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Rocking in Viñales

Hex colour Reference:  #7442c8 A colourful note:  Purple heart is the common name for a rainforest tree, Peltogyne, a tree that has incredibly strong wood.  Known as heartwood, it is famous for both its […]
Rocking in Viñales

Ayakamay

This massive piece of street art hangs high above the corner of Rivington Street, a short walk from Old Street station.  It is a colourful depiction of American performance artist […]
Ayakamay

Driving in Havana

    Hex colour ref:  7366bd A colourful note:  Blue violet became a Crayola colour in 1934.  Interestingly, purple is one colour where Crayola have used plant names for most of […]
Driving in Havana

Stripes

. Over to all of you to join the challenge with your own stripes post, or with a post based on any single word that takes your fancy. Thanks to everyone who […]
Stripes

Seven Martyrs

The Reformation, plus the following century and more, saw the destruction of religious paintings, sculptures, books.  Colour and music were removed and our churches went sepia as opposed to the […]
Seven Martyrs

Fishing

Hex colour reference:  979AAA A colourful note:  this bluish grey shade appeared as manatee in Crayola boxes in 1998 and is still available in the 120 packs. If you run through through […]
Fishing