- Spring sky blue (pale with a hint of white)
- Kale Green Dark (Elle lives by the sea and the sea Kale inspired this)
- Nettle Mid-Green (The farm land close by is full of nettles, and Elle picks them for her health)
- New grass green (light)
- Piglet Pink (again inspired from the farm)
- Fish-smack Maroon (inspired from the sails)
- Wet sand gold
- Dry sand gold
- Corn gold (pale)
- Charlies boat blue (pale with a smear of new grass green)
- Sunset red (deep red mixed with Fish-smack Maroon)
- Sunrise red (pinker red)
- Farmhouse brick red
- Campion Red
- Strawberry Red
- Cockerel Red
- Wet wood brown
- Stanley boot brown (mid-brown with rusty shade)
- Dry wood brown (light)
- Crab shell pink
- Whelk shell brown/cream
- Morning mist pink/grey
- Gorse yellow
- Rapeseed yellow (slightly paler)
- Dandelion yellow
- Dead Nettle White
- Milk cream
- Butter cream (Dead nettle and rapeseed mixed)
- Hollyhock pink
- China plate blue (pale)
- China plate blue (dark) (inspired from Mrs Orris's blue plates)
- Angus gold/orange (the colour of Angus's hair)
Whether they will all be used in the novel I am not sure, however some certainly will. I think her mentor Angus Argyle will have a chuckle over her palette list.
The plot and rough outline of an ending came to me this week. I now know where Elle is heading. I cannot believe there will be a sad scene-a very sad scene. Why when everything was ticking along nicely would there be a sad scene?
I have noticed a pattern with my MC/POV's in my novels. They are female. Independent women whether by choice or not. They have sadness enter their lives. Two were beaten to within an inch of their lives (not sure about Elle yet, although I do not feel that is going to happen), two were duped by lovers (I have a sneak feeling about this fact connecting with Elle) and two have a satisfactory ending...what will Elle bring to the table I wonder?
11 Comments:
I love new characters, you just get an opportunity to guide their adventure and they react quite differently to the way you expected. I hope you enjoy your journey with Elle and look forward to reports from your travels!
Gorgeous colours - I can just picture them! And I love your independent female characters.
Great names!
Since Elle has all these wonderful names for colors, I think she will survive. Anyone so connected with the earth and the world around her is a strong person, I think.
Ooh, I wonder too...and I love her list of colors, they are quite original!
It is such a delight when an author introduces colors in new or distinct ways. I love your list.
Reb, thanks. Elle is proving to be an enjoyable character.
Talli, thanks. I think you might enjoy meeting Elle. ;)
Joan, thanks. I will probably be browsing your blog http://grazingtheditches.blogspot.com/ for inspiration.
Helen, I feel she may be a strong young woman. She has a determined spirit.
Desert Rocks, thanks. I like original :)
Missed Periods, thanks. Elle is an inspiration in that field. :D
Thank you all for visiting me today x
Hi Glynis .. I think Angus has to have Palette Plaids as his colour ..
.. enjoy your naming .. it's fun to read .. cheers Hilary
Ha, good one, Hilary! Thanks for visiting. x
Sometimes the characters take us authors to places we hadn't seen coming, Glynis! Including bringing in a sad scene!
What a great list of colors! Congratulations on your progress with Elle.
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