Like most creative people I rarely go anywhere without a camera, whether its the one on my phone or my canon, its basically an extension of me. I love taking snaps of colour combinations that inspire me, it might…
I’ve been having fun creating beads inspired by this month’s challenge inspiration. Gauguin’s beautiful color palette was my starting point for the birds above. I mixed each of the colors in the palette and decorated my birds with island…
The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la,... Breathe promise of merry sunshine - As we merrily dance and we sing, tra la, We welcome the hope that they bring, tra la, Of a summer of roses and…
“Everything in the landscape blinded me, dazzled me. Coming from Europe I was constantly uncertain of some color [and kept] beating about the bush: and yet it was so simple to put naturally onto my canvas a red and…
We have two very talented artists as our wonderful sponsor for the April Challenge. We will have 2 Lucky Winners this Month! Firefly Design Studio Michelle McCarthy is one of the editors here at Art Bead Scene. Michelle creates wonderful ceramic…
Matamoe or Landscape with Peacocks Paul Gauguin 1892 Oil On Canvas About the Art Gauguin found it constricting to do what other Impressionists did and paint entirely from nature. Instead, he created a new type of Impressionism (Post-Impressionism) by…
Congratulations to the March Monthly Challenge winners! 1 winner was chosen randomly from all the challenge entrants. 1 winner was chosen randomly from the Linked blog entries. Winner of a month of advertising on ABS from the Monthly Challenge Bead category. ::: Our First lucky winner is Sara Jo…
Ahhhh, Spring! How much I have missed you! Every day with the lightening of the skies, the appearance of patches of green, the scent of fresh earth and the peeping sounds of our feathered friends all a-twitter I am…
First of all, I really want to thank those of you who joined my facebook sharing group, “inspiration in everyday”! I truly appreciate each of you!! So a big kiss to you all…. MUAH!!! You know who you are;)…
Today’s Bead Table Wednesday is a fun and easy way to create a wire wrapped nest for your art beads. Watch the video here: I used 24″ of 19 gauge steel wire. Other wire options include 18-20 gauge copper…