{"id":1093,"date":"2015-10-01T15:53:31","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T15:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=1093"},"modified":"2015-10-01T15:53:31","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T15:53:31","slug":"local-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/local-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Color"},"content":{"rendered":"

While browsing in a Bar Harbor bookstore in August, I came across the book Local Color: Seeing Place Through Watercolor<\/a> by designer Mimi Robinson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The theory behind the book is that the colors of a place leave a lasting impression of that locale, especially somewhere we haven’t been before. She elaborates by demonstrating how she creates watercolor grids as a means of\u00a0 journaling about the places she’s visited in order to retain a sense of that location.<\/p>\n

That idea has stuck with me since.<\/p>\n

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Vancouver, BC\u00a0 September 2015<\/p><\/div>\n

While we wandered around Vancouver last week, I was paying attention to the colors that were representative of what we were experiencing, and making a point to think about it in my sketching as well as in what we photographed.<\/p>\n

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What most interested me here was the tangle of chair and table legs, but the room had an orange chair and table runner that created a striking contrast.<\/p><\/div>\n

While I think it’s fair to say that most of us are attracted to and influenced by color, it’s a worthwhile exercise to be mindfully aware of it as a way of defining a location. I encourage you to give it a try.<\/p>\n

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Autumn colors beginning to pick up steam<\/p><\/div>\n

And finally, I would be remiss if I didn’t give a nod to my adopted state of Vermont in any discussion of local color. There is such a strong sense of color identity here, especially at this time of year.<\/p>\n

Bonus:<\/strong> In my research before we left for Canada, I found and planned a visit to Maiwa Supply<\/a>. It is a wonderland of books and materials. Happily you can also check it out by visiting and shopping online!<\/p>\n

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