I Like

This week we are discussing: 

what are your favorite colors? Do you wear them or decorate with them? Is there a specific color your family would say is your favorite? has it changed in the last few years? Is it influenced by the seasons? Did your color favorites change when you moved, for instance I grew to accept earth tones after moving to Colorado. I grew up in Florida and still like saturated colors. I think the quality of sunlight affects how you perceive color.  I remember moving from Florida to the Washington DC area and feeling like a displaced peacock. More muted colors were worn in the midatlantic.

I like the cool colour palette.  Pictured above is the cover of my unicorn journal.  My camera did not capture the colours well as they are more vibrant.  I like to play with all the colours in my art.  Bright and bold definitely tend to be my style.  I really hate brown.  Of course, I use it if I am making a tree but I doubt it will ever be the main colour in a piece of my art.  Beige isn't really my thing either but my couch is beige.  Housekeeping isn't my favourite thing to do so decorating around my golden retriever just makes sense to me.  I have colourful pillows to add the punch of colour I need.

Back to my favourite colours of blues, greens and purples.  I am currently creating a book of mandalas in just those colours.  The cover has an under-the-sea theme which is quite colourful.  These colours have been my favourites for a very long time.  I remember in my 20s having a pair of turquoise boots.  Oh man, I loved those boots.  I hated to part with them but there was absolutely no tread left and were therefore dangerous.

Muted colours don't tend to be my thing.  However, I do enjoy them at times.  When we went to Versailles I remember liking Marie Antoinette's petite place with its muted colour palette.  It was more restful after the garishness of the larger palace.  

It is good to think about colour choices and I find myself wanting to look up the meanings of colours.  What do my colour choices say about me?

Thank you, Lee Anna and the gang!  I am so grateful for this good group.  I am grateful for having eyes to see colour!