The absence of color

I have never been a fan of white walls.  They remind me of hospitals, classrooms, and other sterile environments.    White walls are a blank canvas calling  the painter to bring color, texture, and life.  I always answer the call.  As an artist that deals with pigments to create various colors, white is not a color.  According to science it is.  I see white as an absence of color or pigment and a temporary state waiting for pigment to be added.  

I am also not a fan of flat walls painted with one subtle color.  Most of the colors I use I take from nature.  A green leaf is not one single shade of green, a rock is not one solid color but many mineral colors make up the colors in rock.  So....I take many colors and create something unique, with texture and life.   The great thing about painting is...you can change it.  It is not forever and it is always fixable so go ahead, put some color and texture in that room.  I'll be sharing texture tips in future blogs.  Click on the pic's to enlarge them and read about the process.

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