Actually, the shapes are not closed. They were created with the pattern brush and then, to complicate matters, the strokes were expanded. If you hover over with a selection tool, you will see that each one highlights separately.
I understand what you are saying though, about coloring the objects separately. If they were closed paths, I could do that. And I’m sure there are other easier ways than what I did. For now though, as these pattern shapes exist, I am wondering what the options are for coloring in between them. Or is it even possible?
Thanks for the help.
Ryan