Red Light, Green Light and Other Colors

Frank Mariani

Frank Mariani is seasoned (but young-at-heart) artist with over 40 years of experience in the visual arts. Like many of his colleagues, his roots go wayyyy back to childhood where his creativity revealed itself not just in art class, but in the margins and odd free spaces of notebooks, much to the chagrin (and sometimes scolding) of his teachers. When the muse strikes, the hand draws!

Frank Mariani

December 23, 2020

What are the colors of the year so far? Politically speaking it’s been Red and Blue with a side dish of ambiguous Purple. The human pigment palette shows us that Black, Brown and White have been the headliners. And I think we can agree that that Payne’s Grey (more aptly Pain’s Grey) colors the shroud of a the persistent coronavirus pandemic.

In 2020 the colors of Christmas are more than welcome, they’re needed. Here’s a little infographic from 2010 to add to your storehouse of knowledge.