blues

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His elegant pinks, mauves, light blues and reds are rare in such solemn scenes; almost otherworldly, they beautifully draw attention to all the gently curved bodies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Oxygen atoms glow green and nitrogen light up in reds, blues and pinks.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

And now, just shy of his 40th birthday, Coogler is an Oscar winner, for best original screenplay for horror period piece "Sinners," an unlikely mash-up of racial segregation, Southern blues and vampire-fueled gore.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Buddy Guy, a blues guitarist who played an older version of Caton’s character, took the stage alongside “Sinners” actors Jayme Lawson and Li Jun Li.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

He gives this painting more colors: blues and greens, browns and whites, orange.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman