In the context of 'To keep the colors fresh, he dabbed the carcass with blood from a pail, then grabbed his paintbrushes to capture those lurid reds on canvas.', does 'He used the red dye of beets to paint his canvas.' stand alone without direct association?
To keep the colors fresh, he dabbed the carcass with blood from a pail, then grabbed his paintbrushes to capture those lurid reds on canvas.###He used the red dye of beets to paint his canvas.