Mixing Colors on a Rainy Sunday Afternoon

When raindrops tap against the terrace window, the cobalt blues turn softer. I tried seeing how many shades of turquoise I could make with just one droplet of green.

Table No. 2 has become my favorite Sunday spot — the light from the window is soft and doesn't create harsh shadows on the palette, so I can actually see what a color will look like once it dries.

By the end of the afternoon I had eleven little swatches drying on scrap paper, each one just a tiny bit different from the last. Mama says that's how you learn a color's whole family, not just its main name.