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For February 2 2023:
how do you feel about the Panetone color of the year magenta? Color has vibration and can inspire feelings. People respond to or are repelled by certain colors. I went to a workshop on color vibration and what it means if you're attracted to a certain color range. So for today, how do you respond to the color magenta as described by Panetone?
Yep, love magenta. I used Liquitex magenta on this journal page. I am getting close to the end of the tube so will need to restock. Ultimately, I think I like all colours as they all have their place/use. I wouldn't decorate with orange, nor do I wear it but I do use it in my art. Maybe I am still traumatized by the burnt orange carpet my Mom used to decorate our living room when I was a child. ugh!!!
I like keeping an art journal. It is such a marvellous playground for this artist. I suppose I have created thousands of journal pages. Most of which no one will ever see. They are just for me and my pleasure. It feels self-indulgent and yes, I deserve it! My journal pages are a place where I wonder. I wonder what would happen if I mix this with that? What if I add this colour? What if I let myself free to just make a mess?
The journal pictured above is a lined Moleskine journal. Sometimes I use the lines to write on. Mostly I am happy to have the lines. I feel like the lines have already made the page imperfect. I try to resist covering them over completely and I relax into the process.
Thinking about imperfection seems to be a running theme in my life. I am drawn to it. I still have the Barbie with the broken leg and bad haircut. Not surprisingly my granddaughter refuses to play with her. This doll has always been my favourite. I enjoyed taking care of her when I was a child. Recently, I have been trying to think of a way to use her in my art.
I have purposefully used damaged doilies to create textile mandalas. I have spent many hours in auto-wrecking yards photographing rust and peeling paint. What does that all say about me?
I love how you used magenta on your journal page - it really draws the eye! And such a good point about using colors in our craft that we wouldn't decorate with or wear. I do it all the time! Happy Thursday!
ReplyDeleteMagenta in crafts is a good thing! I have a writing journal, not an art one, but yes, it's just for me. I can appreciate that with yours.
ReplyDeleteI think that is the reason I dislike orange too. My mother once made me an orange wool skirt that she made me wear with a black turtleneck and it wasn't Halloween. I remember the ridicule and the intense itching all day. I refused to ever wear it again, so she started wearing it. lol
ReplyDeleteyou see the world as full of art starts! I like that journal page, and think seeing your pages would be terrific. Show some to us. We had avocado green shag carpet when I was young.
ReplyDeleteThe colors were burnt orange (ick) avocado green (ick) and harvest gold (ick) so I seldom use those today unless in a landscape.
LeeAnna