Tonalism

Seeking to absorb the good from others doesn’t make our contribution any less. It just makes it all work better together.

Someone taught me about the relationship between the Tonalism art movement and the topic of unity this past Sunday. Tonalism was an attempt of “painting musical compositions”, making soft landscapes in the 1880’s. The method was to take a color (gray) and mix it in with a soft, carefully chosen color palette. Taking this one toner and blending it with all other colors brought unity and softness to the palette.