Spring has arrived and the Colours come back...

These are pics I shot yesterday and today. Spring has finally arrived and with it some lovely colours....

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Rooms and Art dipped in Purple

Astonishingly a lot of rooms have been designed in and around the colour purple. But then 2 purple hues, Purple Vine and Cashmere Rose were the Pantone Fashion colours of 2007 - so I shouldn't be astonished at all. Additionally you can find lots of silk brocades and other textiles in purple although I have always thought that this colour is generally used very sparsely because it is such a strong colour.

Used in accessories such as cushions and tableware the colour certainly becomes an intriguing design element.
Rooms designed in all kinds of purple hues and shades make a strong statement although sometimes a bit less would be better - not?

(images are from following websites:

cocomale.com, modern-interior-decoration.blogspot.com, harmonyandhome.blogspot.com, julianinterior.com, homeinteriordesigndecoration.blogspot.com, thebusinessofcolor.blogspot.com,homedit.com, homes-interior.com, shinedesign.blog124.fc2.com, homeinfurniture.com,chictip.com, patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com, trend-dir.com, decorati0n.com, arhzine.com,besthousedesign.com, blogcatalog.com, best-interior-design-home.blogspot.com)

Although I do not use the colour purple very much in my art work you still can find a couple of purple splotches in my paintings. I think it is time to create some more...

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The Purple Feast continues - natural and man-made Crystals

I have a great love for all sorts of crystals - be it real ones from the mineral section or glass. Like a kid I am somehow fascinated by everything that is transparent and actually lives from light. And so the idea was born to do some research on purple crystals etc. 

This is what I found - a lovely collection of transparent and shiny little things in various shades of purple - which I find could be highly inspirational for any creative person:

(images are from following websites: 

owall.net, powerofthecrystals.com, witchcraft-supplies.com, radaris.com, flickr.com, 

aliexpress.com, dazzlingdecorhire.com.au, ioffer.com, shoponline2011.com, studiosoft.it, traderscity.com, tradeindia.com, theblackcatcloset.com, skywalker.cochise.edu, 

bestcrystals.com, mineralminers.com, crystal-treasure.com, mysticmerchant.com, 

fany.savina.net, corunduminium.com, marinmineral.com, taosinstituteforglassarts.org)

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