yellow ocher
noun
1
: a mixture of limonite usually with clay and silica used as a pigment
2
: a moderate orange yellow
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Distinctive elements: Spiral staircase, Zuber French Landscape Wallpaper in the Dining Room, Portraits of the family in the Double Parlor, Pocket doors in the double parlor, cupola on top of the house, distinct yellow ocher color, Grecian columns on south façade.
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Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2023
An atmospheric painting of teal, tangerine and yellow ocher looks like light reflecting off clouds at sunset — a dappled abstraction that would be at home in Berkowitz’s or Gilliam’s studios.
—Kriston Capps, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022
They were inspired by rich natural colors, including the earthy yellow ocher color of curry.
—Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2021
Also on display is a copy of van Gogh’s Sunflowers, which depicts a vase filled with lurid blossoms painted in yellow ocher and Veronese green.
—Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2021
Squeeze about half a teaspoon of watercolor paint in yellow ocher onto a plate and add five dessert spoons’ worth of water.
—Alexa Brazilian, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2020
His palette ran to burnt umber, yellow ocher, burnt sienna, olive green.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2019
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Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2023
An atmospheric painting of teal, tangerine and yellow ocher looks like light reflecting off clouds at sunset — a dappled abstraction that would be at home in Berkowitz’s or Gilliam’s studios.
—Kriston Capps, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022
They were inspired by rich natural colors, including the earthy yellow ocher color of curry.
—Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2021
Also on display is a copy of van Gogh’s Sunflowers, which depicts a vase filled with lurid blossoms painted in yellow ocher and Veronese green.
—Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2021
Squeeze about half a teaspoon of watercolor paint in yellow ocher onto a plate and add five dessert spoons’ worth of water.
—Alexa Brazilian, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2020
His palette ran to burnt umber, yellow ocher, burnt sienna, olive green.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2019
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“Yellow ocher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20ocher. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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