HOMES OF THE TREASURE COAST
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HOME & DESIGN
Tucked away in cabinets like this antique located on the lanai are some of
the artist’s tools including the paints used to create the colorful murals.
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
“Art should be intimate, personal and inspiring,” Lucien
says. “I layer it with wall color and utilitarian items to make
it speak to its viewer. Art tells a story of one’s life and connects
man to memories, adventures and people. I do not use
art to fill a space. Most people hang art too high for viewing
and either too crowded or too spaced out for a connection.
The eye needs places to rest in a room and blank wall space
is just as important as a filled space. You do not need a lot of
wall space to enjoy art. It can be more casually viewed and
brought into one’s life,” she says.
To that end, a wall of her family room is dominated by a
set of doors from Morocco, a focal point as she contemplates
leaving this place after almost 10 years. They arch like a pair
of hands clasped in prayer, adorned with intricate metalwork.
And the luxuriating pig? It’s both funny and discomfiting
to look at, but Lucien has given it just the right treatment —
it’s hung in the lavatory within the master bath. Because the
pig herself is surrounded by green drapery in the painting,
Lucien finished the lavatory walls in a verdant celery color
to match.
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