning. Its beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteSo GORG! I ADORE this painting and have the perfect wall in my dining room for it to call home! The space has lots of creams and black with a smidge of color here and there. This would be the PERFECT focal point to tie it all together and add some fresh movement.
ReplyDeleteI also liked Jessie's FB page! :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I think it would look lovely hanging in my living room. :)
ReplyDeleteCould I move it to whatever room I am in at the time! The traveling piece of art! le sigh, probably the master bedroom, in our little getaway! I love it!
ReplyDeleteI liked Jessie Mackay on FB!
ReplyDeleteI liked her on FB
ReplyDeleteI would have this hanging in my kitchen! Love it
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I would hang it in my living room!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I are redoing our master bedroom and I would love to hang this amazing piece above our bed!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I would hang it in my living room!
ReplyDeleteI would hang this in my daughter's new apartment.
ReplyDeleteI just pinned "sandy's garden!" So pretty. Love the colors.
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful! I would hang this in my den!
ReplyDeleteI would hang it on the main wall when you enter our front door. We bought our house 1 year ago and desperately need art!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThe painting is gorgeous and would be the perfect sophistication for my daughter's room!
ReplyDeleteI would hang this on my gallery wall, it's beautiful! Would be the best piece on the wall for sure:)
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And now I've liked her on facebook, too!
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful! I would hang this in my den!
ReplyDeleteI liked her on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteHave the perfect home for this lovely painting!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely in the office, to keep me calm and carry on :) Love it!
ReplyDeleteI pinned to Pinterest!
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ReplyDeleteI would hang this beauty above our bed! it's perfect. I liked Jessie Mackay on facebook. :)
ReplyDeleteI liked her on Facebook. :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to have some new art, hanging it in the den, or in the dining room! love it!
ReplyDeletebeautiful paintings! i would love to hang one over my couch!
ReplyDeleteI would love to hang this over my thrifted 1970s overstuffed leather couch, between two gold-framed 1700s maps of the Outer Banks that belonged to my partner's father. The soft pinks would play so nicely with the light, unusual colors on the maps and would make my heart smile!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog, Jenny. Keep the awesomeness coming.
Hi, I would love to give this incredibly beautiful painting to my daughter - she is moving out of our house into her very first place - it would be a very special and meaningful gift.
ReplyDeleteHi, I would love to give this incredibly beautiful painting to my daughter - she is moving out of our house into her very first place - it would be a very special and meaningful gift.
ReplyDeleteI would love to put this in my family room, which is in desperate need of this type of beautiful COLOR!
ReplyDeleteI normally don't enter Giveaways, but this is TOO GOOD TO PASS UP! I would hang that artwork above our mantle. Cliche, I know, but it's true :)
ReplyDeleteI think this painting would go well in any room in my house. It is beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteI would be happy to hang this in my new mod kitchen.
ReplyDeleteI pinned "Grand Central" because I love love it there.
My husband commutes to and fro each day. I would love to give him that to hang in his office.
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Gorgeous! I would hang it in my bedroom - the color scheme works perfectly!
ReplyDeleteI also 'liked' her on Facebook. (what a cute little dog on her photo, too!)
ReplyDeleteI liked Jessie Mackay Art on FB!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I'd hang it in my "parlor"!
ReplyDeleteI pinned a painting from Jessie Mackay Art.
ReplyDeleteThere is a perfect spot in my bedroom for this piece!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful piece! I would hang this above my bed to encourage 'soft dreams'
ReplyDeleteJenny! This is a fabulous giveaway! Put my name in the hat!
ReplyDeleteI love this peace. Vermillion is my favorite and most used color against a neutral background, so this painting will work well anywhere in my home, but I would most likely hang it in the living room.
Happy Wednesday.
Teresa
xoxo
Love this - would hang in the one room in our house with no art - the bonus room. Would be nice with that touch of color and might motivate me to finally paint the walls!
ReplyDeleteWow, it is really quite beautiful. I would hang it in our bedroom for sure
ReplyDeletelovely! i would hang it in my bedroom, because right now the walls are bare and in dire need of something beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWe're, hopefully, closing on a new-to-us house at the end of August. Of course I'd have to live in the house for a bit to determine where I would want the painting to go. BUT, oh goodness, do I love it! and I'm sure it would look great anywhere in our future home!
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ReplyDeleteI like her abstract pieces, like Jumping Juniper or Days End (found on her site)
ReplyDeleteI love this for a bedroom, peaceful with subtle energy.
ReplyDeleteI pinned a photo of her "Jumping Juniper" piece... that one is fantastic, but my pocketbook will have to wait a bit.
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i liked jessie mackay on facebook
ReplyDeleteI would hang in the dining room above our sideboard, but really, it would look amazing anywhere!
ReplyDeleteI know just the spot! I have a wall that I'm redoing in my living room, across from my sofa. It is perfect!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, I would hang this SMACK DAB in my family room, where I could gaze at it everyday. That's the room I spend the most time in!
ReplyDeleteHer art is beautiful, I would love to hang it above our bed. gtfiore@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI would hang this in my bedroom. Perhaps it will help me have "soft thoughts" as I fall asleep.
ReplyDeleteReally, really gorgeous painting. I would hang this in the kitchen, overtop the wide red/orange striped wall. If the orange doesn't quite work, our grey/white living room is begging for the pops of red in this painting!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing!
Pinned 'Days End."
ReplyDeleteTeresa
xoxo
I would hang this above my bed. It is beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteLiked on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteTeresa
xoxo
I would love to hang this piece in my dining room, it's so beautiful and soft!
ReplyDeleteliked on Jessie Mackay on FB
ReplyDeleteI liked Jessie Mackay on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteWe are finally building our dream house after moving 7 times in 9 years! I would love to have something wonderful to hang on my new wall!
ReplyDeleteThis would be so very beautiful in my dining room!! Fingers crossed!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to hang this over my sofa!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I would hang it in my bathroom - it would look beautiful with my shower curtain!
ReplyDeleteI would prop this beautiful painting on my fireplace mantel!
ReplyDeletepinned my favorite
ReplyDeletei would hang it in my loft.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! It would definitely go in our master bedroom.
ReplyDeleteI would hang this right above our bed in the master bedroom - I have been hunting for something, painting or textile to put there, and those colors are perfect-o!
ReplyDeleteJust pinned "Jumping Juniper". Her art is incredibly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I'd hang it in my living room gallery wall.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! This would look perfect in our bedroom, but I secretly would love to hang it in my office!
ReplyDeleteWow!! I would hang it in my bedroom or maybe my dining room! Love!
ReplyDeleteI would put it in my bedroom!
ReplyDeletePin-ed Ediths Floral Garden!
ReplyDeleteThis painting is so pretty! I would love to win. If I did, I would hang it over our bed.
ReplyDeleteOh, that would be beautiful in our master bedroom!
ReplyDeleteLiked Jessie Mackay on facebook!
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely and perfect. I am looking for new art for my DR here in Telluride, CO and this would be more than I could have hoped for. Amazing.
ReplyDeletei'd hang this anywhere! i want to redo our bedroom. maybe this could be our inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI like Jessie Mackay on facebook.
ReplyDeleteWould def hang the beauty in my office!
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Oh, this piece is beautiful! I would love to hang it in my new bedroom.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I liked Jessie Mackay on Facebook!
I would love this in our living room! Those colors are perfect!
ReplyDeleteGASP!!! Pinned Jumping Juniper and keeping fingers tightly crossed! What a lovely, melodic painting -- perfect for my bedroom, where calm is the name of the game. Then again, I live in a loft, so I'd be able to see it from everywhere!
ReplyDeleteAbove my mantle of course!
ReplyDeleteI would hang this in our family room above our navy blue couch. It would add the perfect (peaceful) pop of color.
ReplyDeleteEither in our living room or above our bed. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful. I would love to hang this in my office -- it would make me smile!
ReplyDeleteJust pinned Monarch, but also love Soft Thoughts!
ReplyDeleteI would hang this in my dining room — it will be perfect with my newly upholstered parsons chairs in charcoal velvet. Thanks for hosting this great giveaway, Shannon
ReplyDeleteThis would be prefect for my living room! So beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI NEED this to hang over my fireplace!
ReplyDeleteLiked her on FB
ReplyDeleteLove her style. The painting would look so great in our living room. We, too, are trying to bring more art in our home. As a young couple, the days of concert posters and cheap prints are not far behind. We would love this piece to jump start a collection to stay in our family for years to come.
ReplyDeletePicking one of Jessie's pieces is liking choosing between two children (if I had any, so let's say pets). I love the vividness and combination of her color choices.
ReplyDeleteI live in a 40's metal Lustron home, and most of the walls are adorned in abstracts and metal sculptures. Any of Jessie's pieces would be at home there. Pinned a few and of course found her on FB!
Pinned her New York piece-gorgeous
ReplyDeleteI pinned Floral - 24x30 on to my pinterest board "arty."
ReplyDeleteI would definitely hang this in my bedroom!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely! I would hang it in our master bedroom. The colors and design seem lovely for a serene master retreat! Thanks for this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely! I would hang it in our master bedroom. The colors and design seem lovely for a serene master retreat! Thanks for this giveaway!
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ReplyDeleteI pinned Jumping Juniper -- gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI would hang it in my living room above the mantle or above my bed. I love the colors!
ReplyDeleteLovely, I would hang the painting in our guest room which is also my dressing room.
ReplyDeleteI would hang it in our new living/music room for which I have no design plan. Then I would design the room around it!
ReplyDeleteI have "liked" Jessie on facebook
ReplyDeleteI would hang this in my bedroom. The colors are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLiked on facebook!
ReplyDeleteThis would be great in my living room or bedroom!
ReplyDeleteLoved so many of them, but my fave would be Jumping Juniper. Love the color and energy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful painting! I would hang it in my living room.
ReplyDeleteI also liked Jessie on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteLove! I will gift it to my mother to hang in her entry.
ReplyDeleteI pinned the painting "Isle of Skye Cottage". So beautiful, just takes me away!
ReplyDeleteThat's funny, my husband and I are also trying to grow our art collection. I would hang this painting in our living room - the colors are a perfect match!
ReplyDeleteI would hang it in my living room.
ReplyDeleteI have liked and pinned Jesse's work. She is truly an outstanding colorist. Bravo! Thank you, Jenny for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI would hang it in my foyer -- it would look so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLiked! What a beautiful piece!
ReplyDeleteI have pinned "Serenity" to my "On the Walls" pinboard
ReplyDeleteI would hang it in my kitchen!
ReplyDeleteI would hang it in my living room so everybody can enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI pinned Country Road from Jessie's website- gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI would love that beautiful piece of art for my living room! I have been looking for months for a piece and this would be perfect!
ReplyDeleteDenise Briant
Design Savvy of New Jersey
This is stunning!! I would hang this in my bedroom!!
ReplyDelete1. I'd hang it either over my fireplace or above my piano.
ReplyDelete2. I liked her on FB.
3. I pinned her Jumping Juniper piece. I also really loved her Chickens one.
thanks for the giveaway!