Tag Archives: Color Theory

Bowl of Mysteries

Posted on January 12, 2026 by jillbpearlman

The house was warm, but down the road,everything steel-gray – the vast curve of the bay, clouds thin and skinned, each streak a pale sister of the other.   The shades have no names, so delicate, merged, chilled.  Darkly brooding,  wading into my poor mind. I’d … Continue reading →

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Homer texting from the islands

Posted on July 31, 2023 by jillbpearlman

Cycladic villages – how is it that they never get dirty?  In Athens, age drips rustily down the walls; on a Cycladic island, the white of village houses is brighter than white, beyond pigment, beyond age. They are like sugar cubes … Continue reading →

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Madrid: Light, Shade, Goya

Posted on November 18, 2021 by jillbpearlman

Goya, I’m understanding your mystery.I see your country through your emotions.You who said that there is no need for color, only light and shade.  A man crossing a plaza in full sunwill have the crackle of sun around him,the scintillation of … Continue reading →

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