Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Colors that Tell

I have a thing for colors. You too? I love color combinations in fabric for clothing and upholstry, in jewelry, and in nature. I even have favorite colors of cats!

As a writer, I enjoy finding new ways to use color:

Scarlet heat creeping up my neck;
Mauve and rose washing across the horizon;
The blackness of a bitter memory.

If you write, how do you use color to enhance your scenes? If you don't write, how does color enrich your life? What are your favorite colors?

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13 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 19, 2011 at 5:30 AM

    Oh yes! I love colours and I love them all!...These lines come to my mind right now.."Not everything is always Black or White in this world"...Cheers!

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  2. Marja Verschoor-MeijersJuly 19, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    My favorite color changes with the seasons :) But I love colors in general, in everything, from food to the walls of my house to my clothes... Great post Jeanette, thanks!

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  3. Beth HerringJuly 19, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    i love colors as well and wish i could incorporate them into my writing more fluidly!

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  4. TiAnna MaeJuly 19, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    I love colors in nature! My favorites are the purplish, pinkish, with a tint of yellow sunset. As you can see, I don't know how to describe them, but I love looking at a colorful sunset.

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  5. NancyJuly 19, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    Colors are so powerful. They make you buy stuff. They can cause you to feel serene or get you extited. I love how different colors please me for different things. My house is neutral, but I like black and white clothes with some red and bright tones to add flair. Love this subject and this post.

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  6. UnknownJuly 20, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    So many! My favorite is cobalt blue. But there are lots of runners up. I love my garden and always plot colors to put next to each other. Someone just told me she loves my house because it's "whimsical"--I use color in ways people don't usually venture. (Sometimes it fails!)And in books? Yes, I love to describe things in ways that make people feel the things, and that includes color.

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  7. Wendy Paine MillerJuly 20, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    Tried to comment yesterday, but Blogger intercepted.

    I adore colors and it's fabulous when an author nails it. I'm fascinated when author's describe eyes uniquely.
    ~ Wendy

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  8. Jaime WrightJuly 21, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    all I will say is: great minds think alike. Here's to coffee and great blogs! ;)

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  9. Jaime WrightJuly 21, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    I linked my blog to yours today! :)

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  10. Tamika:July 21, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    I love color:) My preference would be bold hues like fuschia, green, purple. I love black!

    I try and color my novels to add to the mood.

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  11. Heather SunseriJuly 21, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Love the way colors make us feel about certain things. I love studying book covers and how the use of colors affect our moods when thinking about certain titles.

    Thanks for making me think about this today!

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  12. Susan J. ReinhardtJuly 22, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Hi Jen -

    I love purple and pink, but I like many other colors as well.

    Blessings,
    Susan :)

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  13. quietspiritJuly 23, 2011 at 10:45 PM

    Jeanette:
    I had a color analysis done back in the 1980s. I am a winter. I like bright colors.
    I don't have much chance to use color in my writing.

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