Color Theory Explained in Still Life

This week's assignment is to work on color harmonies. We are to bring in whatever we like to describe the 4 principles of color theory. Always thinking of my stomach, and the rainbow of colors in the produce section at Whole Foods - I went with Fruit and Vegetables. Probably not the cheapest solution (hello, there is a paint fan deck constantly on my person!) but hopefully I win some points for creativity!

1. Analogous Colors - these are two color values that are next to one another on the color wheel. In design, one of these colors would be dominant and one would be the accent. Here I have some off kind of yellow-green grapefruit and a lime.

Below is almost half the color wheel in analogous colors. I could probably have achieved the whole thing if nature produced anything edible that was blue-green. (O, O-Y, Y, Y-G, G)

2. Analogous Colors with Complementary Accents:

This is three analogous colors accented with the middle value's direct opposite color on the color wheel. Here I have chosen a lemon (yellow), Granny Smith Apple (yellow -green) and pepper (green) as well as the complement to the GS Apple: the Red Onion (red-violet).

3. Triad

A harmony composed of three colors that are equidistant on the color wheel. Primary colors Red-Yellow-Blue are a triad. Here I have selected an eggplant (violet), green pepper (green) and a clementine (orange).

4. Complementary Colors.

Complementary colors are directly across from one another on the color wheel.

Here I have the eggplant (violet) and the lemon (yellow).

Now I just have to figure out what to make with all this produce!!