Colouring Winter to Summer

Imagine a world without colour. Black and White...grey scales pixelate to a distorted blur. Our reaction to colour is instantaneous and filled with emotion. It has long been recognised that colour effects mood, feelings and emotions. Winter is finally drawing to an end and noticeable changes are visible in our landscape. The dawn of spring brings new life and signifies the end of winter (often associated with sombreness).

"Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment." Claude Monet

Now then the time to hall out the old paintbrush and add a splash of colour to energise and motivate. The addition of colour in the smallest shape or size not only changes the perceived feeling of a space but adds depth and impacts the onlookers' state of mind.  

Our experience of colour or perception thereof (how subjective it might be) is deeply rooted in our visual exposure to culture and individual experiences. Colour and smell tend to be two of the strongest associations we as humans make with memories of past occurrences (good and bad). Colour therefore becomes an expression of the self and why not express yourself with the endless possibilities of colour.

When selecting your pallet, natural colours and darker tones ground a space while accent is achieved by adding highlights. Bold uncomplicated colours require a simple and often white base. If large coloured surfaces are to extreme and daring, adopt a "white-box" approach with a dash of colour in small amounts by means of art or loose objects.

A word of advice from Dr. L. Anitha:
Colours in the red area of the colour spectrum are known as warm colours and include red, orange and yellow. These warm colours evoke emotions ranging from feelings of warmth and comfort to feelings of anger and hostility.
Colours on the blue side of the spectrum are known as cool colours and include blue, purple and green. These colours are often described as calm, but can also call to mind feelings of sadness or indifference.
Posted 10th March http://anithapsychotherapist.blogspot.com/2012/03/why-is-colour-such-powerful-force-in-our.html#!/2012/03/why-is-color-such-powerful-force-in-our.html


"Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment." Claude Monet  

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