Design Element 2--Color
 

    

    In addition to receiving a degree in landscape
    architecture from Penn State, Bob studied painting for ten years
    at the Art Students' League in New York City. In the garden,
    as in his paintings, he carefully planned how colors would go
    together, often in unusual combinations. The greens of lawn and
    trees and the changing color of the sky were always part of the
    palette.
 

    
Bob's paintings of a brightly lit
    New York City night in the rain show the same color style Bob
    used with rhododendrons. The character of the paintings, done
    mainly in greens, blues, and yellows, is completely altered with
    the right proportion and placement of orange. The sometimes slighly
    jarring juxtaposition permits an incredible complexity of color.

    
In the view above, the yellow Hotei
    is the center of focus, while the orange Corringe
    and magenta King James tease our peripheral vision. In the view
    below, Orangeade brings
    the other plants to life when they would otherwise be muted in
    the heavy fog.