Translate

Want to Listen to Music? Turn your volume down, then push play up top.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012



Posted for Illustration Friday - topic "Fluid"
Painting "Emotion" by Suzanne Hills VanBrunt (me)
copyright 2007

Not quite sure if this fits but thought I would give it a try. Thanks to my good friend and fellow artist Lisa Anne Baumbach for turning me on to Illustration Friday! You can find more of my art at www.etsy.com/shop/TheMetaphysicalMoose.

Friday, February 3, 2012

More About the Color Blue

    Blue obviously is not a new color by any means and is all over the world and in many traditions. From blue Mosques in Malaysia, Iran and Egypt to the Catholic religion's association with the Virgin Mary, many times depicted or surrounded by a sky blue background. Blue is also used in the political world. The Democratic Party uses blue and states made up of mostly Democratic constituents are know as "blue states". Blue is used from advertising logos like Pepsi and The Gap to sports teams such as the Giants or Lowe's racing. We have blue mailboxes (in the US), a blue ribbon when we win something, a "blue room" at the White House, Blue Bloods, Picaso's "blue period", a blue plate special (which is the name of a restaurant in my town........Yum!) officers in blue and blue laws, blueprints, Elvis's "Blue Christmas" and everybody knows the Blue Man Group...........although how they can stand all that blue makeup goop all over themselves.........yuk! But they're  sooooo cool!




    Speaking of cool..............Blue is from the cool color family and a large family it is......sky blue, aquamarine, blaby blue, cerulean, midnight and twilight blue, cornflower, lapis lazuli, blue demim, periwinkle, turquoise, indigo, teal blue and the list goes on. Blue is peaceful and produces in us a sence of calm. It's the color of the Throat Charkra which is connected to communication, artistic expression, clairaudience and the thyroid. Blue also symbolizes loyalty........ever heard of a friend being "true blue"? I don't know about you but it make you look at blue in a whole new way :)

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

What is it about blue?



      What is it about the color blue? It was never one of my favorite colors. Oh don't get me wrong, I liked the color blue........just not enough to paint a whole room or to buy a shirt that color. But as trends go........and I always seem to be two steps ahead........I have seriously warmed up to the now popular cool color.
    A few years back it started with my living room. I was at one of those big DIY stores.........ok it was Home Depot there I said it........anyways I was purusing the paint section when I came across Ralph Lauren's Sea Spray and "Ah ah ahhhhhhh" I was hooked! I don't know how many of you use actual color on your walls or if you use just a hint of color but I go through different stages when I'm painting with a color I'm not used to. Stage 1 first coat.........."What the hell did I just do?"  Then I take a deep breath, calm down, remember it's only paint just finish it. Stage 2 second coat.........."OMG I love it!"
    From there my bathroom a light Aqua (which I made from the blue of the living room and  Boston Fern from my kitchen and Lancaster White from all the trim) then inside my kitchen cabinets (again Aqua) from there a beautiful weathered teal blue purse and funky dark blue nail polish (Target). Yes I have to say my love of blue has now become an obsession ............who knew?  So when I was asked to make a birthday cake for the daughter of a good friend all I could think of was how pretty it would be if I did it a robins egg blue with white swirls (see above pic) Then the holidays came and you guessed it blue snow flake cookies (thanks Martha for your butter cookie recipe).
   Now ten pounds heavier.............well they were good cookies.........and I'm itching to redo my bedroom and and debating incorporating...........yup blue, which if you watch HGTV almost every show has a room blue and it started me thinking............."Do I really like this color or have I been programed to like this color?" Society has shown how sheepish we can be and even the most anti-follower will slowly join the herd. Well rather than make myself crazy and in protest re-paint my now beautiful rooms a different color just to stick it to the man, I have decided to embrace my new favorite color scheme and to just be happy............not blue.