F# major - Reflexions 5 — Watercolor on Paper by Arnaud Quercy

About This Artwork

This work translates a small piano étude into visual form, exploring how musical harmony becomes color through chromesthetic perception. Part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, the piece renders the F# Major triad and its extended voicing as a watercolor composition that makes audible relationships visible.

Orange tones dominate the composition, appearing in warm browns and burnt siennas that correspond to the D notes in different octaves. Yellow-orange areas provide substantial presence through silver and rosybrown hues, while deep gray anchors the lower register. Violet and yellow accent colors appear as precise touches, representing the chord's third and additional harmonic extensions. The watercolor technique allows colors to blend and layer naturally, creating the fluid transitions between tonal areas.

The work measures 30 × 42 cm on paper, with signature located bottom right. Certificate of authenticity number 20231231-0026 documents the piece's provenance. The spread voicing opens across multiple octaves, from F#2 in the bass to higher extensions, each note finding its chromesthetic equivalent in the color palette. This systematic approach to translating pitch into hue creates a visual score where musical relationships become spatial arrangements.