Thursday, March 15, 2018

The Start of A Color Journal Tip-In Round Robin: Teal and Olive




A group of art friends have started a Color Journal Tip-In Round Robin.  The colors for  my first set of pages are olive and teal.  I hadn't given much thought to what I would make with these two colors but as I was driving along a street on my lunch hour the other week, I saw a beautiful mural painted on the side of a building.  The mural was made of painted shards of color resembling a mosaic.  It was so vibrant with all the warm colors.  I loved how the use of these smaller mosaic pieces allowed for a smooth transition of color from yellow to orange to red.  And, in that instant, I knew what I would do for my pages.

I went to Wal-mart and headed straight to the paint department where I raided the paint chips from olive to teal and all the colors in between!  When I was ready to begin, I played with the paint chips placing them in order from olive to teal, dark to light and when I was happy with the gradation, I started cutting the paint chips into random-sized triangles.

It was very relaxing to piece the triangles together gradually moving from olive to teal.  Of course, many of the pieces needed to be sized down to fit a particular space but I really enjoyed the process.  When the pages were complete and I took a step back, I don't know why, but it loosely reminded me of a river flowing. 

I created a window to frame a quote printed onto a transparency.  In this quote, Maya Angelou compares the spirit of a woman in harmony with herself to that of a flowing river.



6 comments:

  1. I am the lucky recipient and I have to say, the pages are even more beautiful in person.

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  2. So happy you like these pages, Eileen! Thank you for the opportunity to work with this new palette!

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  3. What beautiful and thoughtful pages you’ve created. Thank you for a peek into your creative process, I love your inspiration, resourcefulness, and ability to step back and see the magic.

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  4. Thank you for your kind words, Pat!! I'll be looking forward to working in your color journal!

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  5. WOw love it Lorena and how you used paint chips. have a great swap

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    1. Thank you Monica! I am enjoying this color journal swap! So nice to hear from you...hope you are keeping busy creating too!

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