Choosing colors for my next painting… the color choices are endless – where do I begin? If I have a particular subject in mind, it becomes very simple as I’m just choosing colors that fit the subject I want to paint, however, when I’m painting abstracts, my mood usually dictates the main color I choose to work with and then I either select like colors or complementary colors to supplement the work. I sometimes dump my entire two boxes of paints onto the floor to weed through to make that decision!