My son is a graphic designer. While an art student he was in constant need of new supplies. I remember one Saturday, at the art and drafting supply store, watching him pick out numerous colored pencils.
Walking up to him, I asked, " Why do you need all those pencils? It seems like you have at least a hundred already."
"Because they aren't the right shade... you know, hue." He smiled as he gave me his "dumb mother" look.
Fast forward a few years. We were traveling through a beautiful wooded area. It was spring and you could almost see the new growth in process. The marvelous transition from the dead of winter to new life. We commented on all we were seeing. Then my son said, "Count the number of greens you see."
I could not do it. First, because there were too many. Second, I do not have an artist's perspective.
I would like you to take a moment to close your eyes and envision my favorite color, blue. How many shades or hues can you see?
If you look into my closet, you will notice an array of blues from navy, denim and aqua to the faintest pale blue.
I googled Answers dot com and here is their list: turquoise, Antwerp, robin egg, sky, powder, royal, sapphire, indigo, teal, baby, navy, heather, peacock. I found some more: aqua, asul, azure, Alice blue, baby blue, blue, blue-green, bondi blue, Carolina blue, Chartre Blue, cerulean blue, cobalt blue, Columbia blue, cornflower blue, cyan, dark blue, denim, dodger blue, Egyptian blue, electric blue, han purple, international klein blue, Maya blue, medium blue, midnight blue, navy blue, pale blue, Persian blue, Persian indigo, powder blue, smalt blue, steel blue, ultramarine blue, united nations blue, air force blue, brandeis blue, duke blue, majorelle blue, Prussian blue, yale blue, pigment blue, blue bell, pacific blue, blizzard blue, ultra blue, blueberry blue, blue bird blue, icy blue, snowflake blue, stone blue...
Check out Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and you will find a chart plus 64 pages of various blues. "My Blue Heaven!" Pun intended. [For you young readers, I remember this song from the 1950s.]
If you have read down this far, you are probably wondering why I am babbling on about the color blue.
It is a key to A Forgetful People, my book in process.
More updates to come....
The Colorist graph in public domain.
