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I like how the yellow-side neutrals are bright and cheery, while the purple side is more subdued.

I’m having struggles with the light in my apartment for these assignments. When I’m mixing colors or taking photography everything seems to have a more yellow/brown tone. Either I need to get better lighting or I need to do my homework somewhere else! These are my complementary mixing studies – painted and split complementary setsContinue reading “Week 4-5 assignments”

This took some serious deliberations but I’ve decided on the PMS color 123C for ‘Sun Goddess’. The Pantone color predictions for 2010 were the warm yellows PMS 124 and 131. I wanted to keep the warmth from the sun but chose a brighter, more inspirational color.

The assignment is to paint the color picture through a narrative. I’m working with the color yellow and have chosen the name ‘Sun Goddess’ to represent the particular hue. It is represented best by the ancient Egyptian Sun God Aten, who was also believed to be the creator of life. The billowing folds of herContinue reading “Sun Goddess – Color Story”

From those lemon flowersSet freeBy the light of the moonFrom thatOdor of a loveFrustrated,Sunken in fragrance,There cameFrom the Lemon tree its yellow,From its planetary systemThe lemons came down to the earth. Tender merchandise!Our shores filled up with it,The marketsOf light, of goldFrom a tree,And we open upThe two halvesOf a miracle,Congealed acidWhich ranFrom the hemispheresOfContinue reading “Pablo Neruda, Ode to the Lemon”

From the top: 12-step color wheel, monochromatic hue study in blue, another monochromatic hue study in blue-green, value study, and analagous color study in orange, yellow and yellow-orange with the complementary color blue. I love anything blue or blue-green and mildly dislike the color orange, so for the analagous study I decided to work withContinue reading “Week 2 assignments”

aaxé vatapá alegria feijão, avaf 2008Wool, silk and artificial silk tapestry with metallic thread details.Dimensions: 11′ 5″ x 6′ 8″ It is the most provocative and energetic tapestry I’ve ever seen, and I thought fitting for my color blog. By the way, the artist’s name means ‘assume vivid astro focus’ and they are an anonymousContinue reading “This is an unbelievable tapestry”