Read Time: 4 min Quotes About the Color Black There’s something about black. You feel hidden away in it.Georgia O’Keeffe, American painter recognized as the “Mother of American Modernism”, 1887-1986 There’s something about black. You feel hidden away in it. – Georgia O’Keeffe #color #quotes Click to Tweet Background image credit: Edouard Manet Public Domain Black is not a color.Edouard […]
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Read Time: 3 min Black plants: As popular in the garden as the color black is in fashionDoes it surprise you that black is a color that is now championed in the garden? Black has always been the sophisticated, chic wardrobe color for the confident. It’s the color of the business world and the ‘little black dress’. Yet in […]
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Read Time: < 1 minute When it comes to color, paradoxically enough, there’s nothing more striking and dramatic than black and white in a room. How could it not be when the basic facts stand – white reflects light and dark absorbs it? Source: istockphotoNot only can a simple black and white color scheme appear ‘orderly’ but the simplicity of […]
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Read Time: < 1 minute Cheery yellows and creams have their place as exterior color choices, but if you are looking to really stand out from your neighbors think deep, rich black.Haunted? Too spooky? Think, again. source sourceModern and sleek homes really speak out loud when you paint exterior black. Elements of the home, special architectural features, a hot –colored […]
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Read Time: 8 min Color Meaning of Black Explained; symbolism, psychology, word associations, intrigue facts about black and how to use this sophisticated color effectively.
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Read Time: < 1 minute David Wild may have said it best, “Greenmail is, quite logically, blackmail of a different color” and it is how a company in a hostile takeover might see it.
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Read Time: 2 min A black moon is not as well known as a blue moon but occurs just about as often. Find out when you can next see this colorful phenomenon.
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Read Time: 3 min From sophisticated elegance to evil incarnate, few colors conjure up such strong images as black.
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Read Time: 2 min The smart couple that founded this company understand that the use of color, whether as a name, logo, product or packaging, must be done strategically.
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Read Time: 3 min Why do we call the crazy Friday after Thanksgiving holiday shopping event Black Friday and what is the black friday meaning?
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Read Time: 3 min I could have paid attention to her journalist expertise, savvy skills as an investigative interviewer, or that I was watching a woman break through the most significant barrier in her career. Instead, what enthralled me most was what colors she chose to wear for the occasion.
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Read Time: 4 min Color is dynamic. Every color has a vibrant public persona, but it also has more subtle attributes that the human eye does not immediately see. One of the most effective techniques for alleviating frustration and mastering color, especially when it comes to neutrals, is to understand materials and paint color undertones.
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Read Time: 11 min Color Meaning of Green Explained; symbolism, psychology, word associations, intrigue facts about green and how to use nature’s favorite color effectively.
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Read Time: 14 min When reviewing the 2021 Color of the Year and Color Trends, I noticed something fascinating. Something I don’t recall playing out in trends as clearly as it did this year. To understand what grabbed my attention, I will review for you the color of the year and color trends from six popular companies. Once you see […]
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Read Time: 3 min Knowing something A to Z’s means you have a full range of fundamental knowledge relating to the subject. My COLOR A-Z won’t give you a full range of knowledge but it does give you 26 color ideas from fun and fundamentals to think about. Enjoy!
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Read Time: 9 min Do you think that a color trend lasts about a year? It isn’t true. The Color of the Year 2020 has staying power. Here’s what you need to know about these six takes on color trends.
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Read Time: 5 min Quotes About Color Red Red is such an interesting color to correlate with emotion, because it’s on both ends of the spectrum. On one end you have happiness, falling in love, infatuation with someone, passion, all that. On the other end, you’ve got obsession, jealousy, danger, fear, anger and frustration.Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter, b. 1989 […]
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Read Time: 4 min Quotes About the Color Gray The color of truth is gray.Andre Gide, French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1869-1951 The color of truth is gray. – Andre Gide #color #quotes Click to Tweet Remember the enemy of all painting is gray: a painting will almost always appear grayer then it is, […]
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Read Time: 3 min Quotes About the Color Orange The moon is bland in color. I call it shades of gray. You know, the only color we see is what we bring or the Earth, which is looking down upon us all the time. And to find orange soil on the moon was a surprise.Eugene Cernan, American naval officer, […]
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Read Time: 4 min Quotes About Color White Such a magnificent sky, and it’s nothing but white paper! Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French Impressionist painter, 1841-1919Background image credit: Aldro T. Hibbard Never use pure white; it doesn’t exist in nature.Aldro T. Hibbard, American painter, 1886-1972 Never use pure white; it doesn’t exist in nature. – Aldro T. Hibbard #color #quotes Click to […]
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