A Study in Grey
Break In The Storm
The view out my window as 2020 drew to a close was a study in grey. Grey water flowing into grey sky, a grey blanket of cloud hovering in the trees on the other side of the harbor. There’s beauty and serenity in the muted colors—a fitting finale for a year with a few too many harsh undertones.
When presented with a rainbow, I don’t typically reach for grey—my palette of paint, fiber, beads, clothing tends to be on the more saturated side. But there’s beauty in the softness, the understated, the subtlety of grey that I love too. And right now softness, understated and subtle suit me just fine.
grey Color palettes
Looking around, I find all sorts of grey color palettes full of depth and texture, like this rusty chain against a fence and straw.
Nuno Felt Wrap from my book:
And the dried hydrangeas I brought in last fall have faded to soft shades of greyed blues and greens:
Fog on the Lake
You have to look closely to find all of the colors in lichen, but it’s well worth getting down to ground level. Such a rich palette - all with greyed undertones of course:
What about you—what luscious creative compositions can you create with color palettes in shades of grey?
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