Delicate Agaves Azules, Blue Agave
Let’s face it, Agaves are not particularly delicate-looking plants. But despite their solid fleshy forms and often serrated edges, their colours are soft and delicate.Which brings me to this Agave […]
Category Archives: Colour
Jade, a Green Semi-Precious Stone
Jade comes in two recognized forms: Nephrite and Jadeite. Although they are distinctly different under the microscope they both share a certain ‘toughness’. This means that they both are easily […]
Colour Harmonies
Using the colour wheel to create colour harmonies has so much complexity to it that you can play with variations forever! Complementary Colours. Complementary Colours are opposite each other on the […]
Historical Colours at a Recreated Village in Aarhus, Denmark
In Denmark there are several recreated villages like Den Gamle By in Aarhus. The houses and businesses are painstakingly reconstructed and painted with historical paints of the time period that […]
Shiny Silvery Things
Keeping with my attempts to learn to love grey I have here opted for shiny silvery things! This silver water jug in the Jaipur Palace is one of the largest silver […]
Patterned Stones in Black & White & In Between
I saw this black and white Pegmatite rock in the National History Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. I thought the patterns on it were amazing and certainly worth a painting.Later I […]
My Least Favourite Colour: Middle Grey
Lately all the clothing shops and furniture stores are filled with something I call: ‘Comes in any colour you want as long as it’s grey.’ And it’s not even an […]
Complementary (Contrasting) Colours
Complementary colours are opposites on the colour wheel. Put them together and they sing! Blue/Orange. This is my favourite and the one I use the most in my paintings. Morocco […]
Copper Verdigris
The verdigris copper cladding of the hull of a frigate in Ebeltoft, Denmark. An overview of the hull as seen from below. Al is lurking in the corner of the […]
Lemon & Lime Spring Colour, March’s Plants of the Month
In the garden, spring colour is all about acid yellow & lime green. Daffodils for sale. Daffodils in the fields of La Conner in Washington state, USA. The clusters of […]
