Several more images follow which add texture to the simple curves. For what it is worth, there are multiple curves in the picture, and the texture depends on the curve. It is not just painting on a texture canvas.

Here is one that returns to the simple smooth curves that started the series. I have added some texture and shadows.

Adding a couple more colors

Adding twists and curves. Still three solid colors.

At this point I was struggling with different ways to put together the three colors. Several attempts, which seemed good enough at the time, did not make the final cut. Here is one of the keepers.

Pick your door.

Same colors, and same shapes, distorted squares, as the last one. But a lot more of them, at many different scales.

Here are the first of several based on three colors, brown, blue and white.

The colors are not blended or shaded like the previous images. Every pixel is one of the three colors. I like this color combination. I created several, and was planning on putting them into a separate series. But I could not generate enough momentum for that, so they are a better fit for the current series.

Next up are a few based less on curves and more on distorted and broken rectangles.

Similar basic shape as the last posts, but with more colors.

Here are a few more variations, without comment.

Whoa! Too many colors.

Here I used bold primary colors to illustrate what I mean. The colors closely follow the shapes. The effect is better when it is subtle. Compare with the previous image, Experiment 2023.2 #3, and others in this series.

Many of the posts in Experiment 2023.1, Experiment 2023.1 #3 for example, explored adding colors to a monochrome image. In those images the colors were independent of the shapes.

In this image and the previous two, the colors are related to the shapes.

I started out with a vague plan. The main point was to be organized. I would list things to try, try those things, record and document the results. Then I would further pursue the ideas I liked best.

As usual, I am easily distracted and often head down the proverbial rabbit hole. So instead of a pseudo-scientific organized study of variant ideas, the result is a collection of distractions.

I do not have time to start over while this blog remains idle. So I will try to impose some organization while posting what I have.

It has been a week since my last post. I need to get started again.

The story so far: In Monochrome Minimalism I explored simple white on black shapes. In Monochrome Minimalism #2 I listed some ideas about how to enhance the monochrome shapes. Then in Experiement 2023.1 I explored a few of those ideas.

In this Experiment 2023.2 series I continue with those experiments.