Darren Waterston's Home SF Gate

Darren Waterston's Home
SF Gate

Artist Darren Waterston usually sticks to a dark color palette for his paintings, but the colors of his home are anything but. So what was the inspiration for the vibrant paints that he used? Well, it's actually not a "what", but a "where", and for our Escapes month is quite apropos...

071409 waterston2.jpg Waterston was inspired by a trip to Brussels and Antwerp, where he loved the contrast seen in many 19th century homes of black woodwork and trim against brilliantly saturated plaster pigments. He recreated the look in his NoPa home, and heeded the advice of his neighbor (designer Gary Wiss) by using a neutral taupe in the hallway to pull the contrasting tones together. See more of Waterston's home and artwork in this article from SF Gate.

(Images: Matthew Millman for SF Gate)

Comments (5)

I love his work. He is a damn fine painter.

Nice house, too.

posted by eg on July 14th 2009 at 7:57pm
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Wow. WOW! Gorgeous! Especially the first photo- the colors are so yummy. Everything is at once vibrant and soothing.

posted by kellylc on July 14th 2009 at 9:20pm
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There are alot of nice things going on in this place. I especially like the contrast between the plaid wing chairs and the austere Basculant chairs. great mixing throughout the house.

posted by Volvoguy on July 14th 2009 at 11:01pm
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Can AT do a HT please? I really love this and am frustrated by the tiny pics on the SF Gate website.

posted by blackheartbunny on July 15th 2009 at 2:08pm
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I second the AT house tour idea. I couldn't get the pics to load other than the tiny thumbnails in the article.

posted by dmstudio on July 15th 2009 at 4:33pm
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