After reading the first two parts of this series, Developing Your Personal Color Palette and Developing Your Palette Using the Munsell Color Wheel, have you collected samples of colors that appeal to you? Now it’s […]
Category Archives: Color Theory
Developing Your Palette Using the Munsell Color Wheel
When I was in elementary school, the color wheel had three primary colors — red, yellow, and blue. Mixing these three colors formed secondary colors — orange, green, and purple. In the six-color arrangement, there […]
Developing Your Personal Color Palette, Part 1
Have you noticed that you always gravitate toward certain colors in your home or wardrobe? Do you wonder where to start when building a harmonious color scheme for an art project? Would you like a […]
Sunny Palms
This week I’m continuing the tropical garden theme. Isn’t it nice to remember the warmth of the tropics during a cold snap in the winter? This abstract palm painting has the same sunny color scheme […]
Why Fauvism?
Once I was in a choir where the director taught us how to hit the high notes. She said if you strain to slide up toward the high note, you’ll always be flat. To hit […]