To start my blog, let me tell you a bit about myself.
I have always been obsessed with Colour but as a teenager I spent more time in the fabric departments of the London stores than in the National Gallery!
I loved the patterns and the fabrics but most of all I loved the Colours.
Dressmaking expanded into soft furnishings and interior design. Then wall painting became canvas painting. Drawing designs grew into Life Drawing. Later, amazing graphics programs moved me on to cartoons.
However, one path seemed perpetually blocked! I could not accurately mix the colours I loved!
Much research and many hours of experimentation cleared the way and lead to my Orchard Arts Absolutely Accurate Colour Mixing System.
My life as a Lecturer in English and Linguistics made me want to share what I had learnt with other artists and ‘colourphobes’. The result of it all is this website.
Happy colouring!