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Message: <blockquote data-quote="solitaryVSong" data-source="post: 1776746" data-attributes="member: 77930">Not to get off on a tangent here, especially on Mosca's thread, so this is the last I'll say.As soon as I said that maybe the appeal of color might really be the appeal of tonal contrast I knew I was wrong. Tonal contrast and color are really two completely different things, at least to me.I do think though that they are two of the most powerful aspects of art. And sometimes they seem so close that they're almost the same. Then they really seem to reinforce one another. But then you can have a monochromatic piece that is very vibrant but doesn't have the emotional impact of color or a powerful color piece that as Nick says is "uncomfortable tonally." And then they're not close to each other at all. Just two tremendously powerful but individual tools of artists.Hope I haven't muddied the waters, or given anyone else the headache that I now have...........</blockquote>