This photo gallery of eighth grade student artwork from Art Teacher Jessica Stanton’s classes at Sand Creek Middle School, Inspired by Henry Monroe                                               

In this picture inspired by henry monroe demonstrates a good example of color contrast. We see that red and yellow stand out against purple and light green, and light blue. We have present complimentary and analogous colors. we see that the light green and sky blue sit very close to each other, therefore depicting a harmony between the two. Because light green and sky blue has some elements in common they reflect or show minimal color contrast. Analogous colors have cooler temperatures.  On the other hand we have the colors red and yellow, two primary colors that are completely opposite of each other, known as complements. Complementary colors have a warmer feeling .  There is value present in this picture, for example: the sky blue has a low value of light and low intensity. There is not much addition of black, therefore no shading is present. Theres is some tint present in the sky, we see a mixture of blue and white. The colors yellow and orange on the second building are close in value (light) and intensity but have a slight different hue. Now, if we see the building in red and yellow, these colors are very close in hue and value but are different in intensity (addition of black or white). The streets are being neutralized by adding more white, making them look more gray, in another words lowering its saturation.