“If we were to imagine an orange on the blue side or green on the red side or violet on the yellow side, it would give us the same impression as a north wind coming from the southwest.” Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein

My color inspiration for today comes from this photo of the Obama family.  It caught my eye not only because it is a very handsome photo of the now first family but because of how the wardrobe creates a lively color harmony.

Starting at the bottom of the color wheel you see

“Don’t order any black things. Rejoice in his memory; and be radiant: leave grief to the children. Wear violet and purple. Be patient with the poor people who will snivel: they don’t know; and they think they will live for ever, which makes death a division instead of a bond.”
George Bernard Shaw Irish born [...]

“Don’t order any black things. Rejoice in his memory; and be radiant: leave grief to the children. Wear violet and purple. Be patient with the poor people who will snivel: they don’t know; and they think they will live for ever, which makes death a division

I’m not sure that even this fabulous color scheme would convince me that the words “fun” and “taxes” belong in the same sentence.

I do like their unconventional color scheme however and it inspired me to look for other images in blue and violet.

“The Mediterranean has the color of mackerel, changeable I mean. You don’t always know if it is green or violet, you can’t even say it’s blue, because the next moment the changing reflection has taken on a tint of rose or gray.” Vincent Van Gogh