A New Wall of Jeanne McKay Hartmann Original Watercolors

It was a full day of display yesterday, ending with hanging new pieces by Seattle artist extraordinaire Jeanne McKay Hartmann. A big part of display in my mind is telling a story with the goods you are working with. When it comes to artwork, for the shops I generally like to group pieces from an artist together. The visual story becomes stronger when you see a collection hung en masse. 

In Jeanne’s case, the new watercolors she delivered the other day complimented her other works we had in another spot, so I took them all down, started fresh, and found a completely new location to highlight the collection. Shop displays are a tad different than those hung in a home, as the collection must remain fluid as pieces sell and the assortment must be re-displayed in a short amount of time. The new works highlighting her love of flowers, just divine. I can’t stop dreaming about the tomato assortment…