Color is a creative tool.
It is used by so many creative disciplines it is often overlooked and taken for granted.
Each color has its attributes, associations and history–widespread and personal.
Purple is a rich blend of red and blue.
It can range from the palest lilac to the deepest purples of the night sky just after sunset.
Associated often with royalty, its shades range from shy to bold and fun.
Lilac, lavender, amethyst, plum, violet, iris, heliotrope, pansy.
Want to read more about it?
http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/colorselection/p/purple.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple
Royal Couple
creative acts for today:
photography, writing, creative planning
Books on Color:
Color, 2nd edition: A Workshop for Artists and Designers 2nd Edition
David Hornung
Color Theory: An essential guide to color-from basic principles to practical applications
Patti Mollica
Secret Language of Color: Science, Nature, History, Culture, Beauty of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, & Violet
Joann Eckstut and Arielle Eckstut
Post originally published on 5_17_2011.