How Colour Speaks Emotion in Abstract Art

Colour is my emotional barometer. I’m drawn to unstable harmonies—pairs that almost clash, then sing. Saturated passages need room to breathe, so I’ll stage them against veils of grey, off-whites, or smoky blues. I watch how temperature guides the eye: warm tones surge forward; cool hues settle the surface. When I’m building a painting, color decisions are physical—I mix on the fly, adjust with the knife, and stain to let ground tones glow through. I’m not chasing perfect palettes; I’m courting the moment a color becomes necessary. That’s when a painting turns from arrangement into feeling. If you sense heat, melancholy, or lift in my work, it’s colour doing the talking—vibration, contrast, and the soft echo of what’s underneath.