What is your favorite color?
This month, we are re-posting with permission an excerpt from an article, Color's Effect on the Brain, by one of my favorite artists, Beth Summers, Artist, Licensed Psychotherapist. |
| Nambia Sand Dunes, Plein Air, Pallette Knife Oil Painting by Beth Summers, Used by permission. |
"Blue is universally most
often selected [as a favorite color]. Photo cells in the brain
are sensitive to blue light and its healing
effect. I climbed these sand dunes, two steps upward, one back, to reach the
top. Like many of life's
accomplishments. Namibian desert dunes
are famous for color under bright blue skies.
We are physiologically designed
to see color with our eyes, but it takes language
for a color before we can experience it.
The Himba Tribe in Namibia has only two words for color:
"zuzu" and :"vapa"...light and dark. Their perception of
sky is dark and water light.
The history of language over
30 generations shows that we have developed more than 1000 words for green. According to some, exposure to green fosters creativity.
'Experiments prove that walks
in nature provide better cognitive skills than in urban areas.'
William
Lidwell, University of Houston."
To read the full article, see http://bethsummersartist.blogspot.com.
The
answer to the question, “What is your favorite color?” can give insight into
inner wishes. Our new LegacyMapping process uses color to help people make choices in the transitions of aging and to tell their life story in a beautiful way. Click to find out more about this process at our website.
What is your favorite color and why? Tell us in the comments section below.
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