Richard Caton Woodville Jr. Palette 7

Palette Analysis

Values in Richard Caton Woodville Jr. rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Blues and teal-greys govern the palette, lending it an aquatic or atmospheric quality. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. The most saturated colour, #D2CAAA, is reserved to 2.0% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. The value range spans 67 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. Palette 7 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Richard Caton Woodville Jr.'s complete body of work advances.