Meditations in Color

Introducing Meditations in Color. An archive of the color of art history. A drawing system that builds new work from its palettes. Visit meditationsincolor.com

A palette of reds, blues, oranges, and earth tones, drawn from August Macke's Seiltänzer (1914).

Paul Gauguin, The Call (1902), read through its colors: Burnt Sienna, Sepia, and Permanent Green Olive. A palette reading from Meditations in Color.

For each artist, Meditations in Color builds four palettes: Dominant for recurring colors, Diverse for range, Spectrum for hue order, and Accents for the small but vivid tones that punctuate the work. Here it is for Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Algorithmic study built from the palette of Robert Henri’s Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1916). #988E6F #3E2839 #AA8D5D #043B4B #1C2321 #384430 #A2CB91 #056754

Four works from the Noise drawing system using Joaquín Sorolla’s Aragon (1914) as the base palette. From the archive of Meditations in Color @MeditateColor Hex palette 👇

Joaquín Sorolla, Aragón, 1914, read through its key colors.

A palette drawn from Edvard Munch's The Scream of Nature (1895).

The palette of Hilma af Klint's Svanen (1915), extracted color by color. From the archive of Meditations in Color. @MeditateColor

Meditations in Color. Color archive, visual systems, algorithmic drawings. meditationsincolor.com

This is a FANTASTIC Site and Fantastically well-done. Highly, highly recommended.

Emil Nolde’s spectrum palette. #A11609 #894438 #B65C1C #D78C11 #B99328 #5F644D #1E3A1E #334F4D #2C546E #61495A From recurring color relationships across a wider selection of Nolde’s paintings through Meditations in Color @MeditateColor

What a good way to study the colors👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

The palette of Albert Marquet's Gegenlicht (1924). From the archive of Meditations in Color.

incredibly cool and fun practice made by my dear friend @Pixel0Symphony

Drawing system ‘Facets’ applied to Franz Marc's Horse in a Landscape (1910).

The palette of Franz Marc's Horse in a Landscape (1910). A palette reading from the archive of Meditations in Color @MeditateColor

Just discovered this beautiful project: an archive of chromatic profiles from 250+ master artists, their color DNA across thousands of works. Part art history, part practical palette tool. Really well done. Check it out: meditationsincolor.com/colorists made by dear @Pixel0Symphony

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