I never realized how much influence one color could have over others

I’m learning so much in the Color Theory class I’m taking this semester. The instructor is Jim Flahaven at the University of Southern Maine. These images are from an assignment designed to help us better understand simultaneous contrast.  I won’t take it for granted that you all know what simultaneous contrast is because I didn’t know. […]

Mary Brooking. An artist who finds inspiration in the natural beauty of Maine

Painting by Mary Brooking

Mary Brooking says she enjoys testing the balance between reality and abstraction. She prefers to paint with acrylics, but her work is often mistaken for oil paintings because of their softness and tonal depth.  Mary also teaches acrylic painting in a wonderful space in Westbrook, Maine — Continuum for Creativity. Read more about what motivates […]