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    December Monthly Challenge

    Chrysler Building, 1928-1930 William Van Alen About the Art The Chrysler Building was designed by architect William Van Alen for a project of Walter P. Chrysler. When the ground breaking occurred…

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    Tropical Island Bead Picks

    Let’s talk tropical!  I picked this month’s challenge painting because:  1. I’m ready for some serious color 2. I’m ready for tropical islands.  Thankfully the tropical islands are my destination at…

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    March Monthly Challenge

    Nave Nave Moe (Sacred Spring, Sweet Dreams) by Paul Gaugin 1894, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg About the Art Gauguin painted this after he moved to Tahiti in 1891, seeking inspiration from the native…

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    January Monthly Challenge

    Brown River by Wayne Thiebaud About the Art “River-delta views from the Sacramento area, cityscapes from San Francisco and beach scenes from Southern California, no matter the subject, these works uniformly attest…

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    Monthly Challenge Blog Tour

    Thank you for joining us for our first Monthly Challenge blog tour!  Our participants created jewelry inspired by our Monthly Challenge painting and blogged about their creation.  Visit the links below…

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    December Monthly Challenge

    I’m mixing things up this month for our Monthly Challenge. First, you’ll notice we have two inspiration paintings.  I just couldn’t pick one from this painter and thought it would be…

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