Torngats 2015 - Where Nature and Culture Connect 25

Colours of Summer

Wildflowers of the Torngats...  

...masses of pure, bright colours.   

From June to August, the colours of wildflowers light up the northern Labrador landscape. The Iceland Poppy in yellows, oranges and creamy tones, the River Beauty in magenta and pink, and the Snowy Gentian in spectacular dots of shimmering blue, are only a few of the colourful plants of the Torngat Mountains.       

An Apple A Day 08 ... Watercolor - Complementary Mixes - Green and Red-Purple

Apple on a tissue, study in complementary color mixes, green and red-purple.

Watercolor on paper, 7 in x 10 in.
These past five exercises in the use of complementary colors are part of an online tutorial in "Power Color" from illustration instructor Mark Mitchell. And there are more of these exercises to come!