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This one’s for the art lovers!

This Spring semester I took 20th Century Art History and LOVED it! My teacher made it one of the most challenging classes I’ve had so far in my degree but also created a beautifully curated course that required a lot of interaction and work (and therefore learning!).

One of my favorite parts of the class was the Post-Modernism unit where I was introduced to the work of Kenny Scharf. He creates colorful and vivid pieces in many different mediums, often featuring fantastic creatures. He’s known for his street art as well as a series of paintings he has done of donuts set against landscapes and sky scenes. Look at this wonderfulness:

They’re all given obvious and great names too like, “Old Fashioned Donut Hovering On A Lovely Day.” Isn’t that perfection?

So for me, as a party-planning DIYer, the obvious thing to do to pay homage to my love of art history was throw a donut party and hand paint these food trays in Kenny Scharf fashion, obviously.

I love the contrast these trays set against a table full of donuts. Even for guests who have no idea who Kenny Scharf is and have never been introduced to his donut-scapes, will have to appreciate these painterly trays. They create such a happy setting! I’ve already been using them all around my kitchen and I don’t expect to ever have to explain them, they’re just like-able!

And don’t worry if you don’t feel confident in your painting skills. #1, I am NOT a painter. Seriously, I do not consider myself talented with a brush at all. So if I could do it, I promise you can too! But, more importantly, #2, I created these landscapes in a digital file for you to print out for free if you prefer to go the decoupage route. So there’s no excuses to not get your art-geek on! Click through to get the how-to for painting or decoupaging (and the free printable landscapes!) And if you want to learn more about Scharf, visit this fabulous page on Artsy.

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