http://romicortierdesign.com/blog Hair and Beauty Advice by Romi Cortier Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:33:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   [caption id="attachment_779" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Cleaning. Friend or Enemy"][/caption]       [caption id="attachment_781" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Breaking & Entering"][/caption]   [caption id="attachment_782" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Pink Water Hose"][/caption]                                                       Artist:KellyReemsten  While wandering through galleries at a recent exhibition in the Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, I discovered a single painting in a group show at Skidmore Contemporary Art, that highly intrigued ... http://romicortierdesign.com/blog/?p=780 Photo: Romi Cortier The Artist Studio Open House, which coincided with the Palm Springs Modernism Week, was a resounding success. Over 100 people came through the home during the 2 day event, soaking up the spectacular mountain views, learning about what it takes to renovate and create a mid century gem ... http://romicortierdesign.com/blog/?p=771   I will be hosting an 'Artist Studio' open house at my home in Palm Springs during the Palm Springs Modernism Week. My home, a renovated 'Alexander' built in 1958, is also a furnished vacation rental represented by Vacation Palm Springs. This open house is an opportunity to view both the ... http://romicortierdesign.com/blog/?p=755   Mary Hart from Entertainment Tonight was in the salon today to see her stylist Arrick Anderson, and took note of this wall mural that I'd painted on our reception room wall when we first opened nine years ago. It was the first time that she'd really 'seen' it, and was ... http://romicortierdesign.com/blog/?p=723   Here's a great documentary for any architecture geeks like myself. I loved this film when I saw it in Palm Springs, and immensely enjoyed chatting with the film maker Eric Briker. It was so moving, that I plan to see it again this week while it's in Los Angeles.  Hope ... http://romicortierdesign.com/blog/?p=718 A recent article that I wrote about wigs has been featured on todays RealSelf.com Blog, as part of Octobers Breast Cancer Awareness campaign. The article gives readers an in depth look at wig options while going through chemotherapy.   http://www.realself.com/blog/Breast-cancer-awareness-wig-guide http://romicortierdesign.com/blog/?p=711   [caption id="attachment_702" align="aligncenter" width="288" caption="Mac, Retna, "Gracias a la Vida", 2009, Spray Paint, Acrylic on Canvas, 11 X 11 feet "][/caption] Mac, a photorealist with spray paint, and Retna, a traditional brush artist who creates abstract embellishments and calligraphic fonts, have teamed up for a widely anticipated first time gallery show ... http://romicortierdesign.com/blog/?p=705   [caption id="attachment_677" align="aligncenter" width="419" caption="Wayne Thiebaud, Two Paint Cans, 1987, Oil on Paper, mounted on board"][/caption] Over 120 works of the celebrated artist Wayne Thiebaud will be on display at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. I previously posted about this exhibit after seeing it at the Palm Springs Museum of ... http://romicortierdesign.com/blog/?p=676   [caption id="attachment_662" align="aligncenter" width="499" caption="Design and Sketches by Lorena Sarbu"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_664" align="aligncenter" width="446" caption="Sharon Lawrence - 2009 Emmy Arrivals"][/caption] Every wonder what it takes to prepare for a trip to the Emmy's? Here's an insiders peak at the process of creating Miss Lawrence's look for her walk down the red carpet. Dress ... http://romicortierdesign.com/blog/?p=663 We're Dying To Meet You, Original, 26 X 29, $16,000 Where Spirits Dwell, Original, 14 X 20, $9,000 The Dearest Departed, Original, 16 X 20, $7,000 Singing Busts, Original, 13 X 17, $6,000 All Artwork by SHAG, Images courtesy Disney, Copyright Disney While at Disneyland today I noticed a huge line of diverse folks, from ... http://romicortierdesign.com/blog/?p=633