Hand-Painted Silk Day Coming

I am away from my studio/office for a while.  A much needed break to both have a bit of a vacation as well as to get the kind of work done Elena and I have a hard time accomplishing on FaceTime (ie., making a whole new slew of ebooks and, of course, doing our tapestry/bead cuff weave-along).  We also have the great fortune of having good friends who live in Hawaii (Elena is in Seattle) so it was only a hop, skip and a jump to get to them.  My first time; Elena’s second.  Heavenly friends and paradise.  Who could ask for more.

But the point of this post is to talk about hand-painted silk.  I am analyzing the colors of Hawaii, of course, because they are amazing.  And when I do return to NH (I am now in Seattle) I will paint many, many kilos of silk.

That picture of my hand painted silk yarn you see above . . . well, it was taken in the sand at a beach in Hawaii.  Oh my gosh, the colors are exactly replicated in that photo.  I always thought that taking photos in direct sunlight would wash out the image.  But in this case it just made it so real.  Want to see some more?

Now for the Hawaiian landscapes that will influence my next silk painting session.

Sure, it wasn’t fun to leave paradise, but my dye pots await my return.  And since Mirrix is almost completely out of silk . . .

What color ways do  you love and what in nature informs and inspires  your color choices the most?