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  • The Perennial Daisy

    The Perennial Daisy

    A patch of daisies has started to bloom in my city garden, and I am prompted to make this cheery flower the subject of this week’s color exploration. The prompting came from a variety of angles. Jean Mackay posted an image done in negative painting technique on IG that encouraged slowing down to paint, I […]

    MSRitzman

    June 29, 2022
    2022 Color
    Brenda Swenson, color choices, color combination, Egyptian, History of the daisy, Jean Mackay, Negative painting, Quinacrodone colors, slow painting
  • Mauve Madness

    Mauve Madness

    As I was researching a ‘food archaeology’ dive into cinchona bark for my Around the Table sketching class I ordered a copy of the book Just The Tonic. As I was reading this well researched and very interesting book about the birth of tonic water, I came across a color note regarding – Mauve.

    MSRitzman

    June 15, 2022
    2022 Color
    color choices, Just the tonic, Mauve, Quinacrodone colors, Quinine, Tonic water, Ultramarine
  • Rose Garden

    Color Week 34 centers around the colors of the Woodland Park Rose Garden, Seattle Wa. Originally established by Park Board in 1922,   the Rose Garden is one of only two dozen certified American Rose Test Gardens in the United States. At its picturesque best from May through August, the garden displays new rose hybrids […]

    MSRitzman

    September 2, 2021
    Sketching
    color choices, Color week, Quinacrodone colors, Rose garden, watercolor practice

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