Read Time: 4 min A favorite of Roman emperors, Catherine the Great, and Jackie O., the February birthstone color is closely associated with the heavens and spiritual thought, and is a protector from negativity.
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Read Time: 3 min Vincent van Gogh is considered the greatest Dutch painter after Rembrandt, although he remained poor and virtually unknown throughout his life.
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Read Time: 3 min It’s always exciting when new colors come front-and-center in the New Year. The Colors for 2014 did not disappoint, with offerings for just about every style and designer – from hot Radiant Orchid to soft Breath of Fresh Air. Here are my takes on ways to relate and incorporate 5 of the ‘It Colors’ for […]
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Read Time: 3 min The difference between waking up exhausted versus well-rested may actually depend on the color of your bedroom walls, says a new study.
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Read Time: 4 min Color Trends 2009 in the Personal Care IndustryDiscovering what is driving color trends 2009 begins with keen observations of the world community, detecting what is on our minds and where our eyes are focused, and asking: “Why?”Digging down to basic emotions and needs is the basis for any assessment of how trends might translate into […]
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Read Time: 2 min A leading Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste Renoir was one of the most famous artists of the early twentieth century. The Renoir quotes gathered below speak to his style and strong feelings about color.An innovative artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir started out as an apprentice to a porcelain painter and studied drawing in his free time. After years as […]
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Read Time: 3 min The many traditions and symbolism associated with this time of year is key to understanding Chinese New Year color meaning.
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Read Time: 4 min To understand how different types of light affect color you have to know a little about what light is, how it works, and its relationship to color.
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Read Time: 2 min Changing tastes in accordance with changing times has led to some people moving to a more upbeat and vibrant color, however, the traditional pastels have still remained with the inhabitants of this paradise.
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Read Time: 3 min Ludwig Wittgenstein was an Austrian philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. Wittgenstein quotes about color indicate he had a keen interest in art, too.
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Read Time: 2 min Leonardo da Vinci was a leading artist and intellectual of the Italian Renaissance who’s known for his enduring works “The Last Supper” and “Mona Lisa.” Leonardo da Vinci quotes reveal his genius across a wide range of disciplines including color.
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Read Time: 5 min Garnet, is the January birthstone color or maybe we should say colors since it comes in a variety of color choices.
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Read Time: 3 min American artist, Georgia O’Keeffe quotes show how strongly she felt about color. She is best known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes and is recognized as the “Mother of American modernism”.
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Read Time: 3 min To produce a TRUE International Klein Blue, the specific process of dry pigments and synthetic resin must be followed. The majority of manufacturers today use Yves Klein Blue as a color direction and then match it as best they can with their own processes and therefore are not really true patented Yves Klein Blue.
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Read Time: 3 min John Slosn was a twentieth-century painter and etcher and one of the founders of the Ashcan school of American art.
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Read Time: 3 min Did Team Obama’s purple meaning match their message? That was the question of the day from the reports that called the morning after President Obama’s State of the Union address.
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Read Time: 3 min When you say the yellow, consider that the origin of the word yellow go back at least a thousand years—and likely much further than that.
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Read Time: 3 min Purple. It’s a color that calls to mind opulence and royalty. However, the origin of the word purple has a history as rich as the images it evokes.
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Read Time: 3 min Which came first the fruit or the color? The origin of the word orange reveals the answer to this color riddle.
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Read Time: 2 min The word green didn’t take a twisting linguistic road. The English word for green is remarkably close to its original spelling and meaning.
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