“Two colours are enough, just blue and white – more might be a nightmare.” Jennifer Kostuik

Sometimes style and color just come together in such a way that they instantly bring something to mind.  Branding and advertising experts use this fact to their advantage all of the time.  Sometimes the instant association is not so postive.
In Julie’s post Colors of the SAG Awards- who got it right? she points out that [...]

My color inspiration for today comes from this photo of the Obama family.  It caught my eye not only because it is a very handsome photo of the now first family but because of how the wardrobe creates a lively color harmony.

Starting at the bottom of the color wheel you see

In Washington I have met many lovely woman but few who radiate warmth and grace the way Pat Skantz does.
Always quick with a smile from beneath one of her signature hats she lights up any room.
Pat is always perfectly put together but today her bright pink suit, print hat and matching wrap along with burgundy [...]

“Of all the hues, reds have the most potency. If there is one electric blue, a dozen reds are so charged. Use them to punctuate white, burn into bronzes, or dynamite black.”
Jack Lenor Larsen

The wonderful thing about working with smart, creative people is that they are a great source of inspiration.  As usual Julie finds the best products and I’m stealing this one for my own color inspiration for today.
It come from a post Julie wrote today on creating a December fete where the mood is festive- yet [...]

I opened up my email to find this absolutely adorable group of characters on an ad for Licensed Products at Printsource in January. The artwork is by Carolyn Gavin and it simply made me smile.

I like the combination of colors she chose and decided to take a closer look at the palette that has [...]

I was on Twitter today when i clicked a link to view a treasury on etsy.com. Carol Langston of Designingit had put together this collection of blue and orange items that caught her fancy and it inspired me to think about this color combination.

This complementary scheme can take on many variations and here are [...]

“Never has a pigment been better named than ultramarine blue. Fashionable, even today, in its nomenclature! It is ultra in every way.”
Karen Fitzgerald
American Artist

“What, you haven’t any ivory-black on your palette? If you think you are going to make black with blue and red, I can’t have you in my class. You might stir up trouble with such ideas.” Fernand Cormon French Painter (December 24,