What is the emotion of color? How do colors play a part in making us feel the way we do about whatever it is we are looking at? I painted a room in my house bright yellow this winter, and that was a real challenge for me as I’m really into the more subdued earth tones right now. So this room really contrasts with the rest of the house for the time being, but it makes me feel really good whenever I walk into it on a cold sunshiny winter day. I can see the other rooms from this particular room, and I think that adds to the appeal of this little haven. Kind of like my spot in the sun. But I wondered how it would change my feeling about this room if every room in the house were painted the same color. I think it would take away considerably from the emotional impact of walking into this particular room.

So, I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately and exploring the relationships of color within the boundaries of a single image. Nothing earth shattering, but it is fascinating how a particular color has a relationship with those around it, and changing those relationships has a significant effect on the emotional impact of the image.