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...alone is impressive: While the background is painted loosely in a happy mango orange, the shade gradually merges into the russet-orange of the hands, and finally to a lemony yellow evoking the images of autumn leaves. While much of the paint is loosely layered, a thin layer of pastel blues and khaki greens can be identified underneath the intense oranges. These blues and greens are made visible through the artist’s manipulation of paint with a palette knife...
...missing parts of her dead husband. These paintings are predominantly landscapes, into which Isis’ ghostly figure is placed. The paintings in this group are characterized by a drastic departure from the dusky colors seen in the paintings of Osiris’ death. Here we see a pastel color palate, best displayed in “Isis: The Paths Met.” This painting mixes a variety of vivid green shades that contrast with heavy blacks and browns to create a shadowy sylvan grove...
...final group of paintings concentrates on the “re-membering” of Osiris by Isis. Bright yellow and brilliant blue hues are employed, but a tendency toward pastel tones remains, reminiscent of the previous category of paintings. However, it is apparent that Apesos chose to depict the reincarnation of Osiris through the use of lively colors...
...first woman chief executive of the London Stock Exchange, Furse, 43 and the mother of three, was named third on a Wall Street Journal list of Europe's most powerful women. She is a former top executive for Credit Lyonnais Rouse and speaks five languages. Fond of pastel suits and designer eyewear, Furse is described by colleagues as at once charming and ruthless. Both qualities will come in handy as she takes over an institution that is still very much an old-boys' club...
Stewart, who gained prominence in 1982 with her first book, Entertaining, described her life as a multimedia mogul, presenting the model for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia with color-coordinated pastel slides, familiar icons from her business and pictures of delectable food items...