Nature can be an incredibly magical experience when we take the time to notice it around us. Have you ever looked around outdoors and noticed beautiful shades in the flora and fauna around you? It seems we take color for granted much too often. What would the world be without color? Or, more accurately, how different would humans be without the ability to see color?
Imagine for a moment that your good friend, who has been blind from birth, asks you to describe to him the color yellow. What would you say? You can clearly see the color in your head, but there is only one way to describe it to someone who has never seen color- by how it feels.
Colors in nature are precious, and it is the dear ambition of many to reproduce nature’s hues exactly. Let’s take a short tour of colors in nature together.
This is the first (1st) part of the four-part series on Colors in Nature and Meaning of Colors, featuring Blue, Green, Turquoise, and Silver. Part II, III, and IV can be found here:
Colors in Nature II (featuring Red, Pink, Yellow, and Gold)
Colors in Nature III (featuring Orange, Purple, Lavender, and Black)
Colors in Nature IV (featuring Gray, White, Ivory, Brown, and Beige)
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BLUE
A natural color, from the blue of the sky, blue is a universal color. The cool, calming effect of blue makes time pass more quickly and it can help you sleep. Blue is a good color for bedrooms. However, too much blue could dampen spirits.
In many diverse cultures blue is significant in religious beliefs, brings peace, or is believed to keep the bad spirits away. Blue conveys importance and confidence without being somber or sinister, hence the blue power suit of the corporate world and the blue uniforms of police officers. Long considered a corporate color, blue, especially darker blue, is associated with intelligence, stability, unity, and conservatism.
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GREEN
“Loki’s Forest” by lucias-tears
Green is life. Abundant in nature, green signifies healing, growth, renewal, health, and environment. On the flip side, green is jealousy or envy and inexperience.
Green is a restful color with some of the same calming attributes of blue. Time seems to move faster in a green room. This color is the national color of Ireland and is strongly associated with that country. Green also has close associations with Islam and is reminiscent of Spring. With both a warming and cooling effect, the color green denotes balance, harmony, and stability.
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TURQUOISE
“Turquoise sea Jadran” by TurquoiseGrrrl
Turquoise has a sweet feminine feel while the darker teal shades add lively sophistication. A blend of blue and green, shades of turquoise have the same calming effects of those colors. This color represents water, thus the names aqua and aquamarine. It’s also a valuable and popular mineral often turned into jewelry. Turquoise is closely associated with the Middle East and the American Southwest.
Some shades of turquoise have an old-fashioned 50s and 60s retro feel. Teal has a darker, somewhat more sophisticated look. Like the mineral, turquoise shades range from almost sky blue to deep greenish blues.
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“Turquoise” by Rayla
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SILVER
“Ball Of Silver” by Phatestroke
Silver, especially a shiny, metallic silver, is cool like gray but livelier, more playful. Silver can be sleek and modern or impart a feeling of ornate riches. Silver is a cool-toned, precious metal and other metals are often described as silver in color.
Silver often symbolizes riches, just as gold does, and it can be glamorous and distinguished. While gray-haired men and women are seen as old, silver-haired denotes a graceful aging.
This color can be earthy, natural or sleek and elegant.
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How do you incorporate color into your daily life?
Meanings of colors text source: About
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Mother Nature, one of my favorite artists, with all the bounty of breathtaking colors that she creates for us, seems to be many people’s (not just mine!), endless source of inspiration and life force. Colors in nature inspired in me many ideas for color combinations and countless breathtaking sights and views.
I have to say that Loki’s forest is my favorite. It looks like an amazing place to just sit and listen to all the plants and animals around you. Something most people never do, or never have done. Some great pics here. Thanks for sharing!
I love that “Turquoise” bug. all of these photos are special and create a feeling special to each one. I know how color is vibration. I can feel it just like we feel energy from each other.
I loved reading about the colors. Green is my favorite color but in this particular set of pictures I was most touched by the blue…must be something I need…no doubt the cooling, calming effect. I believe that color can play a big role in healing.
All so very delicate and beautiful! Great post. Blue have always been my favorite color. So much, that I always try to add a little blue to all aspects of my own life and art.