The Art Dept

      I am a huge fan of words and the many shades of meaning between words. I also love to describe and name my art pieces according to their color group. This is why I was delighted to find a lovely chart called  the color thesaurus  by Ingrid Sandberg.      Seeing the color thesaurus brings up the question “ why would I describe a jewelry piece as white when I could paint a imaginative image in the reader’s mind if  I call it eggshell, porcelain or chiffon? After all, if you’ve ever strolled the aisle of paint colors you know there are a zillion shades of white.      Once a friend asked if I would come help her decide a color to have her living room painted. Being a student of color and an ambitious professional artist, I agreed to meet her in her home. All the way over to her house I was drilling my mind with everything I could remember about colors and their psychological effects. I got to her house and sh...

"Aquamarine is an airy blue with a dreamy feel.   It is cool and calming, ethereal. Aquamarine is a shade with a wet and watery feel.  Open and expansive, this restful blue also acts as a stress reducer."                                                             Lee Eismann of Pantone It is also the birthstone for March.        The name aquamarine is derived from the Latin word aqua, meaning water, and marina, meaning the sea.  This  gemstone   was believed to protect sailors, as well as to guarantee a safe voyage.  The serene color of aquamarine is said to cool the temper, allowing the wearer to remain calm and levelheaded.  Its pale, cool color beautifully complements spring and summer wardrobes.  In a wonderful old book by JH Bustanoby ...