ARTFULLY AWEAR + PANTONE: Emerald.

After a brief hiatus, I'm back with my latest Artfully Awear + Pantone post, featuring the Color of the Year: Emerald.

Emerald has always been one of my personal favorite colors, and is surprisingly flattering with almost any skin tone. The hue is also well represented in the work of Helen Frankenthaler.

Her oversized canvases, though seemingly abstract, were often inspired by landscapes, such as her most famous work, Mountains and Sea, which measures 7 feet by 10 feet.

One of the few female artists recognized alongside the group of second generation Abstract Expressionists, Frankenthaler (1928-2011) was a Color Field painter.

The thin veils of paint that make up her paintings are reminiscent of watercolors, even though they are actually oils. Her "soak stain" method of thinning oil paint and applying to unprimed canvas was adopted by other artists including Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland.

Two of my favorite posts of all time are inspired by Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland.

Color Field painting was different from Abstract Expressionism in its denial of emotional or mythical themes.

"You have to know how to use the accident, how to recognise it, how to control it, and ways to eliminate it so that the whole surface looks felt and born all at once". --Helen Frankenthaler

Dress: Nicole Miller Artelier (full length version here for $100!)

Shoes: Calvin Klein

Necklace: Anthropologie Chasca

[Photos by @kay_elle_pea; images from stylesight.com, newcriterion.com, justalittlegreen.tumblr.com, and accidental-brilliance.com.]

100 ARRANGEMENTS

It's been a few years since I started noticing shiny, playful Confetti System installations here and there, but their current display at MoMA PS1 is the largest I've seen to date.

Confetti System is made up of Nicholas Andersen and Julie Ho, and the duo's work encompasses art, design, and styling.  The result is beautiful work that can be seen as backdrops, installations, or as stand-alone works of art.

100 Arrangements, on view at PS1, is a conglomeration of many Confetti System elements, which can be altered by height so that the installation takes on many different forms.

Jacket: Yves Saint Laurent

Necklace: Citrine by the Stones (similar here)

Skirt: thrifted, vintage

Sweater: thrifted, vintage

Tights: Topshop

Boots: Miista Val Tex

Scarf: H&M

Clutch: Jasper & Jeera via Anthropologie

100 Arrangements can be seen at PS1 through March 31.

[Photos by @kay_elle_pea]

ART TO WEAR: Winslow Homer

Winslow Homer, Natural Bridge, Bermuda, 1898

Winslow Homer, Rocky Shore, Bermuda, 1900

I've decided to start sharing some art-inspired fashion finds via brief "Art to Wear" posts.

Doesn't this dress perfectly capture the mood and scenery of the Winslow Homer watercolors?

Artist's Rendering Dress available at anthropologie.com (and it's on sale!).

[Homer images from canvaz.com and worldgallery.co.uk.]

THE GIRL IN THE GREEN STOCKINGS

I've really been relishing the late fall weather we've been having on the East Coast. It's been practically perfect--the sun is warm and the breeze is cool; but there's a chill to the night air that foretells the coming winter.

This glorious late fall weather is also a lot of fun to dress for--and this outfit was inspired by one of my top five favorite artists, Egon Schiele (1890-1918). An Austrian Expressionist painter, Schiele produced an astounding body of work in a tragically short career.

A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele is well-known for his sensual images of women. In a number of these drawings and paintings, Schiele depicts his subjects in green stockings--a very specific artistic decision, and one that I've chosen to emulate in my own ensemble.

Schiele was a masterful draughtsman, and his unusual sense of figure drawing precluded his obsession with the macabre.

Most of these works have titles that are variations of Girl in the Green Stockings, which should be my own personal alias.

Schiele was not a very well-known or well-regarded artist until the end of the 20th century. Many argue that this is because he was simply ahead of his time.

I must see new things and investigate them. I want to taste dark water and see crackling trees and wild winds.

-Egon Schiele

My green stockings are an ode to the women of Egon Schiele, and to the artist himself, whose work has inspired me in myriad ways, both in my sense of style and my personal artwork.

I'm wearing a Sparrow dress, Odille Leaf Creeper coat, ancient silk blouse, H&M tights, and Schuler & Sons wedges.

[Schiele images from fineartmuseum.net, wikimedia.org, artchive.com, and fineartmuseum.net, respectively.]

LEAF CREEPER

I am convinced that autumn is the time of year when it's easiest to be aware of the artistry around me. The saturated color of the landscape make the outdoors like an ever-changing Expressionist painting.

Emil Nolde's depictions of the northern German landscape are some of my favorite autumn paintings. Nolde was a member of die Brücke, an early 20th-century group of German artists who championed bold, expressionist landscapes and public scenes.

Nolde's work combines Impressionist brushstrokes with Expressionist color.

His contemporaries espoused the "tempestuous colours" of his work, but the texture of his paintings are just as emotive. Below is a detail from White Trees.

I was impressed by the same colors and texture in the surrounding landscape during my visit to Pennsylvania earlier this week.

This coat nearly camouflaged me into the background. My mother found it at Anthropologie four years ago, and we shared more than a few laughs over the fact that it was named the "Leaf Creeper Coat". I definitely felt like a leaf creeper while taking these photos!

I'm wearing an Odille coat from Anthropologie, H&M tights, UO scarf, and Gil Torres ruched leather booties.

[Nolde images from neu.jgs-kassel.de, palad1n.com, and 0.tqn.com, respectively.]