Elements of Art Blog - What's new!

Not sure what analogous colors are or how to use them? See what nine contemporary artists do with those colors and spark off a few ideas of your own!

Whatever mood you want to convey - excitement or calm, serenity or joy - your color scheme will always be harmonious. You can't go wrong!

("Ablaze" Watercolor by Sandy Haight)

Have you ever wondered why some Western artists abandoned Realism? What were they thinking? What were they feeling?!

Could abstraction open up new vistas for you too? Join me on a journey from Van Gogh to Action Painting and beyond!

("Yellow-Red-Blue" by Wassily Kandinski)

Colors to lift your heart! Spring is here in my corner of the world - crocuses blooming and doing their thing in miraculous complementary colors!

Do you love this yellow/purple duo?

Or blue/orange, another of Vincent Van Gogh's favourite combinations?

Or will you sizzle with a red/green combo?!