Roll on, deep and dark blue ocean, roll. Lord Byron The blue color of the ocean (despite the clear color of pure water) and the blue color of the sky, are the results of white light from the sun entering both the ocean and the sky. The ocean appears to be blue because...

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun. Pablo Picasso   I have an affinity for yellow and I relish using its varying shades from light to bright to metallic in my paintings. For me, yellow is a cheerful...

  The Purple Cow I NEVER saw a Purple Cow; I never hope to See One; But I can Tell you, Anyhow, I’d rather See than Be One. Gelett Burgess (1866 – 1951) If I decide to paint a purple cow, or a purple hippo or elephant, I might hesitate for just a few moments to...

Say “red”… and there are fifty people listening, it can be expected that there will be fifty reds in their minds, And one can be sure that all these reds will be different. Josef Albers   Red is a primary color. If you combine it with yellow, you get orange, with...

I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils… William Wordsworth I like to use gold paint in some of my paintings to add shimmering highlights. These iridescent, metallic shades can...

The best conversation is that which may be called thinking aloud. William Hazlett My own, interior conversations emanate from whispered thoughts that pop into my mind without an invitation. Some of these come to the surface seeking further exploration. Though silent,...