Beach Town Posters - News & Press

Romantic Country Magazine Summer 2012

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:44:00 -0400

New Jersey Posters

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:56:00 -0400

We are pleased to show our New Jersey posters to the "Visit New Jersey" fans.

Six Frame Colors

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:58:00 -0400

One wonderful aspect of Aurelio's designs is they look fabulous in just about any color of frame. You really can't go wrong. Your wall color and the room's decor will help in making your choice. The frame choices are: Navy Blue Primary Red Primary Yellow Rustic White (off white) If your walls are white I would not suggest using white Rustic Green (forest green shade) Rustic Blue (sea blue)

Red Frame

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:10:00 -0400

If your decor can handle the red frame, then by all means, try it!

Rusitc White Frame

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:58:00 -0400

The rustic white is very pretty and is an elegant choice. We would not suggest using the white against white walls; the frame won't show well.

Rustic Blue Frame

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:54:00 -0400

The rustic blue is our most popular frame choice.

Chesapeake Life Magazine

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:51:00 -0400

A full 8 x 10 image of the Fenwick Island Lighthouse is included in this issue.

Romantic Homes Magazine

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:47:00 -0400

Many questions about Aurelio and the posters are answered in this well written article.

Design New Jersey Magazine

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:45:00 -0400

Featured with classic vintage posters.

Cruising World

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:35:00 -0400

Hello Sailors !!!!

Chesapeake Home Magazine

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:11:00 -0400

Readers along the Mid-Atlantic coast flocked our shop after this article was released.

Holiday Wish List

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:08:00 -0400

Just ask the readers of Baltimore's 'Style' Magazine, Beach Town Posters make excellent Christmas gifts.

Framed in Primary Blue

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:09:00 -0400
Three posters in a row look fabulous -- here is our shop in Bethany Beach displaying Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach and Fenwick Island posters in Primary Blue frames.

Charlotte Observer-John Bordsen

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:49:00 -0400
Artist dips into French-flavored past for posters of beach life
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
By John Bordsen, McClatchy Newspapers

What did you bring back from the coast besides sunburn? A fall-apart T-shirt or disposable sun visor manufactured in a Malaysian sweatshop? Aurelio Grisanty has created more aesthetic souvenirs: Breathtaking travel posters for more than 50 beach- or town-specific locales along the Atlantic seaboard. Each is done in an art deco style, as though each was a luxurious destination Fred and Ginger would motor to in a 1934 Packard. Even Myrtle Beach!Delaware-based Grisanty is in the process of rolling out his Beach Town Posters line. Each is 18 by 24 inches -- a tad smaller than your typical poster but printed on heavy paper (80-pound stock). And eminently suitable for wearing a frame in your dining room. WHO IS THIS GUY? Grisanty, 59, was born in the Dominican Republic and went to Michigan as a high school exchange student. He took a degree in graphic design and fine arts at Autonoma University in Mexico City and became a design director at a Dominican advertising agency -- a job he chucked to produce original artwork in the Washington area. Grisanty's pieces -- canvases, prints and murals in a variety of media -- have been featured in individual and group shows at museums and galleries from Chile to Pittsburgh. HOW THE POSTERS BEGAN: "After 20-some years in D.C., I decided to take a break and go to the beach -- so I got a little apartment on the Delaware coast," Grisanty said in a recent telephone interview. "When I was little, my grandparents had a beach house in the Dominican Republic that had French posters on the walls. Those were happy memories, and I wanted to put them here in my apartment, in remembrance of my childhood. Then I thought, 'Why not do a poster right here, showing Rehoboth, Del.?' I did this -- and sold it. "I designed two more and showed them to galleries around here. And that's how this started, around 2003. "At that point, I started going down the coast. My goal is to do the whole thing -- I'm now doing posters around Key West, Fla. -- then maybe doing the other side of the country." THE DECO STYLE: "I needed a time frame for these posters, and I kept thinking of the beautiful beach posters done in France in the 1920s and '30s. "That time frame worked perfectly: The towns on the Delaware coast only became known nationally in the '30s and '40s when people began vacationing there. I thought if I gave the posters a certain look -- the veneer of age -- it would instantly give the towns a unique and missing heritage. "I can't really point to any one artist who influenced me for these posters, but I have a good knowledge of period styles." WHAT HE USES: "A computer, using a combination of Photoshop and Painter programs. I don't use a mouse; I use a graphic pen and a tablet. Painter simulates material I'd use in actual painting -- brushes of different angles and hardness; paint, charcoal ... anything I want." WHAT HE SHOWS: "Sometimes it's hard to find icons. When I got to Fenwick Island (in Delaware), there was nothing there but an old lighthouse that had been moved away from the shore. "The Internet gives me a lot of background information: I can Google a town and get an idea of what images to look for. Then I visit the places to get an idea of the geographical situation -- to make sure a building shown on the Internet is still there -- and figure out how I might use it." THE OCCASIONAL TIME WARP: "I'm aware that Hilton Head wasn't a tourist place in the 1930s -- that it's much, much newer. That said, golf is a large part of the island's appeal, so the Hilton Head poster has a golfer dressed as people once did for that sport. And I learned there's a fantastic parade of old cars that's staged in Hilton Head. That's how I got the idea of including a bright-yellow 1930s racing car." HOW LONG IT TAKES TO DO A POSTER: "At a minimum, five days. At the most, two months." EASIEST ONE TO DO: "Duck, on the Outer Banks. I went there and saw a red-headed duck -- their symbol! -- so I put it on a beach chair and that was it. The idea came to me in five minutes." HARDEST ONE TO DO: "I'm working on the poster for Atlantic City, N.J., and that's difficult because the place is so huge and confusing. What do I show? When I'm there, I see things from the past as well as things that look as though they're from the future." HIS FAVORITE: "Cape Hatteras, because I was able to convey depth and richness in all the parts of the sky and in the water." HOW FAR HE LIVES FROM BEACH: "From my apartment, it's one mile. I can't see the ocean from my window. But I can see a pond." ------ FOR MORE INFORMATION: Aurelio Grisanty's posters are becoming available in resort shops and sell for about $35. They can also be ordered via www.beachtownposters.com. First published on June 24, 2009 at 12:00 am Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09175/974470-37.stm#ixzz1TW9n3Qzy

Yachting Magazine

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:43:00 -0400
Capture a Feeling of Nostalgia With Vintage Posters
Old posters and prints can capture a feeling of nostalgia and Beach Town Posters provide it.
By Christopher White / Published: May 10, 2011
Sign of the Times: Old posters and prints can capture a feeling of nostalgia, of a time long gone but not forgotten. They are great for salon bulkheads and above the workbench in your boathouse, but who has time to scour flea markets and tag sales to find these old gems? Well, thanks to artist Aurelio Grisanty and his Beach Town Posters, you don't have to hunt far and wide. From Santa Barbara to Cape May, and Daytona Beach to Cape Hatteras, these posters, made from Grisanty's original paintings, hark back to a time of slow strolls on the boardwalk, skirted bathing suits and the simple joys of summer. The collection features 68 posters of seaside towns across the country (with more on the way). Each measures 18 by 24 inches and retails for $34.95 ($135 framed). www.beachtownposters.com