The Summer of Color: Week Two . . .

"Your paintings are staggeringly beautiful. Did I ever tell you that, or was I just too concerned that you weren't going to earn a living? I know the answer . . . I worried that the paint was so thickly applied that it might snap off and ruin someone's carpet, rather than realizing that you'd made color itself tactile."

- Rosamund Lupton, Sister

Welcome to Week Two of The Summer of Color . . . 

I must say, the creativity and connection we've made in our first colorful week together is both exciting and humbling. I'm completely awed by the sheer number of us participating, by the kindness and support flying around our Facebook page and Flickr pool, and by the art that you're all enthusiastically creating. This, for me, is what it's all about: to see artists, hobbyists and children alike come together for one common goal; to play with color and express what's on their minds and in their hearts. Thank you all for sharing your life and loves with us. You inspire me in more ways that you can imagine and for that I am incredibly grateful.

A Bit About Commenting:

Due to our ever-growing numbers, making our way around visiting everyone is a challenge in and of itself. To ensure that your work is being seen, you may want to consider (if you haven't done so already) sharing your art in the Facebook and / or Flickr groups as well as linking to the blog. This way, we can see a lot of work in one place, making it easier to drool over many pieces at once. Also, we all know that word verification is both a blessing and a curse: it's wonderful to be free of spam, but more difficult for others to get to us because of it. Should it work for you, you may want to consider eliminating word verification on your blogs during the course of our event. I think you'll find it easier to see and be seen by more of us because of it. It's totally up to you of course, but I wanted to pass that on. 

This Week:

We'll be working with our second two-color combination that you choose in last week's poll. Once again, the response was tremendous, with over 165 of us voting. It was a closer race this time around, but in the end, the prompt you choose - with 21% of the votes - was . . . 

Orange & Hot Pink

To see examples of the color Orange, click here

To see examples of the color Hot Pink, click here

To see examples of the combination of the two, click here

Now What?

Now we create! Feel free to make anything you want, as long as it's based upon our colors of the week. Remember, you have until Sunday of this week (June 23rd, 10:00 am, Pacific Daylight Time) to link to the widget below in order to qualify for the random Orange & Hot Pink drawing. Only one link per person, please.

Ready? Okay, Link!

And What Could We Win?

This beautiful collection of both vintage and new materials:

(A piece of gorgeous glittered cardstock in hot pink, several pages of vintage sheet music, two colorful vintage postcards, each stamped on the back and dated 1929, 2 rolls of washi tape in both orange polka dot and hot pink woodgrain, 2 ink pads in both orange and hot pink, 2 (4 oz) bottles of Artist's Loft acrylics, 1 bottle of Stickles glitter in bright orange, 2 Fimo bricks of soft modeling clay, and several vintage and new buttons, beads and Swarovski crystals in orange, pink and clear.) 

Remember, you have until this Sunday morning (10:00 Pacific Daylight Time) to link your work to be considered for the drawing.

Speaking of Random Drawing:

Who won last week's prize?

Congratulations go out to . . .

Michelle Mathey of Pigment of My Imagination

Yay Michelle! Please email me your address and I will get your prize package right out to you. 

And On To Our Next Poll:

Please vote (by Friday of this week) in the poll below to have your voice heard.

Week 3: Artist's Choice . . .
	Charcoal Grey & Pale Pink
	Lavender & Bright Yellow
	Tangerine & Watermelon
	Hot Pink & Navy
	Bright Orange & Teal
	Lime Green & Purple
	Sage & Sepia
	Purple & Red
	Grey & Yellow
	Cream & Mint Green
	Coral & Slate Blue
	Copper & Gold
pollcode.com free polls

Now, Get Your Art On! 

I can't wait to see what you all come up with . . . .

Kristin xo