I can tell you from experience that a track light won't do it. Well, maybe it could if you added a box and doubled the number of lamps you used. Even then, however, the light is not as even as a "regular" fixture (incandescent or fluorescent). And it would likely be the wrong color temperature.

And, in fact, color temperature really is what you care about. You've seen those pinkish highway lights? They throw lots of light -- but it's not usable for your purposes. You'll either want a color temperature around 2500 degrees K to resemble a regular incandescent light -- or go for the "full-spectrum" kind with a color temperature around 5000 degrees K. Full-spectrum in a room can look a little strange, but it most closely resembles the sun overhead, so it will be best for discriminating colors.

Thanks Steve I am glad you helped me with my decision. I think I will go with a semi-flush incandescent with two 100W bulbs. I can use the Reveal lights.

I like that fixture. Very modern looking!

Thanks Londondi :-)

Unlike Steve-o, I have a track light that I love! It has 4 halogen heads that we point in various directions, 2 towards the washer & dryer and 2 towards the opposite wall. (I have a laundry room/mud room that you enter from either the garage or the back yard). We get wonderful light that makes it very easy to sort dark blue and black socks.

We purchased ours from Lowe's and it just replaced an overhead semi-flush fixture. I really like the looks of it and we replaced our our cabinet pulls with oil rubbed bronze ones to match it.

I have a fixture that has 2 100 watt bulbs and they are plenty for my room which isn't that big.

I like the fixture that you posted and should be fine.