Taking Friday’s Post on yellow one step further, yellow is anything but mellow…Some things never change in that yellow tends to evoke the same psychological effects in most people as described by Leatrice Eiseman, color expert for Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training and executive for Pantone Color Institute. Some thoughts in summary from her book Colors for Your Every Mood, one of my work reference books:
Yellow is the Energy of Life” and “related to gold or gleam” of the gods, used by kings and queens for opulence. It is considered the color of heaven in Japan. It is thought to be the “color closest to light” and “symbolizes brightness, cheer and stimulating character and makes a thoroughly warm and comforting impression.” Yellow ribbons have been used as a sign of hope. In Nature, it is the largest of colors and often seen on exotic creatures as a warning sign (bees, snakes and even some fish for example). If you love yellow, you tend to be optimistic, active, imaginative, creative and intuitive. You thrive on novelty and challenge and have an inquiring mind. “Curiosity is often rewarded with accomplishments.” You are probably a perfectionist but your sense of joy can override this trait. If yellow is your least favorite color, you’re a realist, practical and generally skeptical of new ideas. You prefer to concentrate on things that you know you can accomplish rather than try new things and take the chance of risking disappointment.
I collect all sorts of pictures and magazine reference for my artwork and my art business. I assemble interior shots in what I call my “Book of Ideas,” often to show my clients for them to tag to help them and me get a sense of what they like. Yellow is most often tagged as a popular, “want-to-have” color. Regarding this process, I was recently mentioned in the book, How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Painting, Faux Painting or Mural Business by Melissa Kay Bishop. I’m the Case Study: Gauging the Process but more on that later.
Here are several clippings from my collection. I find it interesting that back in 2000, Metropolitan Home editors were touting the benefits of yellow…. Ah, I miss Metropolitan Home. For the most part, these too are anything but mellow yellow.
Yellow can be anywhere from “straw” yellow….
…to “acid” yellow as seen above. I’ve always liked this picture, I think because of the yellow color that seems to suggest the sun is inside while you can see the lovely blue clouds outside the windows.
Mary Douglas Drysdale is known for her yellow. You saw her Jefferson Yellow Signature Color for Casart Coverings in the last how would you describe yellow post and here’s another one, Tuscany.
Wishing you a bright and shiny, yellow day,
— Ashley
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