Color Inspiration - Pink African Daisy

The color combo in this photo is so unique - adding a bit of grey-blue to the traditional complement of purple and gold, I just had to create a color swatch - hope you enjoy!

For an entire book of Color Inspiration - pick up a copy of Artful Color for Creative Projects

Color Inspiration - Romantic Lilac

The last of my lilacs have faded, the end of a glorious month of heavy fragrance. 

For more color palettes: Artful Color For Creative Projects

Color Inspiration - Pink Chairs in Holland

Feeling Pink - Shop in Holland in all shades of pink!

See what I have created with this palette in Artful Color for Creative Projects

Color Inspiration - Cafe Latte

Look for Color Inspiration all around you!
An artful cup of coffee at our local coffee house
(see what I created with this color palette in Artful Color Inspiration)

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Color Inspiration - Sunset Nuno Felt Scarf

Color Inspiration - Sunset Nuno Felt Scarf
Use Pantone's Color of the Year in new and lovely ways - here it is (4th from the right) enlivened by warm, bright colors!

More color inspiration

Color Inspiration - Hot Pink Peony

Thought you might enjoy this bright color palette!
(See what I did with it in Artful Color for Creative Projects)

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Artful Color in hard cover is almost ready!

Getting ready to send my book off to my editor/publishing consultant! A hard copy of Artful Color for Creative Projects is coming soon and swirling with color!

Color Inspiration for your 'Make it' gifts

I thought I would share a few color palettes to get your creative juices flowing during this holiday season. You can also see these palettes and more on my Pinterest page: Color Inspiration
Please REPIN the ones you like!

For more color Inspiration including projects that I worked up with the color palettes:
Take a peek into Artful Color for Creative Projects.

Let me know what you create (send me photos!)

PSSST: There's a Holiday Sale going on in my ETSY SHOP!

Converting my Book

 Sample page spread - in works

 Sample page spread - completed!

The process of converting a book from one format to another isn't for the faint of heart.

The creative part is over, the fun of watching color palettes come together is a thing of the past.
Now it is all just hard work, hours upon hours:

• Converting every photo (and there are more than 350!) from RGB color space to CMYK
• Resizing pages for print (instead of eReader style)
• Resizing fonts
• Repositioning photos and descriptions to fit into the new format and still look luscious.
• Redesign the cover to include a spine and back

But I'm almost there!
Only a handful of pages left, then off to an editor, then off to the printer!

I hope to usher in my new book with the new year

I'll keep you informed!

 

 

"Beverly, I'm so excited to take your new book with me to the Bead & Button! I always get so overwhelmed by all of the color on the showroom floor and end up spending way over my budget because I can't narrow down my choices.

I plan to read your book on the airplane to Milwaukee and choose 3 to 5 of my favorite palettes to work from. Thank you so much for this great color resource!"

-Jody (Florida)

Jody isn't the only one who told me that she was bringing my new eBook with her to the Bead & Button Show.

 

Choose your favorite palettes from Artful Color for Creative Projects to help you pull together gorgeous color from the show room floor and give you just the right pop of color to make your class project stand out!

A Great Tool for the Bead & Button Show!

Hey Gulls!
Are you going to the Bead & Button Show?
Take Artful Color for Creative Projects with you
To help you pull colors together while bead shopping
And to add just the right 'pop of color' to make your projects stand out from the flock!

A great read on your mobile device during the flight over too!

If you would like to join in on all the color, fly on over to www.BeverlyAshGilbert.com

(okay a bit corny but I couldn't resist - he was just too darn cute!)

Coincidences

"Wild Flowers" - Acrylic on Canvas

Do you ever get sick after completing a big project? 

My new book (Artful Color) went out on Friday and by Sunday I was flat on my back on the couch nursing hot tea and a box of kleenex.

Took me back 5 years or so, to when I released Eye for Color and... you guessed it... was sick for a week following.

It is as if all that I have, all my energy, all my focus (and yes sleepless nights) go into the project leaving nothing left to protect and nurture my body. And now I'm paying for it.

Just like I did 5 years ago.

And as I lay on the couch I realized that my 2 self published books were released EXACTLY 5 years apart. To the day.

Eye for Color - May 24, 2008
Artful Color for Creative Projects - May 24, 2013

Funny that it took being sick, laying on the couch listening to the birds and watching the clouds to realize the coincidence, the connection, the cycle of things.
 
(I painted this yesterday during a few of my off-the-couch moments)

 Artful Color for Creative Projects:

Inspirational Color Palettes for Jewelry, Fiber and Mixed Media Artists

My new book is now available as an eBook!

 

 

Read more on my brand new website:

BeverlyAshGilbert.com 

 

Inside...

• 157 pages of luscious color
• 60 unique color palettes
• Photography rich with detail and color
• Over 75 completed works of colorful art
• Color wheel relationships to broaden each palette
• Tips on how to pull colors together in a composition
• Artful jewelry, fiber, painted and mixed media examples
• Step-by-step guide to creating your own color palettes