“Everyone knows that yellow, orange and red suggest ideas of joy and plenty.”
Eugene Delacroix, artist

Yellow and orange definetly count amongst my favourite colours. Whenever I feel a bit "blah" i know splashing these colours around will help lift my spirits immensely!




Yesterday for example. I created this Rothko inspired artwrok to give a dull wall a bit of a boost.




I also reduced visual clutter by colour coding my bookcase - I can't believe what a difference this makes!

Wear mote joy!
Feel great and look even better - wear the right colour for you!


If you could do with a colour boost check out the following resources:

Websites
Check out this very cute site....99.8% they got it right as far as my passion for orange goes...http://www.123peppy.com/games/peppy-color-girls

http://www.soothingminds.co.uk/Articles.aspx?artid=158
interesting articles including one on colour astrology – no surprise to see that not one of the zodiac signs is Black. Being a Libran my colour is green. Currently though my favorite colour is orange…but I am shifting to purple….but I thought it was interesting to learn what my astrological colour says about us “greenies:” Libra is the balancer and green is the energy of the heart chakra and harmony. Those who are born under the sign of Libra are known to be peacemakers. 'Green' people are the ones that you can go to when you have a problem as they are the most compassionate of all the astrological signs. So colour can also help clarify your vocation! As a life coach being compasssionate is essential! Check out the site to see what colour you are.

Books
Colour and Meaning- John Gage

The Complete book of colour - Suzy Chiazzari.
Includes tips on clothes and make-up, colour and interiors, colour diets for health, finding your soul colours, colour in the garden, healing with colour, your personal colours and more much more!

How to Heal with Color, Balance Your Chakras! - Ted Andrews

Color Psychology & Color Therapy - Faber Birren


Interesting facts

Several of the world's best musical composers have seen colors in music. Franz Liszt was known to say things like, "This is too black," "More pink here," and "I want it all azure."? Ludwig van Beethoven referred to B minor as "the black key." Franz Schubert described E minor as being "unto a maiden robed in white and with a rose-red bow on her breast."

In Thailand every day of the week is assigned it’s very own colour
Sunday - red
Monday - cream/yellow
Tuesday - pink
Wednesday - green
Thursday - orange/brown
Friday - blue
Saturday - black/purple
What is your lucky colour. Click here and go back and check out what day you were born to find out


Try it! It really works. My colour came out as orange! Anyone who knows me knows I wear a lot of orange – I even painted my garage wall orange!

Labels: Colour, Exhibitions and competitions, happiness