Actually completely inspired but loved the play on words because today’s color scheme inspiration comes from my friend and CMG colleague Paul Half and his blog Half2Know. I took a section of his blog and created the color palette shown below. I think the colors work great for his blog header but couldn’t you just [...] Read more »
Swiss Chard Palette
I am often inspired to prepare a meal by the color of the ingredients and because I eat fresh, natural and mostly organic foods most of my meals are built around fresh fruits and vegetables. Recently I have gotten hooked on raw swiss chard. All I do is chop up fresh swiss chard, toss with [...] Read more »
Color Quote of the Day: November 24th
“The artist who pictures sounds as colours, who feels the difference in microns between one sea green and another… is not attending to what the world considers important.” Eric Maisel San Francisco-based Creativity Coach for Writers, Actors, Visual Artists, and Musicians Read more »
Occoquan Sunrise
One of the advantages of getting up and out early is seeing the sunrise. I caught this little glimpse of pink as I was crossing the river this morning and snapped a photo. I really like how the greenish gray and rust (which I tweaked to more of a taupe) Read more »
Olive and Sky Blue Morning
I took a little detour around 7am to Fountainhead Park for a few moments outside before starting the day. The entire scene was brown and gray when I first arrived but within less than ten minutes the light changed and revealed a palette of complex neutral blues and greens. The picture and the palette will [...] Read more »






