Helen Frankenthaler, 1956 Copyright Gordon Parks/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images. My friend Francine is selecting paint colors for a room in her house. So what?Well, this endeavor is a little more interesting and artistic than the usual viewing of Home Depot's paint chip catalog. Francine began by writing a kind of paint color selection poem on Facebook and inviting feedback.
Colour plains…
Pure White
Citron
Matisse Blue
Frankenthaler, Matisse, Rothko
by Francine Gutwilik
What a wonderful concept, I thought -- anchoring the colors in our homes to a favorite artist's signature palette. I proceeded to look up artist Helen Frankenthaler and found the photograph above. Even more interesting! :)
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