Portrait Studio Wall Color

[Joan Breckwoldt]

Hi Garth,

I did wonder if you got the samples, I just figured you were very busy. I have been planning to post and ask if you had gotten the samples. I'm glad you got them. All of the photos you posted are very helpful to really see the difference between the two colors.

That's pretty cool to see the differences between the two analyzed, and amazing that yours is a pretty close match to what I had mixed (Bill's formula) even though it was mixed 1000 miles away.

Thanks for the info!

Joan

[William Whitaker]

Joan,

Sorry I've been so tardy in thanking you for the samples you sent me in the mail. I compared them to my sample and found them close, but not exact. My color is a little darker. It makes me wonder if there is that much variation in batches when they make up the formula!

Without trying to be biased, I think the color I have is the best of the three variations.

The Scottsdale Artists School decided to use it for the walls of at least two of their studios, but at the last minute got "cold feet" and lightened it up too much.

Darker is better!

[Garth Herrick]

Dear Mr. Whitaker,

I suppose I should follow up on your kind offer and purchase a paint sample of your wall color. I don't know if you can judge by the bottom-most photo I posted above whether my studio wall color made to the published Benjamin Moore formulation is on target with your ideal color choice or not? Maybe I am just splitting hairs, but I thrive on exploring these issues of colors and their associative standards.

Thanks,

Garth

[Chris Saper]

Gosh, Garth, you are amazing!

My studio walls (you've seen them) are a slightly cooler and less saturated version of the Scottsdale Artists' School and what I think Bill's walls are.

Mesa Gray, a Home Depot Behr color - from the staining palette. In the matte enamel (not shiny, easy to clean).

Linda Brandon has painted her studio in what seems to be a true gray.

I am building a studio in our in-process spot in Prescott AZ, and I think that I need both colors. So the family room walls will go Mesa gray, (unbeknownst to all, just another studio backdrop) and my studio walls a true gray ( whatever that is). I like the option of either a warm or cool neutral, both in mid values.