Grey colour

Yes, Robert that is right, grey can be so drab. Here where we live, all the stone houses have grey slate roofs and grey skies, this was a sight that took me some time to get used to.

I find it funny how people react to different colours. For instance, my mother was horrified to see me buy a purple garment, I told her I loved purple ! She looked at me as though I was from Mars, so when we got home I asked her why she seemed to look so scared about purple, at first, she said she did not know why and then she said it reminded her of the Holy Week when the priest dressed all in purple and the Christ was brought into the church with all the wounds in his hands and feet, hanging from an enormous cross, looking so sad with his crown of thorns. This is what purple means to her.

People react to colours in different ways. Another time, I noticed some beautiful yellow roses and my aunt who was with me that day told me that any yellow flowers made her feel sad. I asked her why and she replied that the church was completely filled with yellow flowers when my grand-father died. I had planned to give her the painting that you see here with the yellow daffodils to take home with her, but after having heard that, I refrained from presenting it to her, thinking that this painting was clearly not meant for her, when she left, she said to me: When are you going to paint me another picture ?

I think that for me, the saddest colour is grey. I can wear it only if I put on a colourful scarf, I do the same thing with black to jazz it up a little bit. A long time ago, I used to use pure black but it did not do anything to illuminate my face. Now, I'm using bright colours, even in winter to brighten up the drab grey skies. One thing I always used when I was a teen-ager was red shoes, I love red shoes, they somehow make me feel very happy. I find it strange how colour does have an emotional impact or a certain positive or negative reaction on each person and maybe this is why a painting has a different impact on people as we each view it from a very personal experience.