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controlled patterns. Mullin, who stud-
ied with Larry Rivers (1923–2002),
emphasized loose fields of color.
“What I got from them both,” she
says, “was a strong foundation in Hans
Hofmann (1880–1966), who taught
about the push and pull of color. Even
though he wasn’t a representational
painter, Hofmann’s ideas about color
formed an underlying philosophy that
we all bathed in daily.”
Mullin, whose work was represented
in galleries in several cities, provided
evidence that one can make a living in
art. “I learned that you don’t have to
give up being a professional painter if
you also want to teach,” she says.

MIXED GREENS

IntheSoutheast,greencanoverwhelmthelandscapeyear-round—and

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greens,sherarelyusesonestraightfromthetube.Insteadshecreates

mixturesclosertonature’shues,usingwarmandcoolversionsofyellowand

bluefromhersplit-primarypalette.Herearesomeformulassherecommends:

Green:Indianyellow+ a smalleramountofphthaloblue+ somewhite

Blue-green:phthaloblue+ a littleIndianyellow+ a bitofwhite

Yellow-green:Indianyellow+ a littlephthaloblue+ a bitofwhite

Slightlydulledgreen:yellowochre+ somewhatlessphthaloblue

Slightlydulledblue-green:phthaloblue+ a littleyellowochre+ a bitofwhite

Slightlydulledyellow-green:yellowochre+ a littlephthaloblue+ a bitofwhite

Verydulledgreen:yellowochre+ ultramarineblue

Verydulledblue-green:ultramarineblue+ a littleyellowochre+ a bitofwhite

Verydulledyellow-green:yellowochre+ a littleultramarineblue+ a bitofwhite