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Sunday, March 25, 2018

P A S T E L . . . colors in art

1921 wallpaper pattern
1921 wallpaper ... pastels
are colors with white mixed in to soften them 
     
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        The Marshmallow Sofa by George Nelson Associates 1956
the Marshmallow Sofa by George Nelson Associates,  1956
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a George Nelson cabinet
a George Nelson cabinet
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a 1954 Pontiac hood in pastel orange, a color photograph
a 1954 Pontiac hood ... pastels were popular in the 1950s,  and also the late 1970s to early 1980s
      
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a Carmen Tórtola Valencia color poster
Wikipedia:  Carmen Tórtola Valencia (June 18, 1882 – February 13, 1955) was a Spanish early modern dancer, choreographer, costume designer, and painter - a "pioneer Spanish feminist of the 20th century".  Being gay and having leftist ideas, Tórtola Valencia was jailed at the end of the Spanish Civil War.  In 1928, she met Magret Angeles-Vila and they were inseparable thereafter.  She danced for the last time in 1930 in Quito.  She began painting in Barcelona where she died in 1955.
      
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Charles Bittinger illustration, a view of Mars from one of it's moons
a Charles Bittinger illustration
      
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a color photograph of the 1951 Buick XP 300, in cream color
the 1951 Buick XP 300,  a promotional concept car       see full size
     
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color photograph of a Denby pot 1958, pastel colors
a Denby pot,  1958
      
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a 1965 Forum magazine cover
a 1965 Forum magazine cover
         
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a color photograph of a 1958 Lone Star Meteor pink powerboat on trailer
a 1958 Lone Star Meteor powerboat       see full size
      
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a 1900 Paris Worlds Fair colored photograph
the 1900 Paris World's Fair ... black and white photographs were colored with dies for printing in books ... although contrast is already established in the colorless photograph,  pastels can be added without offsetting the balance
      
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a 1970s Emanuel Schongut watercolor illustration for Cuisine's NewYork, sailboats
a 1970s Emanuel Schongut watercolor illustration
     
P A S T E L S
             
a 1957 BMW in pastel yellow
a 1957 BMW
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1968 wedding colors, bride and bride's maids in pastels
a 1968 wedding
      
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pink Quartz
Quartz?
      
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copper
for a copper color,  mix orange and pink pastels . . . then vary the lighting
for a metal effect
      
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a mid-century architectural sun screen in blue pastel
a 1950s-1960s architectural sun screen
      
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a Brooks Stevens 1969 Phaeton concept car
a Brooks Stevens 1969 Phaeton concept car
       see full size
         
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a Disney mural of a castle by Mary Blair
a Disney mural by Mary Blair
      
P A S T E L S
      
aFrank Lloyd Wright graphic for the bool Modern Architecture
a Frank Lloyd Wright graphic
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a 1986 BubbleGum Cooler advertisement, ice cream on a stick
a 1986 BubbleGum Cooler   "Artificially Flavored Vanilla Ice Milk,  Coated with Bubble Gum Fudge Artificially Flavored and Colored"
      
P A S T E L S
      
1959 Melawear egg cups
1959 Melawear egg cups       see full size
      
P A S T E L S
      
a color photograph of MookaiteMookaite from the Earth

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a Grant Haffner painting
a Grant Haffner painting       see full size
      
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a vintage Bobcat scooter
a vintage Bobcat scooter       see full size
      
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vintage pastel Melamine dishes
Melamine:  vintage break-resistant plastic       see full size     
     
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Cuprian Tourmaline
cut Cuprian Tourmaline from the Earth
         
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tulips
tulips