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Sizing Art for your home properly

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Art not only creates interest and a focal point to any space, but it can also balance a room and serve as a window. 
Sizing art can be tricky. We’re here to help. Before investing in a Papek Fine Art print, email us a picture of your wall along with the furniture dimensions. Then choose your favorite image and we will email you a mock-up that shows exactly how the image will look above your furniture. Remember that framing adds 8 to 12 inches to the piece (i.e., a 20” x 60” print becomes a 32” x 72” art piece).
See below for specific examples of how art has the potential to inspire your room:??King size approximate size is 78” inches?. To download this guide click Papek Sizing
Panoramic 36” x 72″

Panoramic 30” x 60”
Traditional 40” x 60”
Standard Sofa Size is 84”
Panoramic 36” x 72”

Panoramic 30” x 60”
Traditional 40” x 60”
Standard Fireplace 54″
Panoramic 25” x 50”
Panoramic 20” x 40”
Traditional 24” x 36”

Scott Papek is a self-taught Fine Art nature photographer who was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the current base of his gallery and business. Although his previous life in the music business first prompted the flow of his creative juices and took him to California, Scott eventually recognized his calling to an alternative outlet that permitted him to share his creativity through a camera lens.
Scott began a disciplined self-education in La Jolla, California, where he would rise early each morning, grab his camera, and head to capture the natural beauty of the coastal area into frequent inspiring reproductions. Occasional setbacks only seemed to motivate Scott, and nine months of persistent through-the-lens devotion was rewarded with his first gallery shot. Since then, Scott has been living a life of adventure, freedom, and fulfillment where he has made it his mission to mentor others to do the same.

When he is not spending time with his lovely wife and their young twins, Scott’s curiosity and drive to explore new places fuel his travels around the world where images await capture.
To read more about Scott or to view his images, visit www.papekphotography.com.

Ready to hang fine art prints

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Buy art for my home and business

Now available online and in the Papek Gallery located in the Westroads shopping mall is the ready to hang fine art soul prints. In the collection, all of the prints are 10×10 and printed on metal. Maybe you don’t have much wall space or you are looking for an entry level into buying fine art prints. Mix and match to come up with your favorite set of 3. To see the collection go here

Exploring color

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We all love spring, right? Spring means better weather, outdoor activites and beautiful color.  For a couple weeks Nebraska lights up with  yellow wildflowers, purple and white trees. I find myself more and more looking at what’s in front of me and making it my own. The technique is placing your camera on a tripod , slow down the shutter speed and zoom in and out during the shot. Just like all long exposure shots you never know what you are going to get.

The Right Road

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                                            SCOTT PAPEK PRESENTS  “THE RIGHT ROAD”

During my 10 day pacific northwest photo I covered the western part of Oregon and Washington. Lake Quinault is on the south from the heart of Olympic National Park. My brother was in the area 2 weeks prior and talked me into stopping here to check it out. I ended up staying at the brilliant Lake Quinault lodge and had the best salmon in my life at the “Salmon House” right down the road. When my kids get older I can see a family vacation destination for us.  “The Right Road” is a limited edition of only 300 gallery prints and looks best at 40 x 40 with the Aluma museum mount. Visit HERE for more details.

Nature’s Art

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                                              SCOTT PAPEK PRESENTS  “NATURE’S ART”

“Nature’s Art” is a limited edition of only 300 prints and captured in eastern Idaho October 22, 2012.

I  envisioned this shot 2 years ago and was finally able to bring my imagination to life with some luck and persistence. I would give anything in the world to be a painter but unfortunatley my brain and hands don’t understand the concept. When picking up a camera 5 years ago it made instant sense to me and has given me a way to paint in another format.
The technique is placing your camera on a tripod in portrait mode, slow down the shutter speed and move the camera up and down during the shot. Just like all long exposure shots you never know what you are going to get. You could say this image is very different from my other work but what’s inside me is all the same.      [pinterest-pro type=”pinit” pin_url=”http://papekphotography.com/natures-art/” pin_image_url=”http://www.papekphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/naturesart.jpg” pin_counter=”horizontal” pin_desc=”Veritcle Abstract by Scott Papek Photography”]

Tranquil #1 and #2

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                                                                                                              Tranquil #1

[pinterest-pro type=”pinit” pin_url=”http://papekphotography.com/tranquil-1-and-2″ pin_image_url=”http://www.papekphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tranquil1.jpg” pin_counter=”horizontal” pin_desc=”The Gorge Oregon susnset during wildfires image by Scott Papek Photography”]

                                                                                                          Tranquil #2 [pinterest-pro type=”pinit” pin_url=”papekphotography.com/tranquil-1-and-2/” pin_image_url=”http://www.papekphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tranquil2.jpg” pin_counter=”horizontal” pin_desc=”The Gorge Oregon image capturing the beautiful colors by Scott Papek Photography.”]

Scott Papek is releasing two Limited Edition prints, Tranquility #1 and Tranquility #2.  Both images were captured in Oregon on the Mission Gorge at the same location 15 minutes apart.  Not only do you get amazing sunsets this time of year, but throw in some haze from the wildfires and it becomes unpredictable and quite frankly, unbelievable.  I’ve never released two prints from the same scene but maybe with the twins on the way I’m used to buying everything double now.  Then again maybe my wife, Julie, and I couldn’t agree on one.  I hope you enjoy these as much as I do.  Mother Nature is queen and I thank her for creating beauty every minute of every day.