Since Pantone has declared turquoise the hot color of 2010, blue-green is everywhere. I must admit, blue-green was never one of my favorites, as I’d seen it used badly in southwestern color palettes, but never in a color scheme I enjoyed. So, I took my own advice from Color Mastery and worked with this challenging color (for me) until I loved it. And I do.
You will too after you experience the luscious blue-green quilts offered up this month by indie quilt designers from the Yahoo Quilt Designers Collective. Get advice from and see the quilts of Pat Sloan, Barbara Campbell, Sarah Whitney, Helen Stubbings, Marilyn Foreman, and Marcy Horswill. To view the show in Full Screen mode or to embed this slideshow in your blog, just click the Menu link.
Living on Florida’s Gulf coast, (We call it the Redneck Riviera.) I especially liked the “Horse of a Different Color”, by Nan Baker. It reminds me of the peace and beauty to be found under the surface of the water in the Gulf of Mexico. If you ever get a chance to snorkel or SCUBA dive, in the Gulf, you’ll see what I mean.
Well done, Nan!!
Thank you very much for including my sailing quilt in your blog!
Marcy
Blue and green are two great colors. I love them in all variations. I am painting through synesthesia which makes me see colors when I hear names and numbers. These colors I transform in paintings. Colors are my life.