Remnants of Color

03 Wednesday Oct 2018

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aged paint, brown, brushes, color stain, colorful, complementary colors, faded blue, faded green, found pattern, inspiration, red stain, teal, washed, wood

I found this lovely pattern of used paint brushes laid out to dry at work today. I just had to get my camera and go back to work tonight to capture it in photos. Student Erin Dix had washed and laid out the brushes to dry in preparation for next week’s new student sidewalk chalk painting event.

In this detail photo, I like how this triad of red, yellow-green, and blue is harmonized through the rich variation of browns and more neutral, less saturated colors.

Here the complementary hues of the blue and yellow orange brushes interact horizontally with softer blues and golden browns, while underneath and above lay complementary red and green hues.

Psychedelic Succulents Design

16 Thursday Jun 2016

Posted by Alice Frenz in pattern design, pixels

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Adobe Illustrator, colorful, design, motifs, Op Art, Peter Max, psychedelic, succulents, textile design

For this textile pattern design, I was working towards a design inspired by Peter Max posters from the 1960s and 70s and also the current popularity of succulent plants. I decided that for at least this version, I wanted to go with the energy of bright colors and the rainbow/color spectrum feel of Peter Max’s work. And I just kept thinking about Orlando and the rainbow colors of the Pride flag.

I think the plant and flower shapes that aren’t succulents, as well as the color, makes the succulent concept not come across and it simply feels floral. Perhaps I’ll try a more predominantly soft green palette for one of the colorways.

Here are 2 great exhibitions of Psychedelic Art to see this summer: