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TODAY'S
PHOTO -
miniature yellow roses, 1/2 inch in depth.
In my Photo/Creativity class,
which somehow seems to be ever present with me this
week, an assignment I gave on colors resulted in a
dialogue between Stacey and Morgine. Though the assignment
was simply to focus on observing one or two particular
colors during the course of the week, Stacey brought
up some facts about the color red and Morgine went
on to research "red" and "yellow".
Among the attributes and benefits of yellow that Morgine
described, resulting from her research, were that
it's a creative color, self-confidence building, inspirational,
relaxing yet stimulating to the brain, soothing because
it relieves tension.
I thought, "I could use all of that!" I,
thus, went out and bought these roses for our kitchen
table and very large yellow spider mums have been
sitting on my desk this week.
Note also the touch of red on the roses. In responding
to all the reds Morgine had seen, Stacey pointed out,
"There are more red receptors in the eye than
any other color." Morgine's research continued.
In addition to the high energy,
sometimes negative, with which I've known red to be
associated, her research then came up with red's being
the "color of warmth, love and tenderness; a
sensual color which helps build and stimulate our
senses." I like those. Thank you Stacey and Morgine.
In tems of this particular photo, I like the directional
thrust of the lines contrasted with the softness of
the flowers. After observing the picture for a while,
Sam noted the "grabbing hand" (which looks
like a bird to me) in the negative space on the bottom,
left of center (the whiteish area). He's not so sure
he likes the photo anymore.
SELF-REFLECTING QUERIES -
Have you paid attention, recently, to how colors
affect you? Have you ever noticed how, when you
select your clothes to wear for the day, you might
be attracted to some colors rather than others and
that this might vary from day to day?
Our choices might be affected by our mood. Conversely
it's possible, according to color theorists, to change
our moods by changing the colors we are wearing and
the colors with which we surround ourselves.
I invite you, in the next few days, to become more
aware, than you usually are, of the colors around
you and those that you pass along the routes that
you travel.
PROGRAMS BY FRIENDS OF PICTURE
TO PONDER -
Our friend, Mary Gray will
be leading an exciting course, via email, in September
on haiku. See DOING
HAIKU. Most of you are undoubtedly familiar
with her, as she has been commenting on PICTURE
TO PONDER posts and queries since the beginning.
As an introduction to her love of haiku, Mary, will
be hosting a free Cafe Haiku chat on this Saturday,
August 27th at 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.
Mary extends the following invitation to PTP subscribers:
"Come talk about haiku, share yours if you're
so inclined, and ask about my "Doing Haiku"
e-course. Simply go to ARTELLA
CHAT and enter the chat room. (back
to the top)
AUDIO TESTIMONIALS -
Check out the new 28
second message from Sondra, who shares how a custom
photo/drawing of her father, done by Sheila, provided
a major breakthrough for her in being able to get
past her many years of grief at his loss, so that
she can now enjoy photos of him.
Judith
Tramayne-Barth wrote to say, "When I wanted
to make an audio for Sheila, she made it really easy
for me. She called me and set up a 3 way call so I
could record how wonderful I think her ezine is and
her artwork. I am sure she will do the same for you.
And she didn't even mind the blooper I made about
her art site name. (LOL)."
Check out Judith's and other Audio Testimonials on
the new AUDIO
LINKS page.
I'd love to have your voice there also. A sentence
or two is more than enough, if you are person of a
few words.
I will publish the link for yours in Picture to Ponder
and on the testimonial
page on the eteletours site. You can call in yourself
at (214) 231-2905 ext 6956 or, if you wish,
e-mail me to set a time and I can call you. We
can do a phone interview, such as the one with Renee,
or I simply can call and 3-way you in on the line,
while I stay silent.
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