Friday, July 29, 2016

Roman Colour and Texture

To understand some of the reasons why Rome is unforgettable we last looked at pure Roman colour.
Now lets move up a layer to see how colour works with texture:
flowers and vegetation
framed in stone
framed in carved marble
colour, stone and cement
pure texture
random colours working well together
erosion adding a sense of age
erosion by water
colour in three dimensions
ancient elements
flat colour and stone
shadow
always erosion
raking side-light
the beauty of wear and tear
shadow and blazing sun
and at the end of every day a mellowing.

7 comments:

  1. Mille grazie - these are truly lovely photos.
    LisaRR

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  2. your photos and comments are so beautiful. as they say..God is in the details. this couldn't be more true in Rome. thanks for sharing!!

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    1. So glad you are enjoying, Diane. Hadn't thought of "God is in the details" in relation to Rome. I could have used that! ;-)
      John

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  3. Thanks, Lisa. And thank you too, Rarecat.
    John

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  4. It looks so dirty and rundown, Disney does it better.

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