Color Time!

Color Wheel Scavenger Hunt

Colors Organized Neatly

Full Spectrum

Color Research : Taupe

Taupe refers to a dark grayish-brown color. The word “taupe” comes from the Latin name for the European Mole, Talpa europaea. Originally, this referred only to the average color of the French mole, but like the colors pink and  lavender , the name expanded to encompass a wide range of varying shades. It seems that this occurred because the color of the fur of the mole can itself be a wide range of shades, from  gray through yellowish,  brownish , and even purplish. The first use of taupe as a color name in English was in the early 1800.

Artist Research: Ana Montiel

Ana Montiel’s paintings are compared to when you first open your eyes from a nap. Her pieces look like they are always in motion. Her works read like spiritual, dreamlike invitations, that hit you with a feeling of satisfaction and involuntary entrancement. She uses a a wide spectrum of colors, but they look almost acid washes. Her preferred media is painting and she has been perfecting her skills ever since high school. I really enjoy her work, it is very satisfying to look at and it reminds we of water because in some of her pieces it looks like they are flowing.