José Garnelo Palette 4

Palette Analysis

José Garnelo keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. José Garnelo builds on cool foundations: the palette favours the blue-cyan-green arc. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. The saturated accent, #7A4B2B, registers at 11.4% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. The value range spans 61 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. Palette 4 sits within the larger chromatic argument that José Garnelo's complete body of work advances.