Thursday, December 28, 2017

PAINT PARTY FRIDAY 12/28

Hi Everyone!!!

First I want to wish all of you the very best for 2018. It will be an interesting year. Thanks to Eva and Kristen for another year of hosting our party every week. I look forward to a new year of art, to see what all of you will create and sharing it all on Paint Party Friday 
I am ending the year with the feeling that I accomplished and improved quite a bit in my overall art.  For me that is all I can as for.  This year on my Beadwright.com I am making as much elephant art as I can to sell. Every piece of designated art I will donate 10% of the sale to http://www.savetheelephants.org. This is something that is very important to me and my daughter.  I have a few things listed but my site won't reopen until Jan.1  So for the art this week.

A quick sketch
 

New Cabochons

and Elephants for the "Save Me" series. I draw the shapes
then make a stencil. 








Happy New Year!

Nicole/Beadwright 
Honor and integrity in art, in life.

23 comments:

Christine said...

Beautiful work as always, Happy New Year Nicole!

Clare Lloyd said...

Super art projects. All the best with your elephant art.

Valerie-Jael said...

Love the elephants. Great cabs, too. I wish you a happy and healthy 2018, all the best to you and yours, and happy PPF, hugs, Valerie

froebelsternchen said...

Happy New Year Nicole!
Amazing art! You never cease to amaze with your art and creativity!
oxo Susi

sirkkis said...

Wonderful art, Nicole.
Wishing you all the best for the New Year 2018 xxx

Carol- Beads and Birds said...

I like this sketch so much. I think it is really hard to capture faces whether they are people or animals. I think your skill in face sketches really grew this year. Is this lion a new direction for you? I am appalled at the slaughter of elephants, and other animals as well. Trumps removal of the ban on ivory coming into this country is one of the many ways he shows he is no compassion for any person or living creature.

Susan said...

Your elephants are gorgeous! Stencils are always fun as you get happy surprises when you remove them. Happy PPF

SandeeNC said...

I love your elephant art, I hope you raise lots of money for the cause. Best wishes for 2018!

Anonymous said...

beautiful art,, amazing colors,, such a worthy cause as well. Happy New Year to you my friend,,,may this be the best year yet!

A Colorful World said...

Happy New year to you as well! Love your wonderful elephants! I too look forward to all the amazing art that will be displayed here, as well as what I also hope to accomplish in 2018.

carol l mckenna said...

Love all the art work and how wonderful to be donating your art to save the elephants ~ great idea! I love elephants too!

Happy New Year ^_^

Jennifer Rose said...

that is really great to donate some money to the elephants :)

Laney said...

Beautiful lion and the elephants are gorgeous! Happy New year and thanks for sharing your art.

Anonymous said...

Very nice art. I really LIKE the elephants.
Greetings
Frauke from Luettes Blog

DVArtist said...

Yes dt is the reason that I am doing this. We have to stand against him at every turn.

Andrea @ From The Sol said...

Yes, Save the Elephants ... I love that you are doing this, Nicole. In Thailand, north of Chiang Mai there is a camp that cares for rescued Elephants and it takes volunteers for a week at a time. People from all over the world go to spend a week caring for the elephants and learning what they can do to protect them. You and your daughter should look into it ... it is worth the cost of the trip. As always your art is beautiful. I hope you put a little statement on the back of the elephant pictures telling what you are doing ... it makes it even more special :) Happy New Year, Nicole ...

Andrea @ From the Sol

Cindy Dauer said...

Hooray for majestic elephants! The stencil came out great and I particularly like that first image of multiple elephants in purple, green and yellow.

NatureFootstep said...

What a great idea to create elephant art AND donate 10% of the sale to the organisation. Both winning as I see it. :)

Wishing you and your family a Happy New Year and looking forward so see what you create next year.

Faye said...

Beautiful art, Nicole. Happy New Year! I am not on PPF this week but hope to have time to do some art soon.

Unknown said...

nice works dear!!happy 2018
love shilu raj(desisoul arts)

stefanie stark said...

I always love your cabochons so much! And your wonderful sketches too! Many Blessings into the New Year, Stefanie

Magic Love Crow said...

Happy New Year Nicole!! Wishing you and your family, so much and more! Here's to great New Year, filled with excellent health and much happiness!
Love your art so much! Love the elephants! A GREAT Cause!!!
Big Hugs!!

Deepa Gopal said...

Beautiful elephant art!!! Best wishes to you Nicole!!!
Happy New Year! :)