May Challenge Color Palette

This month's amazing inspiration is "On a Shaker Theme" by Charles Sheeler.

A cool color palette but I can see bringing in warm colors to make a nice balance. 

We are very linear this month but I can see all the fun house charms and pendants available that would be perfect for this month's challenge.

I could see you mixing in colors and texture with leather, waxed linen, sari silk, chunky square beads or hammered chain. I can't wait to see your creativity with this inspirational piece.

I checked out the Art Bead Scene editor's websites and shops for a few picks that would work perfect for this month's challenge. 

Top: 1. Creative Impressions in Clay  

(Don't forget Tari can make any of her buttons into pendants for you!)

2. Humblebeads.

Middle: 3. Swoondimples.  4. Gardanne Beads. 

Bottom: 5. Firefly Design Studio. 6. Tesori Trovati. 

Very Bottom: 7. Mary Harding.

So what is your favorite part of this month's painting? 

May Monthly Challenge Details

May Monthly Challenge Color Palette

This month's challenge painting is "Untitled" by Augustin Lesage.

"Lesage’s patterns are unmistakable.  After noting the symmetry of the first large canvas, he began organizing his compositions along a central axis, building complex geometric structures in horizontal layers from the center outward."

This painting is so unique as is the artist who painted it. With a backdrop of beiges and tan the bright color pop off the canvas. You can do so much with this unique painting, using the repetition of dots, geometric elements and the intense colors.

I pulled out the bright colors, the neutral colors ground the painting.