Ann Cowden

For $1,000, I’d Like a Fabulous Oil Painting of my Child

For $1,000, I’d Like a Fabulous Oil Painting of my Child

If you’ve ever priced oil portraits, you know that they are PRICEY.  In my humble opinion there are also totally worth it if you can squeak it out of your budget.  Well, now you just might be able to.  Ann Cowden, a Nashville artist who does a fantastic job, has started a new line of portraits, simply referred to as paintings.  You supply the photograph; high res is not mandated (in...

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A Vintage Home, Vintage Jewels & Other Treasures

A Vintage Home, Vintage Jewels & Other Treasures

Liza: I can’t imagine a better home to showcase this weekend’s fabulous trunk show than 2204 Golf Club Lane.  If you happen to be on the market, or know someone who is, this house has always been one of my favorites in all of Nashville.  You can’t beat the curb appeal, the tony address, or the instant friends the neighbors here will be.  (Since I know most of the neighbors...

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Family Portraits

Family Portraits

I can be really cheap sometimes.  I’ve actually taken a black sharpie to the pink stripes on some sister-grown-out-cleats in order for my son to wear them.  Yet, I also bit the bullet and had an oil portrait commissioned of all three of my children.  I’d rather not say how much it cost, but I think it’s fair to say “a slightly used Honda.”  Yep, this means...

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