Composition
June 8, 2015Composition In painting, composition is not a static idea. Painting involves composing and recomposing. The composition process never stops until…Color Movement and Music
June 5, 2015Let's investigate the relationship between color movement and music. Music theory provides us with very clear ideas about movement, whether…Paint Suggestions
June 2, 2015Paint Suggestions Here are some paint suggestions based on the 6 basic colors. There are other colors that can be…Color Values
May 29, 2015Value, in terms of color relates to how light or dark a color is. The value scale goes from white…Color Weights
May 29, 2015Colors have their own natural weights. Yellow is a lighter weight color, while blue and red are heavier. Looking at…Color Schemes
May 27, 2015Traditoinal color schemes based on the three primary color system. This is not how I personally work. I work from…Color Mixing
May 27, 2015There is a lot to say about color mixing. In this page are just two quick examples. I plan to…Color Movement Introduction
May 27, 2015This is an old page. The information is much better elaborated in my book Color Movement Theory Consider one primary…The 6 primary Colors
May 27, 2015In terms of mixing colors with paint, instead of thinking of 3 primary colors, it can be helpful to to…Warm and Cool Colors
May 27, 2015Colors are often separated into warm and cool colors. Warm colors being red and yellow, with blue being cool. Warm…