Does anyone else look at the world and see colour palettes?
My Relationship with Colour
When I was little, I assumed that everyone looked at the world the way I did. I look at a scene and I see a colour palette - turns out not many people do.
I guess that's why I love to break down my sketches into palettes for the layers in my prints - it just makes sense to me.
Translating What I see Into Art
The main difference between what I see and what I print IS the colours. It's like I'm turning up the vibrancy filter in my brain as I'm looking at the sea and then putting that onto paper.
There is a reason I amp up the vibrancy in my colour palettes though...
The Benefits Of Colour
I'm a big believer that colour has a MASSIVE impact on our mood.
Take Seasonal Affective Disorder for example - it's thought that the reduced sunlight in autumn and winter causes a reduction in melatonin production. Low sun = low mood and that's how I feel when I'm in a place that lacks colour.
The shops in winter bring me down with their dark colours and I am not into muted tones and minimalist white box houses (if that's what you're here for you're in the wrong place, ha ha).
A vibrant colour palette is like bringing the sunshine in all year round. That burst of summer we had last week was great but then the greyness comes back and the light dips.
If you came to my home you’d find different colours in each room - each one designed to evoke the mood I want. So it really doesn’t matter what the weather is doing outside because there’s colour and light indoors all year round.
The Vibrancy In Action
People can spot my work a mile off BECAUSE of the colour and the pop art style. For me it screams pure joy.
So what I'm saying is, bring colour into your life.
What colours speak to you? If you were to stand in front of a sample wall in a homewares store what would you be drawn to?
What moods do you want in each room of your home?
If you want vibrant beach holiday nostalgia then my Tides Collection is right up your street. You can check it out here.
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