Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Colors

I love colors! Colors can be warm, cold, inviting, repelling, disgusting, beautiful, romantic, stark, relaxing, invigorating... different colors say different things to me.
When I think of the color black, I think of mystery, dark makeup, castles, night skies studded with a million brilliant stars. Black is sad, like death, stark, like black and white photography, dressy like a wedding tux.
Red is the color of blood, meaning life, red and white stripes are holiday colors, red, white and blue symbolize freedom on our flag, red and white are colors of Christmas candy, the spiciness of cinnamon, red makes you hungry.
Yellow is a bright happy color, yellow is warm like sunshine, sour, like lemons, sweet like honey, crisp like fall leaves and fluffy like chicks.
Green is cool, refreshing and calm, like new leaves budding on trees in spring, the smell of fresh cut grass, picnics in June, pine trees that last all year ‘round...
Blue is like the sky, so deep and seems to stretch endlessly, blue is cool and inviting like a lake in summer, it’s enormous like a giant blue whale.
Purple is a rich color, it’s the color of royalty, the sweet juiciness of a plum, the delicate, velvet petals of a pansy.
Orange is a bouncy color, it’s bright, and wild and retro, it’s the pungent flavor of cheddar cheese, the bright color of a clown’s hair, the brilliance of hunters garb.
Pink is like a rose, delicate and fragrant, pink is the color of hearts, symbolizing love, pink is girlie, pink is rosy cheeks and noses after sledding, soft like a new sweater knit by grandma.
White is and blank sheet of paper, an empty room, icy snowflakes and fluffy clouds floating across the sky, it’s starchy potatoes, creamy milk, the flavor of salt, the chilliness of mist.
Brown is the warm, earthy smell of dirt, the smooth, deliciousness of chocolate that melts in your mouth, the roughness of tree bark, the camouflage of a deer in fall, various shades of wooden furniture.
So colors can mean so many different things. What do you think of when you think about these colors?

A short paper I wrote for school and mom thought I should post it.

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