on cool...

We will continue our journey on color today. I am wondering how your day of "taking note of color" went. What colors were you attracted to? How many colors did you notices, color perhaps that you took for granted in the past. How did different colors make you feel? I am sure you are aware of "warm" and "cool" colors. This is something you may have learned in elementary school. Warm colors tend to be those like red, orange, and yellow. Cool colors are blues and greens. Today I want to chat about cool colors. I, personally, am more attracted to cool colors. While I like, and can appreciate the full color wheel, I feel more comfortable surrounded by cool colors. Cool colors, blue and green, can be found in obvious places like, the ocean, the sky, the grass, and the trees. My like nature on a perfect day, cool colors tend to make us feel more at ease, more relaxed, and more at peace. Watching the ocean, under a blue sky is amazingly relaxing. As is, sitting on the grass, under a beautifully blooming tree. Not to mention the smell of fresh cut grass, which always seems to make me feel so relaxed. Cool colors are often found in places like hospitals, healthcare facilities, or doctors offices. The incorporation of these colors, in a healing environment, is not be chance, but rather planned. Designers, and artists know that cool colors help to calm the human spirit. Merging cool colors will help someone who is ill, or nervous feel more at ease, more relaxed. Over the past few years, healthcare designers have taken this concept a bit further, and incorporated more of nature into the interiors of healing facilities. Concepts such as water features, or fountains, can be seen in lobbies. Green plants, are alive and kicking in waiting rooms. Nature inspired art work is often hanging on the walls of exam rooms. Again, all of these features have been well thought out, and precisely placed in public healthcare facilities.

Today's activity: cool colors

Today I encourage you to take note of cool colors, blues and greens, and see how they have made their way into our world. First, I encourage you to see how cool colors make you feel, personally. Does the color blue make you feel happy, does the color green make you feel at ease? What shades of these primary colors are you more attracted to? A blue that may have more red in it, or a green that has a large yellow base. Today...FEEL THE COLOR. In addition to your personal feeling, take note of how cool colors play a part in everyday life. What color is your doctors office painted? What color is the bank? What color is the library? Take note of the environments that you visit today, as well as, the choice of colors that have been used to outfit the space. I'm sure that by the end of the day, you will be feeling more relaxed, and at ease yourself!