8 things to do in the Bella Coola Valley to learn more about the history and culture of this pristine wilderness.
Located in the scenic Ozark Mountains in the northwest corner of Arkansas, Bella Vista is just a short drive from Missouri to the north, Kansas to the northwest, and Oklahoma ... Read more
8 things to do in the Bella Coola Valley to learn more about the history and culture of this pristine wilderness.
Located in the scenic Ozark Mountains in the northwest corner of Arkansas, Bella Vista is just a short drive from Missouri to the north, Kansas to the northwest, and Oklahoma ... Read more
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Described is what to do in Bella Coola Valley, a beautiful remote area accessed by ferry from Vancouver Island or a drive from Williams Lake.
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Off the beaten path things to do in Athens are easier to find than you may expect. This local guide shows you 43 underrated highlights
Dine out for days amidst the scenery, seasonal produce and mineral springs of Daylesford, Victoria, only an hour's drive from Melbourne.
Morning in the Garden at Vaucresson, by Edouard Vuillard 1923 reworked 1938 distemper on canvas, 59 ½ by 43 5/8 inchesCatharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1952 About the Art With its riot of flowers in the foreground, Morning in the Garden at Vaucresson hearkens back—as do many of Edouard Vuillard’s post-World War I paintings—to the Impressionist garden scenes of Claude Monet and Pierre Auguste Renoir. It depicts the country home and garden of Jos and Lucie Hessel, an art dealer and his wife with whom Vuillard shared a long friendship. The Hessel estate was located near the Closerie des Gênets, a villa that Vuillard and his mother rented during the summer months. The figure crouching behind a riot of pink roses is Lucie Hessel herself, depicted working in the garden. Although Vuillard began the painting in 1923, he reworked it 14 years later for a retrospective exhibition in 1938. It was first exhibited in the United States at the New York World’s Fair of 1939." –Art Institute of Chicago About the Artist Jean-Édouard Vuillard, the son of a retired captain, spent his youth at Cuiseaux (Saône-et-Loire); in 1878 his family moved to Paris in modest circumstances. After his father's death in 1884, Vuillard received a scholarship to continue his education. In the Lycée Condorcet, Vuillard met Ker Xavier Roussel (also a future painter and Vuillard's future brother in law), Maurice Denis, musician Pierre Hermant, writer Pierre Véber, and Aurélien Lugné-Poë. In 1885, Vuillard left the Lycée Condorcet. On the advice of his closest friend, Roussel, he refused a military career and joined Roussel at the studio of painter Diogène Maillart. There, Roussel and Vuillard received the rudiments of artistic training. In 1887, after three unsuccessful attempts, Vuillard passed the entrance examination for the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. By 1890, the year in which Vuillard met Pierre Bonnard and Paul Sérusier, he had joined the Nabis, a group of art students inspired by the synthetism of Gauguin.[3] He contributed to their exhibitions at the Gallery of Le Barc de Boutteville, and later shared a studio with fellow Nabis Bonnard and Maurice Denis. In the early 1890s he worked for the Théâtre de l'Oeuvre of Lugné-Poë designing settings and programs. Vuillard first exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants of 1901 and at the Salon d'Automne in 1903. In the 1890s Vuillard met the brothers Alexandre and Thadée Natanson, the founders of the Revue Blanche. In 1892, on their advice, Vuillard painted his first decorations ("apartment frescoes") for the house of Mme Desmarais. Subsequently he fulfilled many other commissions of this kind: in 1894 for Alexandre Natanson, in 1898 for Claude Anet, in 1908 for Bernstein, and in 1913 for Bernheim and for the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. The last commissions he received date to 1937 (Palais de Chaillot in Paris, with Bonnard) and 1939 (Palais des Nations in Geneva, with Denis, Roussel and Chastel). In his paintings and decorative pieces Vuillard depicted mostly interiors, streets and gardens. Marked by a gentle humor, they are executed in the delicate range of soft, blurred colors characteristic of his art. Living with his mother, a dressmaker, until the age of sixty, Vuillard was very familiar with interior and domestic spaces. Much of his art reflected this influence, largely decorative and often depicting very intricate patterns. Color Palette Blog Tour The Blog Tour deadline is July 28th. Links must be added to the monthly challenge post comments. The Blog Tour will be on the 29th. Monthly Challenge Winners Winners will be randomly chosen from all the qualifying entries on August 1st. Our Sponsors Our sponsors this month are: Kylie Parry Studio, Kristi Bowman Design, Kerri Fuhr Handcrafted Glass Beads and Creative Impressions In Clay. Please visit us tomorrow to see the prizes! Featured Designer of the Week: From all the entries during the month, an editor is going to pick their favorite design to be featured every Monday here on the ABS. We want to give our participants more time in the spotlight! Our Featured Designer will be this Monday, so get those entries in soon. How to enter the Monthly Challenge: 1. Create something using an art bead that fits within our monthly theme. We post the art to be used as your inspiration to create. This challenge is open to jewelry-makers, fiber artists, collage artist, etc. The art bead can be created by you or someone else. The challenge is to inspire those who use art beads and to see all the different ways art beads can be incorporated into your handiwork. ***Beads strung on a chain, by themselves and beads simply wire or cord will not be accepted.*** 2. Upload your photo to our flickr group. Detailed instructions can be found here and click here for a tutorial for sending your picture to the group. Please add the tag or title JULY ABS to your photos. Include a short description, who created the art beads and a link to your blog, if you have one. Deadline is June 30th. Photos are approved by our moderators, if a photo hasn't followed the guidelines it will not be approved. You may upload 2 photos a day. What is an Art Bead? An art bead is a bead, charm, button or finding made by an independent artist. Art beads are the vision and handiwork of an individual artist. You can read more about art beads here. ***A bead that is handmade is not necessarily an art bead. 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Have you ever been to the Bella Coola Valley? You'll want to head up north to Bella Coola BC after you read all the wonderful things to see & do there!
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Leonora Carrington, Stoat Race (Ferret Race), 1950.
From mountain biking to interactive museums, here are the 15 best things to do in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Women read back to back as they sit in hot springs; Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada Photo by James L. Stanfield
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Looking for things to do in Padua, Italy? This guide to the city's best attractions will help you make the most of a one-day trip.
The regional capital of northern Calabria can be a drag or a delight depending on how you get to know it. Here is our list of things to do in Cosenza in order to experience the true charm of the place.
This guide will help you discover the best things to do in Ventimiglia. This Italian city has a lot going for it, from markets to beaches and an old town.
"We are emotional beings and need human-to-human contact to feel good."
Volendam is packed full of things to do to channel your inner, traditional Dutchie. The historical fishing town of Volendam offers so many underrated experiences to make you feel like a true Nederlander. 🇳🇱 From eating some lekker haring on the town’s famous dike to visiting an old ship of…
Though Athens sometimes gets negative reviews from those who travel there, I have nothing but good things say about this city after my visit. The city is chock full of ancient ruins, world class museums, good shopping, and great food. Keep reading to discover my top 10 favorite things to do in Athens, from the…
Virginia Frances Sterrett's artwork for an edition of Old French Fairy Tales is like the platonic ideal of fairytale art — the colors are so vibrant, the lines so strong. It reminds me of Aubrey Beardsley and maybe William Blake, a little.
We've seen a couple of very interesting eco-friendly, semi-submerged underground hotels and homes lately. (e.g. Villa Vals, The Underground home of Gary Neville) And here's yet another one that I cant wait to see finished. Designed by architect and designer Matteo Thun, the latest KlimaHotel© in Bozen, Italy, is a redesign of the Bella Vista Trafoi, and is the first certified eco-friendly hotel that guarantees KlimaHotel© criteria and has a holistic approach to sustainability. In the catalog of criteria KlimaHotel© three pillars of sustainability are the concepts "nature" (Ecology), "Life" (socio-cultural aspects) and "Transparency" (Economy). The design consists of 11 individual hostels built into the Italian hillside that utilize economical and ecological methods of heating, cooling and building. The project began in late 2009 and the new Bella Vista hotel is not expected to be up and running until 2011. In this sense, the architecture of the new hotel BELLA VISTA reflects the local resources: it is the heart of the nature of the national parks around the Stelvio, with its towering mountains surrounding the city Trafoi, the hotel was built with materials from the immediate surrounding area. The architecture is fed by the local culture, interprets and proposes new solutions. Like the lives of local people is completely determined by the nature, followed by the architectural forms of nature and her contact simultaneously. Bella Vista's dominance over the place transformed into a co-existence with the earth. Hence arises the architectural design of nature do not, but submits to her. BELLA VISTA so far has no dominant form, BELLA VISTA is the landscape itself - a soft, hilly terrain, which creates smooth forms in the meadows at the foot of the steeply rising mountain range Ortler place. At this location, the nature of their strength shows that the earth becomes a protective shell and thus the actual hostel. above: Matteo Thun images and information courtesy of Matteo Thun and casaclima About Klima Hotels and Clima Houses: A KlimaHotel helps the tourist to follow the path of sustainability - in all different phases of the project development, the project implementation and the realization of a welcoming structure. The quality seal acts as a guarantor of a secure and profitable investment. A KlimaHotel is also a guarantor for the guest - it not only establishes certain criteria relating to energy consumption, but extends this to the whole hotel life. The guest of a hotel with KlimaHotel-status is to guarantee the respect of nature. At the same time it is a unique and unforgettable vacation in the context of the nature of the direct environment of indigenous culture certainly. He has the opportunity to experience, tradition and customs of the place directly and coloration. The evaluation is performed through a direct method of delivery points that correspond to achieve its sustainability goals in the related areas of legal proceedings. The certification of accommodation facilities is based on the three pillars of sustainability: ecology, economy and socio-cultural aspects. www.agenziacasaclima.it
If you visit Ireland with kids, take time to enjoy its most beautiful location. There are so many fun things to do in Killarney National Park with kids, including hiking, cycling and scenic boat rides.
8 things to do in the Bella Coola Valley to learn more about the history and culture of this pristine wilderness.
In Parma, Italy food is culture and culture is food. Here are all the delicious things to do in this charming small town - from churches to theatres, restaurants to food tours.
Castello Aragonese is the top-rated attraction on the island of Ischia. Castles don't get much more dramatic than this medieval fortress on a rocky island.
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Vicenza is a fantastic city located in the northern regions of Italy in-between Venice and Verona. As part of the Veneto region of the country, Vicenza has a long history ... Read more
Polignano a Mare is not as popular among tourists, meaning, it’s not as expensive or crowded and in this guide, we'll share things to do and more!
Home of the Brothers Grimm, Kassel shines with the wealth of the Hessian Landgraves and Electors who gave the city two of Europe’s greatest gardens. In the west is the ... Read more
To make the most of your experience at Namdaemun Market, there are a few travel tips to keep in mind when planning your time there.
Planning a visit to Syracuse Sicily? This is the ultimate 2 days in Syracuse itinerary. It covers the top attractions and best things to do and see in Syracuse and its old town, Ortigia, in two days.
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The Klementinum library, a beautiful example of Baroque architecture, was first opened in 1722 as part of the Jesuit university, and houses over 20,000 books. It was voted as one of the most beautiful and majestic libraries in the world by our readers!
A visita inclui os dois campos de concentração: Auschwitz I e Auschwitz II – Birkenau. Mas eles não ficam no mesmo lugar. Para quem quiser fazer a visita sozinho – mas não estiver de carro, poderá pegar o ônibus gratuito que leva os visitantes de um campo a outro a cada 30 minutos.
Find out all the best things to do in Cobh, Ireland with this handy guide! Enjoy my tips on visiting this city.
Planning a visit to San Gimignano in Tuscany? This is the ultimate guide to the best things to do and see in the beautiful UNESCO-listed hill town. It covers all the must see attractions, landmarks, churches, and museums. Medieval San Gimignano is one of the most beautiful towns in Italy.
Get the ultimate one day in Genoa guide: all the things to do, Genoa attractions not to miss, places to see, for thee perfect day of sightseeing in Liguria.
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