Elisabeth Sonrel Palette 1

Palette Analysis

Elisabeth Sonrel works in the upper reaches of the value scale, creating an atmosphere of brightness and expansiveness. Elisabeth Sonrel builds on cool foundations: the palette favours the blue-cyan-green arc. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. A single dominant - #E2DCCD at 37.8% - sets the character of the whole composition. #B39175 delivers the chromatic peak at only 2.5% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. 45 units of value spread create a palette that is varied but unified - contrast in the service of harmony. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. In the context of Elisabeth Sonrel's full range of palettes, group 1 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.