There’s
a particular shade of turquoise that I just love.
It makes me smile inside when I spot it.
It makes me smile inside when I spot it.
Sometimes
it shows up in water – like in a vase, or shimmering over sand in the Florida Keys. I’ve seen it in a swimming pool when the sun is shining
just right. And of course in the semi-precious stone of the same
name. I think it’s the perfect mix of light blue with a bit of green.
I
find myself using this color often in my own paintings. And, I’m not
alone. On a recent visit to the Norton
Simon Museum I spotted this same color in Gauguin‘s painting Tahitian Woman and Boy.
“Ah!”, I thought to myself as I admired Gauguin’s amazing
color choices…”it’s that perfect turquoise!”
Detail
of Gauguin's use of That Perfect Turquoise.
The
Three Handed Virgin by Alisa Proctor...with that Perfect Turquoise in
the background.
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