Colors are somber in 1980, then use resonant blues in some pieces and mixed celebratory tones in others.

The Burnhams' home uses cool blues, while the Fitts' is kept in a "depressed military palette".

Paradise Ballroom issued in 1977 was also illustrated by Petagno, this time depicting a dancing woman using mainly blues.

Henri Matisse used intense blues to express the emotions he wanted viewers to feel.

On returning to Denmark, he painted a series of woodlands using greens, yellows and blues.

And the colors of the game - the painter uses intense blues, reds and greens - bound out of the picture like a fastball.

For the same firm, Evans completed an order for a book-cover using bright reds and blues on white paper.

Sally uses blues to great effect.

His paintings often use brilliant colors, especially reds, blues, and purples, as in The Captive Robin shown here.

He used rhythm and blues, and some be-bop, fitting it all together as if it were a puzzle.