Driving in Havana
Hex colour ref: 1df914 A colourful note: The first recorded use of lime as a colour name in English was in 1890. Crayola introduced this electric version as a crayon […]
Well paired
Big splashes of aquamarine with a dash of asparagus in the corner! Hex colour reference: #87a96b A colourful note: the colour name asparagus green was first used in English in 1805. […]
Clean Start
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 10 February 2017 Part of Weekend Reflections
Hockney at Tate
“Sir, You state, … that cigarettes will be sold in “boxes decorated in an off-putting shade of olive green”. I don’t believe there are “off-putting“ colours … The colour will be quite […]
Early Start
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 8 February 2017 Part of Wordless Wednesday
Smokin’
Hex colour ref: f0e891 A colourful note: this calm yellow colour, known as green yellow, first appeared as a Crayola crayon in 1997. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 6 February 2017 Part of […]
Happy
Hex colour reference: #fce883 A colourful note: yellow was, of course, in the original 1903 set of Crayola crayons and still remains. In Crayola world, it has changed shade a […]
Aaaaah!
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 3 February 2017 Part of Solitude
Dramatic
One of the impressive buildings on Cienfuegos’ central square is the Tomás Terry Theatre, a structure where French and Italian influences are apparent. Its elegance is apparent even before stepping through the […]
Cuban Beauty
The worn and peeling walls with their warm but fading colours combine perfectly with the beauty of this portrait. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 30 January 2017 Part of Monday Mural and Tuesdays […]
Early Morning in Trinidad
Hex colour reference: #ffb653 A colourful note: yellow orange appeared as a Crayola crayon in 1930. The name has survived since then, though its actual shade changed markedly […]
Travel with Intent 