In the context of highly rectilinear architecture, contrast and presence could only be achieved through curvilinear forms; consequently original sketches reveal arched tracings.

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This custom-made 48" x 48" painting on canvas is reminiscent of jazz clubs, and was commissioned by a couple for their living room. The colors selected combine soft neutrals with a bolder burgundy and gold." Original Cubist Painting on Canvas by Joseph Catanzaro Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 48" x 48" x 1.5" This painting is sold - but you can contact us to commission a painting from this series. Paintings in this series have been created as large as 6 ft. x 8 ft. We also offer Fine Art Limited Edition Canvas Prints. Artist Enhanced versions are available for purchase too! Tel: 312-292-7904 Visit our website www.chicagoskylineart.com to see much more!

The Washington State Wine Commission needed an additional place to store the special bottles of wine they receive from the rapidly growing number of wineries. The conference room is an important gather place for meetings and get togethers so it made sense to make the focal point a beautiful yet functional wine rack at the end of the room. Custom scalloped horizontal bins for special magnum bottles surround the TV and are highlighted by spot lights. The entire wall of racking is made of a clear coat alder and holds over 800 bottles of Washington State wines. Photos taken by Inviniti Cellar Design

My Drip Series - Original Abstract Art Paintings & Contemporary Abstracts on Canvas. All art commissioned by Ricki Mountain... All Drip art paintings have extreme texture, over 15 layers of acrylics, and a protective finish, each was sold ready to hang. Approx. sizes 30x30 up to 50 x 50 -Large format- ALL S O L D All rights reserved 2001-20114 Ricki Mountain Studios

Nobody would be foolish enough to knowingly purchase PIZZA using a third party call-center middleman.But every day, thousands of people do exactly that when they purchase flowers for delivery! That’s because a NEW TYPE of “florist” has appeared on the scene. And that means most flower buyers pay as much as 50% MORE than they should pay! Finding A Floral Supplier When a prospective flower buyer wants to buy flowers, his first stop is usually the internet. The author’s flower shop is in Charlotte, NC and the two most widely used search terms in this area are: “Charlotte flowers” and “Charlotte florist.” When the customer searches for either of these terms, he will get a list of results. Paid results (advertising) are usually shown first. Organic (website) results come after the advertisements. When a customer clicks on an advertisement, he is usually taken to a beautiful website owned by a call-center floral middleman offering beautiful flowers, hand-delivered by a LOCAL florist. And the products are sales TAX FREE. But what is not revealed is that the middle man does not actually have a flower shop in Charlotte! The Difference Between Toasters and Flowers With “durable” products like toasters and sweaters, the location of the seller isn’t terribly important. That’s because the products will be shipped from a warehousevia USPS, UPS or FedEx. But flower arrangements are *fragile* and cannot be shipped that way! Instead, they must be locally custom-hand-crafted and hand-delivered! And this means that if a customer orders from a middleman’s website, the order must – somehow – be passed from the middleman’s company to a REAL local florist in, for example, Charlotte, NC. This “order transfer” is done by one of the three florist-to-florist networks: FTD, Teleflora and Bloomnet (1-800-Flowers). Too Many FEES and COMMISSIONS Membership in these networks is not free, so the middleman always adds a “handling charge” – typically about $15 -- to the customer’s bill to help pay for hiscosts to access to the network. Please note that the $15 handling charge usually far exceedsany TAX FREE “savings!” But the “handling charge” only helps pay for *access* to the network. The florist-to-florist network also takes a 7% commission, and also credits a 20% selling commission back to the middleman! What this means is that, for a typical online floral purchase, just under HALF of the customer’s money vanishes in unnecessary FEES and COMMISSIONS. By comparison, when a customer buys a toaster from an independent business listing it on Amazon, only a few percent of the purchase price goes to fees and commissions. With this huge profit potential available to third party floral marketers, it is not surprising that these middlemen spend huge sums on advertising and sales promotion. A few years back, one even took an ad during the Super Bowl! Buy Direct For Better Value Clearly, the consumer will always get His Best Floral Value by placing his floral order DIRECT with a Real Florist n the City where the flowers will be delivered. Sometimes it may be difficult to tell whether a Flower Supplier is located “in town.”Here are three easy ways to separate a “real” florist from a floral middleman: 1. Look for the street address, city and state on the website. Often this will be found on a tab labeled “About Us” or “Contact Us.” If you cannot find an address at all, then this is almost certainly a middleman! 2. Look at the telephone number. If the only number on the website is a TOLL FREE “800” number, then the floral supplier is probably not local. 3. Look at the invoice (before you click the BUY NOW button!) for any “Handling” or “Service” charges. A REAL florist will never add these charges to your bill! For more information about Charlotte Flowers and Charlotte Florist, please visit the author’s Flower Hut website at http://flowerhut.com. BUT, if you do not want flowers delivered to Charlotte, Matthews, Mint Hill or Pineville, NC, please do NOT order from us! Take the time to find a REAL florist in the town where you need flowers delivered. You’ll be glad you did!

Photo: Corynne Pless Photography © 2015 Houzz
Eclectic home office photo in Los Angeles

Original Colorful Abstract Cubist Painting on Canvas by Joseph Catanzaro Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 48" x 48" x .75" This painting is sold - but you can contact us to commission a painting from this series. Paintings in this series have been created as large as 6 ft. x 8 ft. We also offer Fine Art Limited Edition Canvas Prints. Artist Enhanced versions are available for purchase too! Tel: 312-292-7904 Visit our website www.chicagoskylineart.com to see much more Joseph Catanzaro is a Chicago based artist who works in a variety of styles. He is experienced in collaborating with interior designers, architects, art advisors, private individuals, and corporations and currently focuses on creating commissioned custom artwork. With his partner, Kathleen Patrick they've been selected "Artist of the Year" for two consecutive years by the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau.

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Photo: Le Michelle Nguyen © 2015 Houzz
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Timmerman Photography This is a home we initially built in 1995 and after it sold in 2014 we were commissioned to come back and remodel the interior of the home. We worked with internationally renowned architect Will Bruder on the initial design on the home. The goal of home was to build a modern hillside home which made the most of the vista upon which it sat. A few ways we were able to achieve this were the unique, floor-to-ceiling glass windows on the side of the property overlooking Scottsdale, a private courtyard off the master bedroom and bathroom, and a custom commissioned sculpture Mayme Kratz. Stonecreek's particular role in the project were to work alongside both the clients and the architect to make sure we were able to perfectly execute on the vision and design of the project. A very unique component of this house is how truly custom every feature is, all the way from the window systems and the bathtubs all the way down to the door handles and other features.

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The Washington State Wine Commission needed an additional place to store the special bottles of wine they receive from the rapidly growing number of wineries. The conference room is an important gather place for meetings and get togethers so it made sense to make the focal point a beautiful yet functional wine rack at the end of the room. Custom scalloped horizontal bins for special magnum bottles surround the TV and are highlighted by spot lights. The entire wall of racking is made of a clear coat alder and holds over 800 bottles of Washington State wines. Photos taken by Inviniti Cellar Design

Complete renovation of a 19th century brownstone in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood. Modern interiors that preserve many original details. Kate Glicksberg Photography

Abstract Art Painting . Large abstract contemporary painting, textured art by California artist Ricki Mountain - Modern. Large abstract contemporary paintings, as as commission art. All rights reserved 2001-20114 Ricki Mountain Studios