Our interview series celebrating 100 years of the National Park Service in the United States and the important role soil plays in these parks continues. We head over to the highest peaks in central North...
On a sunny afternoon in early April at the University of Washington Botanic Gardens, a group of twelve students crowd around a three-foot-deep hole in the ground and peer down quizzically as I scrape the...
The concept of “color space” as presented in the Munsell system makes a lot of sense, but it can be difficult to describe. Making the concept easier to grasp requires a visual representation – if...
Our interview series celebrating 100 years of the National Park Service in the United States and the important role soil plays in these parks continues. We head over to the most eastern state to speak...
The many colours displayed by amphibians has amazed scientists for centuries. During my honours research (Kindermann et al. 2013). I became fascinated by the rapid colour changes displayed by stony creek...
Our interview series celebrating 100 years of the National Park Service in the United States and the important role soil plays in these parks continues. We head to Hilo, Hawaii to talk about the soils...
The Munsell color system is a means to visually identify and match color using a scientific approach. Albert Munsell was both a scientific thinker and an artist who wanted artists and scientists to have...
August 25th, 2016 marked the 100 year anniversary of the National Park Service in the United States. In celebration of this historic event, we continue the efforts of others to drawn attention to the importance...
In this second part of our series, we talk to Ralph about Frank J. Reilly’s contribution to the Munsell system, the three things that can’t be painted, what colors painters should use, the importance...
Another excerpt from the 1921 book, A Grammar of Color. This is the second post on the section, The Color Sheets, which shows the images and descriptions for the Gray, Antique Finish Millcraft Cover Paper...