I was quite taken with these colour swatches a painter left us with this week. They all splay out like a fan on one pivotal point but you can also pick out a select few and play with colour combinations. I wonder if he wants it back...?
Funny, the trivial things we remember. I always found the question 'what's your favourite colour?' very odd. Back in the 70's it was often asked of pop stars and I remember Merrill Osmond saying blue, Roger Taylor saying silver, and Freddie Mercury saying black! Of course, it was meaningless drivel, filling column inches for the ravenous teenyboppers back then, but I kept thinking about the question. How is it possible to choose one over any other? If I choose that deep apricot colour, does that mean I really prefer it to that lovely warm, banana yellow? But then again, what about that gorgeous greeny turquoise, could I choose that over a pinky purple? Sounds so simple, but no, for me it's right up there with 'what is the meaning of life?' and ' but is it art'!
4 comments:
I´m with you, Felicity, I can´t choose either. A colour is so dependant on it´s context too, is it to be used on clothes, curtains, walls or maybe on watercolour paper? On paper I couldn´t choose, on clothes my fav would probably not be yellow... Impossible!
But you bet the painter is going to want those swatches back. I wanted on of those thingies once, but changed my mind when I saw how much they cost... ;)
I've always thought there was something wrong with me that I can never answer that question, Felicity. Glad to know I'm in such good company.
I have made one of those colour swatch rings of all my watercolours - well over 80 7x1" strips with the colour recorded in seven intensities of wash on each strip. When I buy a new colour I add another strip to the ring. It is very easy to remove strips to play with palette combinations.
Never thought of trying to get hold of a commercial paint sampler - that too would be extremely useful. Finger's crossed your painter doesn't return!
Thanks Nina, lovely to hear from you! Yes, context is so important. Hmm, now I wonder how much those things cost...?
Robyn, oh, Im sure by the sounds of it, your swatches are gorgeous and very inspiring! I'd love to see a photo!
Felicity - I'll try to post a link to the photo here. Not sure if it will work Colour Chart
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