February Blur

"February Blur," 5 x 5 inches, oil and acrylic on paper

Warm Chill

"Warm Chill," 5 x 5 inches, oil and acrylic on paper

Without Words

"Without Words," 5 x 5 inches, oil and acrylic on paper

The Blue Girl

"The Blue Girl," 5 x 5 inches, oil and acrylic on paper

Mourning

"Mourning," 5 x 5 inches, oil and acrylic on paper

Saffron

14 x 11 inches
oil on linen

The next in my exploration of hues- yellow-orange.  Second choice titles include aurulent, which somewhat inaccurate, and marigold, which fits the hue but strongly evokes the flower.   So, I'm settling on the word saffron, also floral in origin, that is almost as often as a description of color as the spice which was used as a dye.  Again, many pigments were used from cadmium, arylide, euxanthin, which seem less fitting for a title.   

Viridian

14 x 11 inches
oil on linen

Another exotic title for a hue on the spectrum--this time, blue-green.   Borrowed from the Latin word for green, the name often refers to a paint made with chromium-oxide pigment.  I confess I may have used any and all pigments but actual Viridian, but I have a fondness for the way the syllables roll off the tongue.   (Somehow "Carbazole Violet and Sap Green" didn't fit the mood of the image....)