I thought you might like to see all three versions on the same page.
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- Mountains and Trees (I), watercolor, 7″ x 5″
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- Mountains and Trees (II), watercolor, 7″x5″
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- Mountains and Trees (III), watercolor, 7″ x 5″
You described the first version as:
sombre, pensive, like the end of autumn, quiet, lonely, open, calm, welcoming, smoky, hazy, lost, faded memories, depressing
The second version came across as:
mysterious, inviting, deep, meditative, introspective, moon-y, dangerous, magnetic, quiet, pensive, calming, unreal, peaceful, nighttime
And the final version was described as:
welcoming, calming, peaceful, quiet, dusk, a prelude to wet weather, somber, sad, unnatural
Thank you for all of your insightful comments!
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January 4, 2013 at 1:54 pm
Jude
Interesting to see them side by side Ruth. Without doubt I’m drawn to No 2.
January 4, 2013 at 5:33 pm
lingeringvisions
I think after all that the purple is the one i would chose, also.
January 6, 2013 at 4:42 pm
david.ronka
After looking at them all and listening to what bubbles up, I think I would choose the purple. Great exercise, Ruth! Thanks for giving us a way to see how we react to different colors.
January 8, 2013 at 9:45 am
Peter S
Very interesting post! I used to work with commercial artists, one of whom would tell me all about how people react to colors in advertising.
My father in law is an art collector and he likes asking my wife and I our opinions of his collections – we always have somewhat different reactions, but can see how the other would react the way they did though.
And I’d pick #3
January 10, 2013 at 7:39 am
Linda Halcomb
What a wonderful activity. Very useful feedback.