Michael King
Michael has been designing art for the decorative arts industry for over twenty years. His flexibility of style and technical control of painting, allows him to create art that is diverse yet linked by common themes. His work, which can be found in catalogues and stores worldwide, embodies sophistication of color and design.
Michael lives in Tampa, Florida with his wife and three children. He draws inspiration from everyday experiences and transfers those feelings to his canvas, exciting and bright.
Margaret Juul- Ammann
(taken from her website http://www.margaretjuul.com/default.html)
The natural world is my inspiration. I believe my art represents a journey through the infinite, with all the abstract possibilities found in the elegance of nature, time and space.My goals is to capture a moment—full of movement, life, color, scent and sound, never experienced the same way twice—then communicate it through the painter’s brush. My most sincere wish is to catch the viewer’s attention by fostering a mindfulness of the fluidity of the cosmos. Through the subsequent years, Margaret has devoted thousands of hours studying, painting and perfecting her infatuation with water and her surroundings. She was educated at Columbia College Chicago under respected listed artist Pat Olsen. Later Margaret went on to study Interior Design and in 2007 became a certified member of The International Interior Design Association. Today, Margaret maintains a painting and design studio in Saint Petersburg, Florida with her husband as well as three adorable cats.
Margaret’s Original works and prints sold are sold worldwide, primarily to upscale and celebrity homes, corporate lobbies, commercial, and hospitality sites worldwide. You can learn more about Margaret by going to her website margaretjuul.com or through various search engines.
Recent accomplishments include:
2010 Boston Yacht Club featured artist
2010-2012 ‘Rough Wake‘ selected for Iraq Museum International, Baghdad—”International Poster Exhibit.”
2011 to present, Original paintings sold through Trinity Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL.
Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company (NASDAQ: XRIT), and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced PANTONE® 17-1463 Tangerine Tango, a vivacious, enticing hue, as the color of the year for 2012.
The 2011 color of the year, PANTONE 18-2120 Honeysuckle, encouraged us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. Tangerine Tango, a spirited reddish orange, continues to provide the energy boost we need to recharge and move forward.
“Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy.”
Over the past several years, orange has grown in popularity and acceptance among designers and consumers alike. A provocative attention-getter, Tangerine Tango is especially appealing in men’s and women’s fashion. Fashion designers featured in the PANTONE Fashion Color Report Spring 2012, including Tommy Hilfiger, Nanette Lepore, Cynthia Steffe by Shaun Kearney, Elie Tahari and Adrienne Vittadini, are incorporating this attractive orange into their spring collections. A fun, lively take on a traditional autumnal hue, Tangerine Tango will surely carry through to fall fashion as well.
A winner in cosmetics because of its versatility, Tangerine Tango is a bit exotic, but in a very friendly, non-threatening way. Add a sultry flair to lips, cheeks and nails with Tangerine Tango. An unexpected eye shadow color, Tangerine Tango is a complementary opposite that flatters blue or green eyes. When paired with brown eyes, it brings out an amber cast.
New 2012 Color picks from Pantone.com: Red/Pink In the red family we included cherry reds with both blue and yellow undertones, and deeper cabernet reds with hints of brown. With pink being popular and uplifting, we added a range from a soft Ballerina Pink to a vivacious Deep Rose with blue undertones. Orange With the orange family becoming more prominent we expanded our range to include more hot and radiant orange shades with red undertones such as Tangerine Tango as well a variety of some spicy and deeper oranges that display a dollop of brown with names like Cinnamon Stick and Marmalade. Yellow To enhance our selection of yellows, we brought in more true yellows in the light to mid-tone range including Lemon Meringue and Solar Power and also some softer, warmer yellow hues reminiscent of Flan and Pear Sorbet. Browns In the brown family we brought in several of the delicious pure chocolate browns like Ganache and Chocolate Torte which are deeper and richer. With the taupe and khaki family ascending in popularity we also added in a variety of warmer and more classic taupes including a Toasted Coconut and Humus which display a golden base. Greens The rising importance of the green family led to the addition of a wide array of green hues ranging from the lush and deep true hunter greens like Climbing Ivy, to the gemstone influenced emerald greens such as Jolly Green and on to the more grayed down blue based greens like Belgian Block and Agave Green. Blues With a renewed emphasis on blue based shades, we added varying degrees of periwinkle blues including Paler Halogen and Chambray Blue, some more watery based teal and aquamarine blues with names like Mykonos Blue and Aqua Splash and 12 new navies including several red based navies, a true indigo and more classic navy shades like Night Sky and Evening Blue. Purples As purple hues continue to soar, we added some more vibrant red based purples such as Cherries Jubilee and Granite, several grayed down purples with blue undertones suggestive of a Mesa Rose and some more mystical smokey violet shades. Mauves We increased the variety of our blue based pinks from the palest rose to the deeper azalea tones. Whites Whites, the purest of the pure and that most classic of shades, were expanded in both warm and cool tones. Grays With grays more in demand, we added a wide range of grays in varying color depths including the more neutral blue based grays with names like Storm Front and Graphite, as well as some red based and green based grays. Blacks Black Bean and Tap Shoe are just two examples of the variety of new sleek and sophisticated black shades we added to round out our collection of blacks hues in our palette
Margaret Juul-Ammann has an extensive resume, both as a fine artist and interior designer.
September 2009 – 2011 Margaret had her painting ‘Rough Wake’ on exhibition at ‘The Iraq International Museum’ in Baghdad. She has shown at numerous galleries and has participated in dozens of collective art shows during her 20-year professional career.
Clients include: http://www.abbeyfineart.com/blog/wp-admin/users.php *Hampton Inn Hotels
*The Maharishi Center, Dania, Fl.
*The U.S. Army
*Bob & Dreama Denver (of Gilligan’s Island), Denver Memorial Foundation
*Palisades Media, San Francisco, CA.
*Chic Simple Publishers, NY, NY.
*Mama’s Food Shop, Chinatown, NY, NY.
*Jackson Spalding, Atlanta, GA.
*David Warden Studios, Beverly Hills, CA.
Margaret has sold paintings to hundreds of national and international public and private collectors. With her extensive experience and expertise we welcome Margaret Juul-Ammann as our National Art Director at Abbey Art!
