Six variations are possible given three shapes painted using three colors … 3 times 2 times 1. (An early math lesson I use often to remind myself of the choices possible when putting brush to paper or canvas.
Six Variations …. plus two more by altering color
The six variations using green, yellow and purple are shown above. If I add red to the variables there are now twenty-four variations ….. 4 times 3 times 2 times 1!
For this exercise I chose yellow, green and purple to illustrate not only color changes but also value changes and the spacial illusions created by each variation. Yellow is a light value, green is a middle value and the purple is the dark value. My morning color exercises remind me daily the importance of thinking value first …. then color.
Sketchbook color study in watercolor.