If all goes to plan, you’ll be seeing a few changes and new developments on the blog in the coming months. There has been lots of talk behind the scenes: new…
monthly challenge
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Etsy Picks? On a Sunday? Yes! I’m afraid that having a rather hectic week the week before last led me to accidentally miss my post last Saturday. So, I’m squeezing one…
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What a striking image for this month’s color palette. The reddish-orange and navy blue are taken right out of the playbook of complimentary colors from color theory. One thing that makes…
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This month’s color palette can be seen as an icy winter night or a burst of fresh spring shades – it just depends in which direction you decide to take! Do…
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Landscape with Stars by Henri-Edmond Cross Watercolor over graphite on paper Date: ca. 1905–1908 Image Credit: www.metmuseum.org About the Art “This poetic depiction of a star-streaked sky combines the long broken…
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“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” – George Eliot I can’t help…
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Our Wonderful sponsors for the October Challenge. We will have 2 Lucky Winners this Month! Humblebeads Heather Powers of Humblebeads creates Handcrafted Art Beads Inspired by Nature and Art History. She is also the founder…
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I decided to jump in and take the challenge this month along with our talented readers. I was month’s inspiration was immediately drawn to amazing wings and went right to that…
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What a fun challenge for this month! The color palette is very gemstone inspired, isn’t it? Carnelian orange, lapis blue, dark turquoise and golden yellow. Here are a few color palettes…
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The color palette from Vanessa Bell’s View of Pond at Charleston reminds me of the fading colors of September before autumn sets the world ablaze. I loved the nostalgic feel of…