Ochre is a favorite pigment for painting and printing. It’s variations are expansive. Mix in a little white for a light sandy brown or yellowish hue. Add a tad of red to create a sharp, yet warm, sienna. Ochre is not only versatile in visual artworks and imagery, but also ancient with a vast history in the visual expressions of […]
Sometimes, for me, the color yellow evokes Rebecca Elson’s poem Antidotes to Fear of Death (provided below). Today, as spring snow showers linger outside my window, I too stir myself into a youthful universe and into the light “of all the not yet stars.” I’ve been dreaming in yellow– seeing twirling sunflowers dancing across a bright blue sky. They smile
