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      <image:caption>Evergreen and tan large-scale abstract painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Where Every Painting Begins: Buying Art Directly From the Artist&apos;s Studio</image:title>
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      <image:title>The Plot Twist: How One Original Artwork Transforms a Room</image:title>
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      <image:caption>An original Angela Simeone abstract painting in a private suite at Conrad Nashville — one of a kind, hanging in a single room.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>One Hand, One Canvas, One Time: How an Original Painting Becomes Unrepeatable</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nashville abstract painter Angela Simeone building an original painting by hand in her studio — a surface that resolves only once.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>2026 Wallpaper Trends: Why Designers Are Choosing Artist-Made Patterns</image:title>
      <image:caption>Artist-designed luxury wallpaper by Angela Simeone installed as a full-room statement — a layered, painterly take on the 2026 wallpaper trends.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Original abstract oil painting by Angela Simeone hanging above a wooden bench on a herringbone floor, an original painting living in a room</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Wallpaper-Drenched Rooms: The 2026 Trend Toward Painterly Walls</image:title>
      <image:caption>Atelier Golden Sky artist-designed luxury wallpaper by Angela Simeone, a warm painterly pattern for a 2026 wallpaper-drenched room</image:caption>
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      <image:title>How Much Does an Original Abstract Painting Cost — and What Drives the Price?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chroma Navy Grey Lilac Brown original abstract oil painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, priced at $7,850 — an example of original abstract painting cost</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone in a designer-sourced interior install by Starr Sanford — how interior designers source original art for clients</image:caption>
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      <image:title>2026 Wallpaper Trends: Pattern&apos;s Big Return and the Rise of Artist-Made Walls</image:title>
      <image:caption>Room enveloped in layered, painterly artist-designed luxury wallpaper by Nashville artist Angela Simeone — a 2026 all-over wallpaper trend</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/buy-art-directly-from-the-artist-or-through-a-gallery</loc>
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      <image:title>Should You Buy Art Directly From the Artist or Through a Gallery?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Royal Blue White Lilac original abstract oil painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, $6,850 — an original bought directly from the artist&apos;s studio</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/how-to-verify-authenticity-and-document-provenance</loc>
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      <image:title>How to Verify a Painting Is Authentic and Document Its Provenance</image:title>
      <image:caption>Deepest Green and Gold tones framed canvas painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, $6,850 — a signed, documented original with full provenance</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/is-artist-designed-wallpaper-durable-enough-for-hospitality</loc>
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      <image:title>Is Artist-Designed Wallpaper Durable Enough for a Hotel or Restaurant?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lavish Blue Grey artist-designed luxury wallpaper by Angela Simeone on commercial-grade 20 oz Type II vinyl for hospitality walls</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/how-to-split-a-hotel-restaurant-art-budget-lobby-anchor</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-30T12:05:10-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>How to Split a Hotel or Restaurant Art Budget Between a Lobby Anchor and Secondary Works</image:title>
      <image:caption>Evergreen and Tan Large Scale original abstract painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, 63x70 inches, $9,850 — a lobby anchor for a hospitality art budget</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/found-an-artist-on-instagram-how-to-buy-safely</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-30T12:06:02-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>I Found an Artist on Instagram — How Do I Know It&apos;s Legit and Buy Safely?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Peach Rust Brown Yellow Blue original abstract oil painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, $7,800 — an original you can buy safely directly from the studio</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/how-to-estimate-yardage-and-cost-custom-wallpaper-feature-wall</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-30T12:06:55-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>How Do I Estimate Yardage and Cost for a Custom Wallpaper Feature Wall?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Flourish Marigold and Grey Large Scale luxury wallpaper by Angela Simeone — a painterly pattern for a custom feature wall</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/how-a-nashville-painting-landed-in-architectural-digest</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-11T13:05:57-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>How a Nashville Painting Landed in Architectural Digest</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone walking through her Nashville art studio</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/statement-painting-vs-gallery-wall</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-11T13:07:03-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>One Large Statement Painting vs. a Gallery Wall: Which Should I Do?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Large-scale original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed above a bouclé sofa</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/does-original-art-living-painter-hold-value</loc>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/R.Higgins-interiors-dining-room-angela-simeone-art.jpg?v=1783792821</image:loc>
      <image:title>Does Original Work by a Living Contemporary Painter Hold or Grow in Value?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed in a collector&apos;s dining room</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/grasscloth-vs-vinyl-wallpaper-powder-room</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-14T15:38:26-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Grasscloth or Vinyl for a Powder Room or High-Use Wall—Which Actually Holds Up?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close detail of Angela Simeone Lavish wallcovering in blue grey, embossed commercial-grade vinyl with a painted surface underneath</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/conrad-nashville-commission-33-original-paintings</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-11T13:06:12-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>The Conrad Nashville Commission: 33 Original Paintings, One Studio, One Full Property</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone abstract paintings installed at the Conrad Nashville, interiors by Champalimaud Design</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/should-your-art-match-your-sofa</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-11T13:08:11-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Should Your Art Match Your Sofa? How a Painting Leads the Room</image:title>
      <image:caption>Azul Chroma Brown Natural White original abstract oil painting by Angela Simeone</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/how-to-start-collecting-contemporary-abstract-art</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-11T13:07:41-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>How to Start Collecting Contemporary Abstract Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cobalt Rust Grey Green original abstract oil painting by Angela Simeone installed above a wooden bench</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/how-to-pick-wallpaper-pattern-scale-small-room-feature-wall</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-14T15:38:18-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>How to Pick the Right Wallpaper Pattern Scale for Any Room</image:title>
      <image:caption>Narrow hallway papered floor to ceiling in an Angela Simeone pattern, showing how motif scale reads in a small room</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/hand-painted-wallpaper-vs-ai-generated-patterns</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-03T11:23:03-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>A Painter&apos;s Hand Still Beats An AI Prompt</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lavish Blue Grey wallpaper in a high-ceilinged room with a woven wood bench and abstract art by Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/is-2000-to-10000-a-smart-place-to-start-collecting-art</loc>
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      <image:title>The $2,000 To $10,000 Range Is Not A Starter Tier</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed above a console in a collector&apos;s home, Light Plum Tiffany Blue palette</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/float-frame-abstract-canvas-or-unframed</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-03T07:12:24-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Float-Framing An Abstract Canvas Is A Design Decision</image:title>
      <image:caption>Framed original abstract painting by Angela Simeone in a black frame, installed in a Conrad Nashville guest suite bedroom</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/buying-what-you-love-is-still-a-strategy</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-04T08:43:33-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Buying What You Love Is Still A Strategy</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cobalt Rust Grey Green original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed above a wooden bench on a herringbone floor</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/vetting-an-artist-is-a-relationship-not-a-search</loc>
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      <image:title>Vetting An Artist Is A Relationship, Not A Search</image:title>
      <image:caption>Navy Grey Yellow Glow original abstract painting by Angela Simeone staged in a styled room setting</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/embossed-vinyl-is-not-a-compromise-material</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-04T08:45:02-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/WhiteMingLaquerBench_whiteoakfloor_1080px_SplendorWallpaper_Large_V1_StormBlue.png?v=1783172695</image:loc>
      <image:title>Embossed Vinyl Is Not A Compromise Material</image:title>
      <image:caption>Splendor Grey Blue luxury wallpaper by Angela Simeone installed behind a white Ming lacquer bench on a white oak floor</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/a-pre-ship-video-is-the-real-on-approval</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-05T16:20:33-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>A Pre-Ship Video Is The Real On-Approval</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed above a boucle sofa in a Starr Sanford Design living room</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/hotel-art-is-architecture-now-not-an-afterthought</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-05T16:21:25-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Hotel Art Is Architecture Now, Not An Afterthought</image:title>
      <image:caption>Large-scale original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed in the Peabody Union commercial-residential lobby, Nashville</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/a-painting-still-comes-before-the-pattern</loc>
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      <image:title>A Painting Still Comes Before The Pattern</image:title>
      <image:caption>Splendor Grey Blue wallpaper by Angela Simeone installed behind a white Ming lacquer bench on a white oak floor</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/trusting-your-gut-on-a-painting-is-not-a-rookie-move</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-07T08:24:09-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Trusting Your Gut On A Painting Is Not A Rookie Move</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed above a fireplace in a sitting area at The Albion</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/a-paintings-layered-surface-beats-its-scale</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-07T08:24:45-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>A Painting&apos;s Layered Surface Beats Its Scale</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract oil painting by Angela Simeone installed in a collector&apos;s home, showing layered surface detail</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/heritage-wallpaper-is-getting-a-contemporary-read</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-07T08:25:21-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Heritage Wallpaper Is Getting A Contemporary Read</image:title>
      <image:caption>Room fully enveloped in Angela Simeone artist-designed wallpaper, floor to ceiling</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/the-art-market-catches-up-to-real-painters-eventually</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-08T04:43:17-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>The Art Market Catches Up To Real Painters Eventually</image:title>
      <image:caption>Astral Thicket 5 abstract oil painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, layered walnut-stained and pastel canvas</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/hotels-are-choosing-art-that-feels-made-not-assembled</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-08T04:43:17-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Hotels Are Choosing Art That Feels Made, Not Assembled</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed in a Conrad Nashville private suite</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/2026-wallpaper-trends-are-about-feeling-made-not-printed</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-08T04:43:17-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>2026 Wallpaper Trends Are About Feeling Made, Not Printed</image:title>
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      <image:title>The Decision Behind The Mark Beats The Tool That Made It</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone working in her Nashville studio, applying paint with a palette knife rather than a brush</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/a-hotel-room-has-to-feel-right-before-it-photographs-well</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-09T04:44:38-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>A Hotel Room Has To Feel Right Before It Photographs Well</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed in a yellow private suite at the Conrad Nashville</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/a-block-print-pattern-is-the-safer-choice-for-a-small-room</loc>
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      <image:title>A Block-Print Pattern Is The Safer Choice For A Small Room</image:title>
      <image:caption>Toile wallpaper by Angela Simeone shown at scale in a room with a black-framed window, warm sand colorway</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/seeing-a-painting-in-real-light-still-beats-a-screen</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-10T08:25:33-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Seeing A Painting In Real Light Still Beats A Screen</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract oil painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone installed above a bouclé sofa in a collector&apos;s living room</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/interior-designers-are-sourcing-art-directly-from-the-artist</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-10T08:26:08-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Interior Designers Are Sourcing Art Directly From The Artist</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone navy abstract painting installed in a private suite at Conrad Nashville, designed with Champalimaud</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/a-wallpaper-pattern-still-starts-with-a-real-painting</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-10T08:26:45-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/BonnieFireplace_1080px_FLOURISH_WALLPAPER_Medium_V43_Storm_Blue.png?v=1783690005</image:loc>
      <image:title>A Wallpaper Pattern Still Starts With A Real Painting</image:title>
      <image:caption>Flourish Storm Blue hand-painted wallpaper by Angela Simeone styled in a living room beside a fireplace</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/how-to-judge-abstract-art-beyond-a-finished-look</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-11T09:06:55-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/conrad_hotel_Angela_Simeone_1080_x_1080.png?v=1783778815</image:loc>
      <image:title>How To Judge Abstract Art Beyond A Finished Look</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone abstract paintings installed at the Conrad Nashville, interiors by Champalimaud Design</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/buying-what-resonates-now-beats-waiting-for-approval</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-11T09:07:33-05:00</lastmod>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/angela_in_studio_burgundy_shirt_desk_glow_backgournd.jpg?v=1783778853</image:loc>
      <image:title>Buying What Resonates Now Beats Waiting For Approval</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone at her desk in her Nashville studio, working on a new abstract painting</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/the-original-painting-is-what-makes-wallpaper-artist-made</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-11T09:08:11-05:00</lastmod>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/wovenwoodbench_highceilings_wood_Millwork_abstract_art_Angela_Simeone_1080x1350px_LavishWallpaper_Small_V20_StormBlue_4b0b3b14-e887-466d-8217-8761433eda9d.png?v=1783778891</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Original Painting Is What Makes Wallpaper Artist-Made</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lavish Blue Grey Wallpaper by Angela Simeone installed behind a woven wood bench in a high-ceilinged room</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/auction-season-prices-a-lineage-not-a-painting</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-11T14:19:26-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Auction Season Prices A Lineage, Not A Painting</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone at her desk in her Nashville studio, working on a new abstract painting</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/choosing-abstraction-is-the-harder-decision</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-12T11:48:27-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Choosing Abstraction Is The Harder Decision</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone working in her Nashville studio, deciding a mark before it goes on canvas</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/judging-the-work-beats-judging-the-name</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-12T11:49:12-05:00</lastmod>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/woodendbench_AngelaSimeone_abstract_painting_with_woodherringbonefloor_1080px_IMG_5607_7fb6a78e-785c-4393-841e-5e9d1a19aedd.png?v=1783874952</image:loc>
      <image:title>Judging The Work Beats Judging The Name</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cobalt Rust Grey Green Painting by Angela Simeone installed above a wood bench on a herringbone floor</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/wallpaper-is-atmosphere-now-not-decoration</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-12T11:49:58-05:00</lastmod>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/Bathtub_1080px_SplendorWallpaper_Large_V12_MushroomTan.png?v=1783874998</image:loc>
      <image:title>Wallpaper Is Atmosphere Now, Not Decoration</image:title>
      <image:caption>Splendor Mushroom Wallpaper by Angela Simeone installed behind a freestanding bathtub</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/10-quotes-about-color-every-abstract-art-collector-should-know</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-13T10:18:26-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/conrad_hotel_Angela_Simeone_1080_x_1080_93fc6fef-0784-464c-abfb-69e26402a77b.png?v=1783955906</image:loc>
      <image:title>10 Quotes About Color Every Abstract Art Collector Should Know</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone abstract paintings installed at the Conrad Nashville, showing color-driven original artwork in a real interior</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/access-is-earned-not-assumed-except-when-you-buy-directly-from-the-artist</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-13T10:19:08-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Access Is Earned, Not Assumed — Except When You Buy Directly From The Artist</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone working directly in her Nashville studio, the direct-from-artist alternative to gallery gatekeeping</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/this-seasons-wallpaper-wraps-the-whole-room-not-just-one-wall</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-13T10:19:47-05:00</lastmod>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/Flourish_marigold_large_single_tile_1080_x_1080_0cb11aec-aaec-4553-8024-80bd5cbf5bb5.png?v=1783955986</image:loc>
      <image:title>This Season&apos;s Wallpaper Wraps The Whole Room, Not Just One Wall</image:title>
      <image:caption>Flourish Marigold and Grey large-scale luxury wallpaper by Angela Simeone, an artist-made pattern designed to wrap a full room</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/every-layer-of-paint-is-a-record-of-time-spent</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14T10:21:06-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/woodendbench_AngelaSimeone_abstract_painting_with_woodherringbonefloor_1080px_IMG_5607_25ed3adf-f185-41a9-aede-1575cdbd940a.png?v=1784042466</image:loc>
      <image:title>Every Layer Of Paint Is A Record Of Time Spent</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract oil painting by Angela Simeone installed above a wood bench on a herringbone floor</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/a-hotels-art-collection-is-a-relationship-not-a-purchase</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14T10:21:50-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>A Hotel&apos;s Art Collection Is A Relationship, Not A Purchase</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chroma Navy Grey Lilac Brown large-scale original abstract painting by Angela Simeone for hospitality and commercial interiors</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/wallpaper-doesnt-need-to-be-hand-printed-to-feel-handmade</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14T10:23:17-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Wallpaper Doesn&apos;t Need To Be Hand-Printed To Feel Handmade</image:title>
      <image:caption>Luxury wallpaper by Angela Simeone installed in a designer living room, painterly pattern in warm neutral tones</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/asthetique-chose-an-original-painting-for-a-primary-bedroom-in-architectural-digest</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-14T10:29:04-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Asthetique Chose an Original Painting for a Primary Bedroom in Architectural Digest</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone abstract original painting installed in an Architectural Digest-published primary bedroom, commissioned by Asthetique.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/hotel-art-is-architecture-not-decoration</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-15T10:13:25-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Hotel Art Is Architecture, Not Decoration</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed in a private suite at the Conrad Nashville, interiors by Champalimaud Design</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/sense-of-place-in-a-painting-is-real</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-15T10:14:04-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Sense Of Place In A Painting Is Real</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone, Nashville abstract painter, working in her studio</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/a-painters-first-wallpaper-is-still-a-painting</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-15T10:14:57-05:00</lastmod>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/BlackWindow_Pool_1080px_TOILE_LARGE_V4_BLUESKY.png?v=1784128497</image:loc>
      <image:title>A Painter&apos;s First Wallpaper Is Still A Painting</image:title>
      <image:caption>Toile sky blue wallpaper by Angela Simeone installed near a black-framed window, painterly pattern in a real room</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/hiring-the-local-artist-is-the-point</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-16T11:19:05-05:00</lastmod>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/conrad_thistle_and_rye_painting_install_above_leather_sofa.jpg?v=1784218745</image:loc>
      <image:title>Hiring The Local Artist Is The Point</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed above the leather banquette at Thistle &amp; Rye, the Conrad Nashville&apos;s restaurant, interiors by Champalimaud Design</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/a-period-room-doesnt-need-a-white-cube</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-16T11:19:46-05:00</lastmod>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/House_beautiful_with_black_and_white_painting_lori_paranjape_press_install_1080_x_1080-6.png?v=1784218786</image:loc>
      <image:title>A Period Room Doesn&apos;t Need A White Cube</image:title>
      <image:caption>Black and white abstract original painting by Angela Simeone installed in a traditional interior, designer Lori Paranjape, as featured in House Beautiful</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/a-real-painting-beats-a-borrowed-art-movement</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-16T11:20:31-05:00</lastmod>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/FlourishMarigoldGreyIVORYsmallscalesingletile1080.png?v=1784218831</image:loc>
      <image:title>A Real Painting Beats A Borrowed Art Movement</image:title>
      <image:caption>Flourish small-scale marigold and grey wallpaper by Angela Simeone, an original painting set into repeat</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/carrying-a-lineage-isnt-copying-it</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-17T11:50:17-05:00</lastmod>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/astral-thicket-5-banner-2000x1200.jpg?v=1784301632</image:loc>
      <image:title>Carrying A Lineage Isn&apos;t Copying It</image:title>
      <image:caption>Astral Thicket abstract painting installed in a Nashville living room, layered walnut-stain and pastel by artist Angela Simeone</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/a-painting-career-takes-decades-to-build</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-17T11:49:21-05:00</lastmod>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/Large_Scale_2000_x_1200.jpg?v=1784301743</image:loc>
      <image:title>A Painting Career Takes Decades To Build</image:title>
      <image:caption>Large-scale abstract oil painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, built up in layers over weeks in the studio</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/the-best-patterns-start-personal-not-mass-market</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-17T11:50:56-05:00</lastmod>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/couchpillow_1080px_ATELIER_MEDIUM_Greyishandivory_V14.png?v=1784301786</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Best Patterns Start Personal, Not Mass-Market</image:title>
      <image:caption>Atelier wallpaper by Angela Simeone styled behind a living room sofa, a painterly pattern that began as a single studio artwork</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/buying-direct-from-the-artist-beats-auction-or-gallery</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-18T12:06:36-05:00</lastmod>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/stanfard_starr_living_room_grey_sofa_1080x800_1b4494c2-47eb-4ac1-bbd2-426196007e80.jpg?v=1784394396</image:loc>
      <image:title>Buying Direct From The Artist Beats Auction Or Gallery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone installed above a grey sofa in a collector&apos;s living room</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/a-self-taught-practice-is-not-an-unfocused-one</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-18T12:07:32-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>A Self-Taught Practice Is Not An Unfocused One</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed over a fireplace at The Albion, a self-taught painter&apos;s work in a traditional setting</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/wallpapers-effect-on-mood-is-now-measurable</loc>
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      <image:title>Wallpaper&apos;s Effect On Mood Is Now Measurable</image:title>
      <image:caption>Atelier wallpaper by Angela Simeone styled behind a living room sofa, a painterly pattern designed to change how a room feels</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/a-visible-influence-is-not-a-weakness</loc>
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      <image:title>A Visible Influence Is Not A Weakness</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed above a bouclé sofa in a collector&apos;s living room, an example of collecting a painter&apos;s stated influences</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/a-paintings-title-is-part-of-the-work</loc>
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      <image:title>A Painting&apos;s Title Is Part Of The Work</image:title>
      <image:caption>Light Plum Tiffany Blue original abstract canvas painting by Angela Simeone installed in a collector&apos;s home, an example of why a painting&apos;s title is part of the work</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/a-personal-pattern-beats-a-safe-repeat</loc>
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      <image:title>A Personal Pattern Beats A Safe Repeat</image:title>
      <image:caption>Chic Stripe wallpaper by Nashville artist Angela Simeone installed on a wall, a hand-painted pattern reflecting the 2026 wallpaper trend toward personal, story-carrying pattern</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/10-quotes-about-texture-every-abstract-art-collector-should-know</loc>
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      <image:title>10 Quotes About Texture Every Abstract Art Collector Should Know</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone building up layers of paint in her Nashville studio</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/buying-what-moves-you-beats-collecting-someone-elses-list</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-20T10:15:17-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Buying What Moves You Beats Collecting Someone Else&apos;s List</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed in a Conrad Nashville private suite</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/an-outside-eye-beats-a-career-pattern-designers-formula</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-20T10:16:06-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>An Outside Eye Beats A Career Pattern-Designer&apos;s Formula</image:title>
      <image:caption>Painterly luxury wallpaper installed in a Nashville interior by Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/a-painters-range-across-decades-is-not-a-lack-of-focus</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-21T10:22:28-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>A Painter&apos;s Range Across Decades Is Not A Lack Of Focus</image:title>
      <image:caption>Large-scale original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed in the Peabody Union lobby, an example of a painter&apos;s range across decades and series</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/the-art-markets-recovery-reaches-a-working-artists-price-point</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-21T10:23:17-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>The Art Market&apos;s Recovery Reaches A Working Artist&apos;s Price Point</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed in a Conrad Nashville private suite, an example of buying an original at a working artist&apos;s price point</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/a-real-hand-painted-archive-beats-a-pattern-designed-from-a-brief</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-21T10:24:08-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>A Real Hand-Painted Archive Beats A Pattern Designed From A Brief</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original painting-based wallpaper by Nashville artist Angela Simeone installed on a wall, an example of a hand-painted archive translated faithfully into pattern</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/the-founder-behind-bilt-rewards-chose-an-original-for-his-primary-bedroom</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-21T11:37:45-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>The Founder Behind Bilt Rewards Chose An Original For His Primary Bedroom</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone in her Nashville studio, the painter behind the original commissioned for Ankur Jain&apos;s Architectural Digest–featured primary bedroom</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/trusting-your-own-eye-is-not-a-beginners-mistake</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-22T10:20:28-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Trusting Your Own Eye Is Not A Beginner&apos;s Mistake</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed above a bouclé sofa in a collector&apos;s living room</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/a-painting-that-disorients-you-is-doing-its-job</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-22T10:21:22-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>A Painting That Disorients You Is Doing Its Job</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone abstract painting installed above the fireplace at The Albion, Blackberry Mountain</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/a-painted-surface-is-what-gives-wallpaper-its-soul</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-22T10:22:07-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>A Painted Surface Is What Gives Wallpaper Its Soul</image:title>
      <image:caption>Flourish Marigold and Grey Large Scale Wallpaper by Angela Simeone installed above a living room mantel</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/working-without-a-plan-is-a-real-painting-tradition</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-23T10:13:18-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Working Without A Plan Is A Real Painting Tradition</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone abstract oil paintings installed together on a gallery wall</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/local-art-in-a-hotel-is-not-marketing-language</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-23T10:14:05-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Local Art In A Hotel Is Not Marketing Language</image:title>
      <image:caption>Deep Burgundy Forest Green White Abstract Painting by Angela Simeone, the kind of original commissioned for hospitality and commercial installs</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/real-texture-is-what-makes-wallpaper-feel-grounded</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-23T10:14:44-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Real Texture Is What Makes Wallpaper Feel Grounded</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lavish Blue Grey wallpaper by Angela Simeone, a dense painterly pattern with visible texture</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/commissioning-an-original-painting-starts-with-trust-not-taste</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-24T10:18:45-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Commissioning An Original Painting Starts With Trust, Not Taste</image:title>
      <image:caption>Astral Thicket 2 original abstract oil painting by Angela Simeone, in-stock and ready to ship</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/how-hotels-actually-find-the-artists-on-their-walls</loc>
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      <image:title>How Hotels Actually Find The Artists On Their Walls</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cobalt Rust Grey Green original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed above a wood bench on herringbone floor</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/does-a-printed-pattern-need-real-paints-motion-underneath-it</loc>
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      <image:title>Does A Printed Pattern Need Real Paint&apos;s Motion Underneath It</image:title>
      <image:caption>Splendor Grey Blue artist-designed wallpaper single tile by Angela Simeone, showing fluid painterly movement</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/buying-directly-from-a-working-artist-is-a-third-path</loc>
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      <image:title>Buying Directly From A Working Artist Is A Third Path</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed directly above a bed, blue palette in a black frame</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Weighing Instinct Against Budget Is The Real Discipline</image:title>
      <image:caption>Large-scale original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed in the Peabody Union lobby, Nashville</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/a-wallcovering-needs-a-real-source-not-just-a-brief</loc>
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      <image:title>A Wallcovering Needs A Real Source, Not Just A Brief</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone luxury wallpaper installed on a wall, pattern drawn from an original painting</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/what-it-actually-means-to-commission-a-painting</loc>
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      <image:title>What It Actually Means To Commission A Painting</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone working directly in her Nashville studio on an original abstract commission</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/the-human-hand-is-whats-actually-rare-now</loc>
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      <image:title>The Human Hand Is What&apos;s Actually Rare Now</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone graphite and white abstract painting installed in a Conrad Nashville private suite</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/wallpaper-now-belongs-in-small-considered-doses</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-26T10:19:52-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Wallpaper Now Belongs In Small, Considered Doses</image:title>
      <image:caption>Flourish Marigold and Grey wallpaper by Angela Simeone installed above a living room fireplace</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/10-quotes-about-color-every-collector-should-know</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-27T12:59:38-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>10 Quotes About Color Every Collector Should Know</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed above a grey sofa, color anchoring a living room</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/does-a-commission-deliver-the-real-original-or-just-a-print</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-27T13:00:22-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Does A Commission Deliver The Real Original — Or Just A Print?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cobalt Rust Grey Green original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed above a wood bench, the real physical object in place</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/the-all-gray-room-is-losing-ground-to-pattern</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-27T13:00:51-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>The All-Gray Room Is Losing Ground To Pattern</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone luxury wallpaper installed on a wall, pattern replacing an all-gray room scheme</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/buying-abstract-art-takes-confidence-not-logic</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-07-28T10:15:29-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Buying Abstract Art Takes Confidence, Not Logic</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cobalt Rust Grey Green original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed above a wood bench with herringbone floor</image:caption>
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      <image:title>A Multi-Panel Painting Is A Choice, Not Just A Bigger Canvas</image:title>
      <image:caption>Navy Grey Yellow Glow original abstract painting by Angela Simeone, sized for a lobby or great room wall</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Wallpaper Doesn&apos;t Need Realism, It Needs A Real Hand</image:title>
      <image:caption>Flourish Marigold and Grey luxury wallpaper by Angela Simeone installed above a living room fireplace</image:caption>
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      <image:title>When Multiple Collectors Want The Same Painting, Who Gets It?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed above a boucle sofa in a designer living room — a one-of-one original in its home</image:caption>
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      <image:title>What Interior Designers Look For In Art For A Client</image:title>
      <image:caption>Black and white original abstract painting by Angela Simeone in a Lori Paranjape designed interior featured in the press</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Is The Wallpaper Feature Wall Over? Designers Say Wrap The Room</image:title>
      <image:caption>Flourish Storm Blue wallpaper by Angela Simeone wrapping a full bathroom wall behind a freestanding tub</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Looks Or Meaning: How To Choose A Painting For Your Living Room</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed above a fireplace in a sitting room at The Albion — art chosen for a living space</image:caption>
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      <image:title>How To Choose Artwork For A Living Room When You Know Nothing About Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Yellow original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed in a Conrad Nashville private suite living area</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Wallpaper As Art: The Best Designers Treat A Wall As A Composition</image:title>
      <image:caption>Primary bedroom with linen headboard wrapped in large-scale Flourish luxury wallpaper by Angela Simeone — wallpaper as art composing the whole wall</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Are Abstract Paintings&apos; Qualities Legible, or Is It Hype?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Navy, cyan, red, and gold original abstract painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone showing layered brushwork</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Returning to One Technique for Decades: Stalled Practice, or the Real Discipline?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Yellow, green, rust, and peach original abstract painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Does Wallpaper Need to Begin as a Real Painting to Matter?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Splendor Grey Blue artist-designed wallpaper by Angela Simeone, single tile detail</image:caption>
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      <image:title>10 Quotes About Learning to Really Look at Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Navy, cyan, red, and gold original abstract painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, close detail</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Serious Collectors Rarely Rely on Just One Channel to Find Art</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Angela Simeone installed above a fireplace in a Nashville sitting room</image:caption>
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      <image:title>A Wallcovering Still Reads as Art When It Begins as One</image:title>
      <image:caption>Flourish Marigold and Grey Large Scale Wallpaper single tile, an artist-designed wallcovering by Angela Simeone built from her own original painting</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Do Galleries Decide What&apos;s Good, or Just What Sells?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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      <image:title>What a Painter&apos;s Own Late-Career Choices Can Teach a First-Time Buyer</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Artist-designed luxury wallpaper by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, pattern originating from an original painting</image:caption>
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      <image:title>A Painting&apos;s Future Value Is Unknowable, but Its Trajectory Isn&apos;t</image:title>
      <image:caption>Royal Blue White Lilac original abstract oil painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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      <image:title>When a System Makes the Decisions, Is a Painting Still Personal?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fuschia Brown Orange Blue original abstract canvas painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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      <image:title>A Considered Pattern Can Slow a Room Down, Not Just Decorate It</image:title>
      <image:caption>Flourish Greige artist-designed wallpaper pattern by Nashville artist Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Many Paintings by One Artist Can Hold a Room Together</image:title>
      <image:caption>A large original abstract painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone installed on a wall beside a tall doorway</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Naming a Painting After Its Material Changes What You See</image:title>
      <image:caption>Burgundy Forrest Abstraction, an original abstract painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone named from real material and place</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Real Paint Under a Pattern Answers the 2026 Tactility Trend</image:title>
      <image:caption>Flourish Marigold and Grey artist-designed wallpaper by Nashville artist Angela Simeone installed on a fireplace wall</image:caption>
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      <image:title>10 Quotes About the Artist&apos;s Hand Every Collector Should Know</image:title>
      <image:caption>Paint-covered studio work boots belonging to Nashville abstract artist Angela Simeone, evidence of the artist&apos;s hand at work</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Buying Direct From a Studio Removes the Middleman, Not the Proof</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract canvas paintings available directly from the Nashville studio of artist Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Presence Is What a Wallcovering Has When Pattern Runs Out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Painterly artist-designed wallcovering in artichoke and lilac by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, a pattern drawn from an original painting</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Framed Angela Simeone abstract work on paper in a Conrad Nashville suite, charcoal underdrawing and graphite linework left visible in the finished surface</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Revision Rounds Give a Commission Buyer Room to Speak Plainly</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nashville abstract painter Angela Simeone at work in her studio with several large canvases on the wall behind her, the commission process where two options are painted at once</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/wallpaper-carried-to-the-ceiling-changes-what-a-room-measures</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-14T15:34:33-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Wallpaper Carried to the Ceiling Changes What a Room Measures</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bedroom with Angela Simeone Flourish wallpaper in tan and middle white run full height from skirting to ceiling behind a linen headboard, Nashville artist-designed wallcovering</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Ten Quotes on Why Collectors Actually Buy</image:title>
      <image:caption>An Angela Simeone abstract original hanging above a grey sofa in a Starr Sanford designed living room, the kind of in-room placement collectors are actually buying for</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/a-good-adviser-says-no-more-often-than-yes</loc>
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      <image:title>A Good Adviser Says No More Often Than Yes</image:title>
      <image:caption>A large Angela Simeone abstract painting from the Astral Thicket group, the kind of single considered work a good art adviser steers a buyer toward</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/brushwork-on-the-wall-is-now-an-awarded-category</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-18T14:20:52-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Brushwork on the Wall Is Now an Awarded Category</image:title>
      <image:caption>Angela Simeone Atelier Berry Silvered Champagne wallpaper tile, painted brushwork reproduced at wall scale as an awarded wallcovering category</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/pattern-carries-the-same-history-painting-does</loc>
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      <image:title>Pattern Carries the Same History Painting Does</image:title>
      <image:caption>Detail of a large abstract painting in layered oil and mixed media by Nashville artist Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/how-long-to-wait-before-asking-about-a-commission</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-20T12:16:07-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>How Long to Wait Before Asking About a Commission</image:title>
      <image:caption>An original abstract painting installed above a grey sofa in a light-filled living room</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/natures-patterns-have-a-measurable-effect-on-a-room</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-20T12:16:07-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Nature&apos;s Patterns Have a Measurable Effect on a Room</image:title>
      <image:caption>Artist-designed textured wallpaper pattern in berry and silvered champagne, drawn from an original painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/ninety-percent-of-an-advisors-job-is-saying-no</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-21T05:04:35-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Ninety Percent of an Advisor&apos;s Job Is Saying No</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nashville abstract painter Angela Simeone walking through her studio past leaning canvases, the direct studio route a collector takes when there is no advisor or gallery in between</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/surrealism-chased-the-dream-painting-chases-the-surface</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-21T09:28:33-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Surrealism Chased the Dream, Painting Chases the Surface</image:title>
      <image:caption>A large Angela Simeone abstract painting, the kind of unplanned surface that answers itself layer by layer rather than transcribing a dream</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/hospitality-design-moves-art-into-the-wall-itself</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-21T09:27:48-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Hospitality Design Moves Art Into the Wall Itself</image:title>
      <image:caption>A single tile of the Atelier Berry Silvered Champagne wallcovering, an artist-designed pattern drawn from an original painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/asking-a-painter-about-price</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-25T07:01:49-05:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/recognition-runs-late</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-25T07:02:46-05:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/scale-and-source-in-wallcovering</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-25T07:03:45-05:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/standing-in-the-studio</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-27T18:37:42-05:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/a-guest-room-collection</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-27T18:37:42-05:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/wrapping-a-small-room</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-27T18:37:42-05:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>Finishing an Abstract Painting Is a Recognition, Not a Decision</image:title>
      <image:caption>An original abstract painting in light tan, yellow and citron on canvas by Nashville artist Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/what-furniture-cannot-carry</loc>
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      <image:title>A Painting Carries What Furniture and Light Cannot</image:title>
      <image:caption>An original floral abstract painting in cobalt, light blue, rust, peach and white on canvas by Nashville artist Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/nothing-to-imitate</loc>
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      <image:title>Real Paint on a Wall Has Nothing to Imitate</image:title>
      <image:caption>Atelier Blue Haze Medium artist-designed wallpaper by Nashville painter Angela Simeone, a pattern drawn from a real painted surface</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/painting-chosen-on-attraction</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-31T06:16:09-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>A Painting Chosen on Attraction Outlives the Rug</image:title>
      <image:caption>Emerald, navy, bronze and light pink original abstract canvas painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, chosen on attraction rather than to match a room.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/priced-to-be-lived-with</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-31T06:16:09-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>A Painting Pays Out Every Day You Walk Past It</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gestural charcoal, brown, blush and light blue original abstract painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, priced to be lived with rather than flipped.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/pattern-that-names-its-painting</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-31T06:16:09-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>A Wallpaper Pattern Can Name Its Original Painting</image:title>
      <image:caption>Atelier Golden Sky Medium artist-designed wallpaper by Nashville painter Angela Simeone, installed across an interior wall, printed from an original painting.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/nine-quotes-on-living-with-a-painting-over-time</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-31T07:40:28-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Nine Quotes on What a Painting Does After You Hang It</image:title>
      <image:caption>An original abstract oil painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone hanging in a lived-in room, from a post on what a painting does in the years after you hang it.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/whose-hand-made-the-wallpaper-pattern</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-31T07:41:20-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Whose Hand Made the Pattern Is a Fair Question to Ask</image:title>
      <image:caption>Artist-designed luxury textured wallpaper by Nashville painter Angela Simeone, a pattern set into repeat from one of her own original paintings.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/what-a-painter-hears</loc>
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      <image:title>What a Painter Hears When You Describe Your Own Room</image:title>
      <image:caption>An original abstract painting in cobalt, light blue, rust and peach by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on commissioning a painting directly from the artist.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/looking-longer</loc>
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      <image:title>Looking Longer Is the Only Credential the Room Requires</image:title>
      <image:caption>A luminous original abstract painting in light tan, yellow and citron by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on how to look at abstract art.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/texture-that-actually-happened</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-01T05:08:20-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Texture Reads Differently When It Actually Happened</image:title>
      <image:caption>Atelier Blue Haze artist-made wallpaper by Nashville painter Angela Simeone, shown as a single tile of the repeat, its painted washes visible in the pattern.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/simplicity-is-the-last-thing</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-02T05:23:18-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Simplicity Is the Last Thing a Painting Arrives At</image:title>
      <image:caption>A large abstract painting installed in a bright gallery room with a scalloped ceiling, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/walking-230-booths</loc>
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      <image:title>Walking 230 Booths Trains a Different Muscle</image:title>
      <image:caption>An abstract canvas hung in a tall gallery space, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a piece comparing art fairs with studio visits.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/specific-knowledge-pattern</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-02T05:23:18-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Specific Knowledge Is What a Pattern Actually Carries</image:title>
      <image:caption>Toile Medium Sky Blue artist-designed wallpaper by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, shown in a room setting.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/hours-not-walls-decide-where-a-painting-belongs</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-05T08:12:13-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Hours, Not Walls, Decide Where a Painting Belongs</image:title>
      <image:caption>An original abstract painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone in a bright gallery interior, from a post on how the hours of daylight decide where a painting belongs.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/an-original-can-land-inside-a-print-budget</loc>
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      <image:title>An Original Can Land Inside a Print Budget</image:title>
      <image:caption>An original abstract painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone hanging in a bright gallery room, from a post on how an original can land inside a print budget.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/what-a-designer-is-looking-for</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-05T08:10:08-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>What a Designer Is Actually Looking For When They Choose a Painting</image:title>
      <image:caption>Original abstract paintings by Nashville artist Angela Simeone shown in a bright gallery interior, from a post on what interior designers look for when choosing art.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/loving-a-painting-is-a-reason</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-05T08:10:53-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Loving a Painting Is a Reason. Here Is What Else a First Purchase Needs.</image:title>
      <image:caption>An original abstract painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone hanging in a bright gallery room, from a post on what a first-time art buyer needs.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/wallpaper-and-interior-design/patina-or-costume-wallpaper-made-to-look-old</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-05T08:11:29-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/atelier_berry_silvered_warm_single_tile_1_11303273-b575-416c-a928-c23830cdae9e.png?v=1788613889</image:loc>
      <image:title>A Wallpaper Made to Look Old, and the Difference Between Patina and Costume</image:title>
      <image:caption>Atelier pattern artist-designed wallpaper in Berry Silvered Champagne by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on patina versus costume in aged-look wallpaper.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/unknown-artists-original-or-famous-names-print</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-06T10:48:41-05:00</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/IMG_1592_IMG_3515.png?v=1788709721</image:loc>
      <image:title>The Signature You Recognize Is Not the One That Made It</image:title>
      <image:caption>A large framed original abstract painting hanging alone on a pale gallery wall, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://angelasimeone.com/blogs/contemporary-art-and-abstract-artist/on-a-phone-a-mural-and-a-postcard-are-the-same-size</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-06T10:50:06-05:00</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
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      <image:loc>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0006/3648/5747/articles/galleryscallopedceiling1_IMG_2997_5d13491f-ec6b-4da5-8a3d-3bf3e5452ccf.png?v=1788709806</image:loc>
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      <image:caption>A large original abstract painting hung in a tall white gallery room with a scalloped ceiling, showing the true scale of the canvas against the wall, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A large original abstract painting in muted rose, grey and black hanging on a studio wall above a paint-marked floor, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on the physical reaction a painting can produce.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A large original abstract painting in coral, pink and yellow on raw canvas in the artist&apos;s studio, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on concentrating a first art budget with one painter.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A large original abstract painting in coral, pink and yellow on raw canvas in the artist&apos;s studio, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on whether a painting sketched digitally is still hand-made.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A large original abstract painting in muted rose, grey and black hanging on a studio wall above a paint-marked floor, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on whether an original painting depreciates.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Flourish Greige artist-designed wallpaper on a primary bedroom wall behind a linen headboard, drawn from an original painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on who actually authors a wallpaper house&apos;s patterns.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A large-scale original abstract painting hung alone on a tall gallery wall under a scalloped ceiling, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on how many paintings a living room actually needs.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An original abstract painting hanging alone on a tall gallery wall, seen from a distance a viewer would stand at, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on what separates people who buy original art from people who only look.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Flourish Artichoke and Lilac artist-designed wallpaper on a dining room wall behind a brown linen chair, drawn from an original painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on what designer wallpaper pricing actually buys.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A single large original abstract painting hung alone on a tall gallery wall under a scalloped ceiling, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on how to judge an unfamiliar artist&apos;s work on its own terms.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A large original abstract painting on a tall gallery wall, seen at the distance a viewer would stand at, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on what a long painting practice builds into a single canvas.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Atelier Blue Haze Medium artist-designed wallpaper wrapping a room behind a sofa, drawn from an original painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on papering ceilings, niches and small rooms.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A single large original abstract painting hung alone on a tall gallery wall under a scalloped ceiling, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on rotating an art collection at home when the walls are full.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A large original abstract painting on a tall gallery wall under a scalloped ceiling, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on whether an original painting loses value the way furniture does.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Deco Black and Cigar artist-designed wallpaper wrapping a bathroom wall behind a freestanding tub, drawn from an original painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on where wallpaper patterns come from.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A large original abstract painting on a tall gallery wall under a scalloped ceiling, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on whether abstract painting follows a system underneath the gesture.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An original abstract painting hung alone on a gallery wall, seen at viewing distance, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on how a designer can verify a painting is genuinely handmade.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Flourish Marigold and Grey Large Scale artist-designed wallcovering wrapping a room around a fireplace, drawn from an original painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on immersive hospitality wallcovering.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A large original abstract painting hung alone on a tall gallery wall under a scalloped ceiling, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on whether to choose a painting for the room or for what it means to you.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An original abstract painting on a gallery wall seen at viewing distance, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on who chooses the art in a hotel and how long it stays.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Flourish Artichoke and Lilac artist-designed wallcovering behind a linen dining chair, drawn from an original painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on whether a pattern&apos;s origin changes how it feels to live with.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Does an Original Painting Need a Certificate of Authenticity?</image:title>
      <image:caption>An original abstract painting in plum and tiffany blue installed in a client&apos;s room, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on whether an original painting needs a certificate of authenticity.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Atelier Berry Silvered Champagne artist-designed wallcovering, drawn from an original painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on why a wallpaper pattern needs a reason behind it.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Five Hundred Dollars in 2017, Nine Hundred Sixty-Three Thousand in 2021 — original abstract painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Does an Original Stay Singular After the Artist Makes Prints</image:title>
      <image:caption>Does an Original Stay Singular After the Artist Makes Prints — original abstract painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Artist-designed luxury textured wallpaper drawn from an original painting by Nashville artist Angela Simeone</image:caption>
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