25 yr. old me! Used in graduate school for painting using a limited color palette for a graphic-styled piece! . . . #oldpics #1993 #nineties #photography #bandw #painting #graphicart #noiretblanc #selfportrait #clairekayser #artschool 
Got to work on this commission today! 🎉 I worked mainly on the trees 🌲 in the background. Trying to keep it loose but to convey a bit of perspective with larger fields of color and muting to portray distance. Notice the trees closest are painted with more contrast than ones farther away. It’s very loose at this point and I will try to keep it loose while describing some snow on the trees in my next painting sesh! Stay tuned... . . . #commission #painting #acrylicpainting #oilpainting #modernexpressionism #art #originalart #seethebeauty #artteacher #artistsoninstagram #artist #clairekayser #clairekayserfineart 
I just cleaned 🧼 the kitchen and thought while I’m on my house, I’ll shoot this fabulous space! It’s huge! The reason being is that the back of the kitchen used to be a stairwell up to the second floor, a second stairwell for the help back when it was built in 1899. About 14 years ago the current owners took that stairwell out and redid the kitchen which made it large and also redid the back hall area. They put in heated floors which is nice this time of year, a second sink and a second oven. It’s definitely an entertainers kitchen which we love to do. Tom is the main cook, so we have already enjoyed time in here at the holidays. We will be adding a stove hood over the island stove probably in the spring. We are completely baffled as to why the owners at that time did not put one in. It’s hard to cook anything in an iron skillet without smoking up the kitchen right now. 💨 We are enjoying it tremendously! The fan painting is a favorite done by a local artist @mfschmidt The cute phone booth! The metal sign was put in two owners ago (the ones who redid the space), and they took it with them after the walk-through when selling the house to the owner before us which they were not supposed to do. The owner before us got it back from them, and I’m really glad she did! That’s the story of this kitchen! . . . #thisoldhouse #architecture #design #heatedfloors ❤️ #coffeebar #shinolaclocks #renovation #victorianhome #art #artist #builtin1899 #modernart #kitchen #kitchendesign #bullterrier 
Just sharing a few pictures of the first two months in our house! The first one I just took a few minutes ago and most of the others were at night. I feel like we’ve made great strides getting settled and things placed and art hung especially considering that we both had Covid two weeks after we moved in along with the holiday festivities. I love this house and the architecture so much! We have a tremendous amount of art and photos and are trying hard to place at least most of it. A few photos we will save for the kids, but other pieces of art we may sell the spring. There’s a fine line between living with less and hanging onto stuff. We have gotten rid of a tremendous amount of stuff before we left Chicago and much more since we’ve been here. Feels good! 🏡🚪🪟 🖼 . . . #architecture #victorian #interiordesign #leadedglass #artwall #art #home #stpaul #minnesota #covid_19 #livewithless #letgo 
Getting my toning on this beast! This layer of colors is mostly the complementary colors of what colors will ultimately be on top! So, for instance, I am putting the warm colors down in this background that will have winter pine trees with snow ❄️ them. The purpleish colors of the foreground will have snow, and I like to have some cool, purpleish color come through. We will see! This is such a preliminary stage but it can also have an impact on the end product. That’s the beauty of toning or putting a ground on your white canvas to begin painting is that sometimes you can allow the colors underneath to come through and stay visible. 👍🏼 . . . #studiotime #paintingstudio #painting #paintingprocess #paintingteacher #workbycommission #commission #artist #artistsoninstagram #modernart #contemporaryart #lifeisart #create #becreative #minnesota #upnorthmn 
Ran across a few pics taken in New Orleans when I was about 23 or so using my Canon AE1. Shot, developed and printed all by me! Any one missing darkroom days? 🤔 I do, in many ways, miss the process though not immediate like what digital offers. I quite enjoyed the roll of 24 exposure Ilford film, developing it, printing to various sizes, burning and dodging in the stop bath, pushing a little further for an effect. Seeing your image come to life... 😵 So much artistry completely controlled by you! So much fun! . . . #canonae1 #bandw #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #architecture #people #howiseeit #filmphotography #photographylovers #neworleans #nola 
Festive Veuve! 🥂🍾 10 x 20 Acrylic on canvas . Done and heading to Denver! . . #art #originalart #clairekayser #commissions #modernart #contemporaryart #artistsoninstagram #festive #clink #veuvecliquot #champagne #bubbly 
Finishing this little commission today 🍾 of a stylized Veuve Clicquot champagne bottle! Very festive and great idea for a kitchen area! It’s the first time christening my painting studio in this house! Feels great to turn on my music and just dive back in to color mixing and application! I LOVE IT! ❤️🙏🏼🎉🥂 . . . #happysundayeveryone #happy #liveartfully #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #stpaulartist #commission #contemporaryart #modernart #artislove #artist #lifeisart #clairekayser #clairekayserfineart 
We went out tonight - date night! Post Covid for Tom and me, and it was nice to get out tonight and actually get dressed! Minnesota is allowing 50% occupancy while still wearing masks and social distancing. Went to PS Steak in Minneapolis and had scallops I could actually taste! My taste and smell are returning (I’m at about 40-50%, I’d say), and I felt I could taste my entree at least 90%! I’m so thrilled! It’s amazing how much we take for granted such senses until we lose them. Felt good to get out and share a wonderful meal together! It’s been a while... 🙏🏼🎉 . . . #pssteak #fashion #getdressed #datenight #minneapolis #stpaul #over50style #mystyle #beatcovid19 #covid_19 @cuyana @hermes @spanx