Why I Couldn’t Help Myself Thomas Schaller puts Mayan Orange front and center in his palette, which got my attention. Anything he does gets my attention. Schaller paints light, atmosphere, architecture, and drama, so when a painter like that gives a color prime real estate, I want to know what it is doing there. Then I fell in love with Mayan Blue Genuine in my own work. And then I ordered Mayan Violet, because dammit, I just couldn’t help myself. The Daniel Smith Mayan color

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