COLOR PALETTES INSPIRED BY THE ART OF LOÏS MAILOU JONES

Lois Mailou Jones was an African-American woman artist, designer and educator whose artwork and designs often featured bright colors and bold patterns. The colors provide perfect inspiration for lively Fall events.

The wonderful thing about being
an artist is that there is no end
to creative expression.
Painting is my life; my life is painting.
- Lois Mailou Jones

Design for Cretonne #8, 1928

​Design for Cretonne Drapery Fabric, 1932

Sedalia, North Carolina, 1929

Ascent of Ethiopia, 1932

Design for Cretonne Drapery Fabric, 1932

Moon Masque, 1971

Suriname, 1982

Textile Design for Cretonne, 1928

Jardin du Luxembourg, 1948

​Self Portrait, 1940

Initiation, Liberia, 1983

Ode to Kinshasa, 1972

​Design for Cretonne Drapery Fabric

Sources: americanart.si.edu, nmwa.org