F# Major - Variation 5 — Watercolor on Paper by Arnaud Quercy

About This Artwork

This work explores the visual translation of F# Major through harmonic-chromatic mapping, part of the Harmonic Crossing collection. The piece investigates how musical harmony appears when translated into color relationships, creating a visual equivalent to piano chord voicings.

Yellow-green tones dominate the composition, appearing as silver and steel gray forms that occupy substantial areas of the paper. Deep blue and warm orange accents provide contrast through geometric shapes - purple rectangles and a blue semicircle create structured elements against the flowing watercolor ground. The technique allows colors to blend naturally while maintaining distinct harmonic zones.

The work measures 14.8 × 21.0 cm on paper, signed at bottom right with certificate of authenticity number 20250125-0031. This variation within the Research on Harmony series demonstrates the artist's systematic approach to translating musical structures into visual form. The F# Major triad appears through resolved voicing as Db3, F#4, D5, F#5, Bb6, with each note corresponding to specific color families within the harmonic-chromatic system.