For a number of reasons, it can be difficult to find exactly what I think I need to complete my wardrobe; buying most of my stuff used doesn’t necessarily help with that problem. Recently I have been musing on the possibility of tapering trousers for a straighter, more contemporary fit. These pants my daughters …
Originally posted 2009. In a painting, I’ve been learning, the eye is drawn to the point of highest value contrast (value = light/dark). As with other artistic principles, the same is true in one’s personal appearance. You are a walking work of art. This principle in action, but not in good taste: dark sweat pants …
Another re-run from the early blog … This handy-dandy little strip is called a gray scale and gives a tool for talking about how light or dark a color is (although my watercolor instructor generally calls out colors on a scale from 1 to 10, with darkest black being 10). Take the young lady pictured. …
