Art and the Oenophile

August 16, 2008 | by Lorrie LeBeaux | Culture

Home is definitely a place to showcase “self.” When you walk into a persons home, you get a hint of who they are by the decor. As a wine lover, as soon as you enter my home, wine decor is tastefully displayed, to let you know I am an oenophile. My wine cellar is free standing in my family room , along with a three dimensional art print of wine bottles and glasses filled with red wine hanging over our television. Another still life of white wine bottles with a cork screw says to all that see it, ” Wine is ready to be opened!” This print is over my sofa in the family room. I must admit that their is a smaller print,  that has a Leroy Neiman quality depicting  race horses racing. My husband is a “handicapper”, so his passion had to be noted in our home.  There are other wine related items in my kitchen, which is one of my prized spaces in my home. I keep all my beautiful wine stoppers in a drawer for safety as  well as my trusted corkscrew.

Wine art comes in so many genres that their is a piece to satisfy any type of decorating style from contemporary, traditional, and whimsical. Art is personal, and you should feel a connection when you see a piece, that’s when you know “that’s the one!” Don’t be so concerned about colors and what other people may say, just satisfy yourself. I have a quote that I’m going to get made, to be placed on the wall space above my cabinets over the very desk I’m writing from in my kitchen. It will read in gold script, “Wine is art in a glass.” So, go out or in and shop for art to satisfy your wine lifestyle. One of my favorite websites for wine art is www.allposters.com The prices are good and there’s always some special going on with discounts and shipping. I’ve never been disappointed in their products.

Hint: When framing art, I omit mats and my larger pieces look like paintings, especially if the print has a textured look. Drop us a line and tell us what you think!