A Pink & Yellow Mood
One of my favourite pink and yellow photos is of a metal sculpture of Don Quixote up against a yellow wall with a pink bougainvillea on the end of his […]
Category Archives: Colour
Pomegranates, September’s Plant of the Month
Once again I am running behind with my ‘plant of the month’, as this is September’s plant finally published in October. A pomegranate against the blue wall of the garden […]
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 […]
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 the variations forever! Complementary Colours. Complementary Colours are opposite each other on […]
Historical Colours at a Reconstructed Village in Aarhus, Denmark
In Denmark there are several reconstructed villages like Den Gamle By in Aarhus. The houses and businesses are painstakingly recreated and painted with historically-correct 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. Painting […]
