Many a time when we pop through the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center, we see displays of beautiful art work featuring Colonial Williamsburg.
Often time, the artist, Caesar Monturano, is often nearby with a smile.
Deeply admiring his impressionist techniques, I found this description on his website: His paintings, especially his pastels, are noted for their spontaneous, yet sensitive use of broken color, creating an ethereal, impressionistic effect.
PERFECT FOR THE LAFAYETTE ROOM
Despite our lack of wall space for art, there was one corner that was still bare in the living room…I mean Lafayette Room.
When we moved in a few years ago, the entire house needed repainting.
After an interior designer friend recommended a golden-green for this room, to blend our newly painted spaces with either yellow or green walls, my daughter found Lafayette!
Naming this room the Lafayette Room, I proceeded to name each of the other spaces after one of our Founders.
Since Lafayette made friends with everyone in America, inspiring an invitation to make him an honorary citizen and invite him to a Grand Tour in 1824, the living room seems the perfect room for his name.
General Lafayette spent time in Williamsburg while cornering General Cornwallis before the Battle of Yorktown, so memories of Colonial Williamsburg blends easily with the theme.
These Colonial Williamsburg prints would nicely convey one of our favorite places to visit, the streets of which Lafayette walked and rode his horse, along with our other Founders.
DESIGNING THE LAYOUT
Since symmetry is very 18th century, I laid out the pictures on the floor arranging the layout I wanted in the space.
From interior decorators on HGTV, I’ve learned that grouping like items together showcases them best.
Instead of individual pieces getting lost throughout the space by miscellaneous items, the eye is drawn to one cohesive statement.
I chose one large print to be symmetrically balanced by four smaller prints on one of our available walls.
WHERE TO PURCHASE THESE PRINTS
Now we also have a memory of the friendly Mr. Monturano, with whom we often visit at the Visitor Center.
In reading his website, I’ve learned that he’s been commissioned to do artwork for the National Archives, the Kennedy Center, and Christ Church in historic Alexandria, Virginia.
I believe his lovely art sells in the Visitor Center Bookstore when he is not there.
Caesar Monturano’s art can even be purchased on-line!
Beyond Colonial Williamsburg, his art also features other scenic sites such as the waterside.
Prices range according to the medium, so there is something for everyone!
