Beginnings

 


I remember as a young girl my favorite Crayola colors were Burnt Sienna and Yellow Orange.  Those were the colors that I used in my coloring books for Cinderella’s hair … Burnt Sienna to outline the strands and Yellow Orange to fill in her long wavy locks.  I think I may have even smudged the colors together, as much as the wax crayons would allow. 

I remember visiting Siena, Italy several years ago.  We walked up the crowded, cobble-stoned streets and through the gated walls … as I caught my first glimpse of Piazza del Campo and its surrounding building and rooftops, I thought, “Ah, here is the color sienna.”  Visiting Italy gave me a lot of encouragement to pick up my pencils, brushes and watercolors again.  To this day, I still love Burnt Sienna, along with Quinacridone Gold.