Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Wonderful paint palette in House Beautiful


I loved this paint palette in House Beautiful that came in the mail yesterday - normally I don't particularly like the paint choices in HB but this was amazing. I can't seem to find this online on their site but will site it here nevertheless (House Beautiful). I did a post earlier last year on color found on a rainbow trout which is a similar idea - we don't find many scarab beetles in upstate New York.  
If anyone finds a creature you would like me to extract colors from, please send them to me!   I would love to give it shot - it could be anything from a pet to something you found in a stream.

Friday, May 6, 2011

FINALLY! SPRING IN UPSTATE NEW YORK!

We finally are seeing some beautiful spring colors here in upstate New York. In particular, spring green, pink, and white.  Here are a few flowering trees I shot last week. They seem dramatic more so due to the blue sky in the background - a type of light we hardly ever see in Ithaca. How these colors translate to interior design - I can only speculate.


Candy Green (#403) color combination
 
Strawberry (2085-50) color combination

Twilight blue (2067-30) and white combo