Average Colors of the South Yuba River

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Average Colors of the South Yuba River
a mathematical determination of an aesthetic value

A Year of AverageColors of the South Yuba River: a mathematical determination of an estheticvalue investigates a quantifiable esthetic aspect of a river I calledhome. Four points of personalsignificance on the South Yuba River in Northern California were chosen toconduct my study. Using numerical RGBvalues, I calculated the average color of the river for these four locations,averaging those findings to calculate the monthly averages. These findings were used to determine theoverall average color of the river for the entire year. The findings were then translated from theirnumerical forms to their corresponding colors and painted on 65 individualpanels.