And the Winner is...

Thank you for all of the lovely name suggestions for my latest artwork - your notes, and all of the lovely meanings you drew from my piece warm my heart!

I poured through hundreds of facebook comments, blog posts and email ideas and the decision was really tough - so many fabulous titles! Your ideas have given me so much inspiration for new pieces!

As a thank you, I am offering a 30% off discount on some of my most popular matted prints (as well as prints of my newest painting)!  Click HERE for Print Special

The title I ended up choosing brings to mind the elements that danced in my head when I painted this piece:
Music
Dance
Moonlit night
Giving and Sharing

Moonlight Serenade

(Have you listened to Carly Simon's rendition of the Glen Miller song - so lovely!)

 A number of people suggested this, so I put your name in a hat and drew...

Congratulations to

Kaye Davis

I'll be sending you a batch of greeting cards and a mouse pad!

(please email me your address!)

Give Away - Contest to name my painting

Contest to help me name my latest painting!

These colorful dancing ladies evolved over time and finally this weekend I realized the painting was finished. However, I can't seem to figure out the perfect name!

Any ideas?

To enter your name in the contest, simply tell me your idea below or write it on my facebook page  

Can't think of a name, no problem, you can still enter the Give Away: simply 'like' my facebook page by Monday, October 21! 

Here is the fun gift package I will send one lovely reader:

Includes:
- 6 Greeting cards featuring my original artwork (you can see all of the cards HERE)
- Mouse Pad featuring 'New Bulbs' original artwork (mouse just for show and not included!)

All of these goodies are now available on my website SHOP

Contest runs over the weekend and ends on Monday, October 21 at 5:00 PCT

Favorite Color? (Blog Hop Winners)

COLOR
How can I choose a favorite?
Each day is a different mood
And each hue fills me with deep emotions
But for today - as I get ready to climb up on a ladder and paint our entry-way a deep, heathered teal...

I have to admit that the lovely range of colors between green and blue make me smile.

What is your favorite color... at least for today?

Thank you all for swirling through colors with me this last week.
I have loved being a part of this wonderful group of artists who have inspired me to run outside in this cold, rainy December and take pictures! (though admittedly my photos are a bit dark in this cool, grey light).

Here are the lovely winners* (Drum Roll Please):

Wednesday (December 7): Barb Mahle (Anonymous)
Thursday (December 8): Valerie (Hot Art)
Friday (December 9): Sally Anderson (Wild Sally Road)
Monday (December 12): ChrisD
Tuesday (December 13): Pamela (Bailey in a Box)
Wednesday (December 14): Mari (Mis Amores)

*Please e-mail me with your e-mail address so I can send you the
pdf of DIP INTO COLOR!

Your comments have filled my cup and as a thank you, I am offering a SPECIAL DEAL on my eBook: DIP INTO COLOR through tomorrow (6:00 pct). Take a peek here.


Thank you again - I hope your Holidays are filled with color and warmth and music!
Beverly

p.s. Would you like to learn more about color? Join my mailing list for periodic COLORFUL newsletters from my studio and from the ColorQueen team!

White on White (another Blog Hop day)

What is white really
A hint of color peeping through a veil
Soft
Serene
Often overlooked, overshadowed
But even white has life
in it's shadows



Learn how to enhance your own lovely palettes with
DIP INTO COLOR and you can win a copy!!

Details on the GIVE AWAY here!

The best part is, you can also head over to these lovely artists and comment on their posts to win GIVE AWAYS from their blogs:

Valerie Hebert @ Val's Art Studio Blog here
Jeannette Cook @ Beady Eyed Women here
Carol Dean Sharp @ Sand Fibers here
Marcia DeCoster @ MadDesigns here
Cynthia Deis @ Shiny Little Things here
Lori Anderson @ Pretty Things here

p.s. There will be a winner for each day I post up through December 14, so comment each day for a chance to win!

p.p.s. The winners will be announced on December 15!

Frosty Morning Blues (another Blog Hop day!)

I hope your weekend was lovely!
We had clear, frosty mornings up on the island - what a beautiful get-a-way.

I was a felting maniac (guess what everyone's getting for Christmas?!) as the kids pieced puzzles, read by the fire and bundled up for walks on the beach - one of the perks of no internet!

The gorgeous sunrises, and frosty coating on every blade of grass and dried seed pod in our wild garden, sung with indigo and gold - a rich Split Complementary from the Warm Earthtone Color Wheel.

Earthtone color wheels part of EYE FOR COLOR family

Nuno Felt (design from class by Arlene Watson)

Learn how to create bead soups in my book Beaded Colorways

Wanderlust Bracelet Instructions in Beaded Colorways

Playing a bit with Photoshop!

(Color wheels and templates from EYE FOR COLOR)
Learn how to enhance your own lovely palettes with
DIP INTO COLOR and you can win a copy!!

Details on the GIVE AWAY here!

The best part is, you can also head over to these lovely artists and comment on their posts to win GIVE AWAYS from their blogs:

Valerie Hebert @ Val's Art Studio Blog here
Jeannette Cook @ Beady Eyed Women here
Carol Dean Sharp @ Sand Fibers here
Marcia DeCoster @ MadDesigns here
Cynthia Deis @ Shiny Little Things here
Lori Anderson @ Pretty Things here

p.s. There will be a winner for each day I post up through December 14, so comment each day for a chance to win!

p.p.s. The winners will be announced on December 15!

Orange Hot! (another Blog Hop day)

Tangerine Tango - the 2012 Pantone Color of the Year
A reddish orange and right down my alley!!





Heat it up with Hot Pink and Yellow:

Or tone it down with it's complementary Blue:


Flow into purple (and wear it with the 3rd part of the triad - green!!):



I know orange isn't for everyone... however if you want to do a bit of Tango, then pop just a hint of orange (can be a muted earthy shade) into some cool blues and greens:

Or surround it with other colors that look better against your skin:


(Color wheels and templates from EYE FOR COLOR)
Learn how to enhance your own lovely palettes with
DIP INTO COLOR and you can win a copy!!

Details on the GIVE AWAY here!

The best part is, you can also head over to these lovely artists and comment on their posts to win GIVE AWAYS from their blogs:

Valerie Hebert @ Val's Art Studio Blog here
Jeannette Cook @ Beady Eyed Women here
Carol Dean Sharp @ Sand Fibers here
Marcia DeCoster @ MadDesigns here
Cynthia Deis @ Shiny Little Things here
Lori Anderson @ Pretty Things here

p.s. There will be a winner for each day I post up through December 14, so comment each day for a chance to win!

p.p.s. The winners will be announced on December 15!