Vent Vert

   "Green how I want you green,
   green wind, green branches."

    Green is the color of money.
  Going for the green, means
  making more money.

 

           Green is the color of spring.

       The color green is nourishing
       to your health.

           Green is the color of ecology.
          

           Green is the symbol of fertility.

  Green was the preferred color for 
  wedding gowns in the 15th century.

 Green M&Ms candy are said to send
 a sexual message.

   Because of the popularity of absinthe
   in the 1860's, the Parisian cafes
   established 5PM as "L'Heure Verte"
   The Green Hour.

 Green in the language, Green Thumb,
 To get the green Light, Greenbacks,
 Greenhorn, Greener Pastures,
 Green With Envy.

            In Arthurian legends, green
            signifies mystical or 
            magical properties.

         In the Aztec culture, green was
         the color of royalty.

  Green plants visually recede.  

  When working with green 
   in Feng Shui it is important
   to have several different
   shades.

           Egyptians wore green eyeliner.
           Green eye shades are still in use.

           In the color spectrum visible to
           the human eye, green occupies
           the most space.
  
     

  In Japan, green is regarded as the
  color of eternal life.

          Green symbolizes the life force.

           Green is a restful color.

           Green is the color associated
           with regeneration.

    

               Yellow Orchids, Green Wind

  Black Dahlia, Green Wind

            The breath of the Green Dragon

                                                                                                                                                          

L'Heure Bleue

     It was late spring just before dusk.

    

           Owls are the only birds that
       can see the color blue.

 

  In the landscape blue gives a feeling
    of distance.

   The blue of the sky and the blue of
  the ocean are perceived as a constant
  in our lives.

                           In the garden blue's
                 complimentary color
                 is orange.
              
                         

                                           The Lady In Blue           

  Blue is the color of loyalty
  as in true blue.

    It is said that blue is the 
   overwhelmingly favorite color.

                In Greece the color blue 
            is believed to ward off
            the evil eye.

                Turquoise is the symbol
                 of youth.

   

             House and garden in the
          blue hour.

   Blue is so soothing that it is a
  good choice for pajamas.

      A blue iris means your friendship
    is important to me.

  The color blue aids intuition.

                    He sang, lavender blue
               dilly dilly lavender green.
               If I were king dilly dilly
               you'd be my queen.

 

  It happens once in a blue moon.

              Blue is the favorite color
           for toothbrushes.

              Dark blue is the color of
           infinity.

 

Chinese New Year

 

                    Chinese Palette  



                            

             Dance of the Golden Dragon

      Raise The Red Lantern

   Fire Crackers

                  2012 Year Of The Dragon

                                                                                                              

Beauty 2011

    In hard times, beauty can seem
    frivolous- but take it away, and all
    you're left with-is hard times.

    To drink in this beauty is to revive the
    spirit.

                   I hear other voices.

                   I can see other rooms.

               Like a flame in the night

      

    A radiant lily of the field, that 
    neither toils nor spins. 

    And the voices in my head were 
    drowned by a sea of color.

                             White Light

                             Black Light

    This lily is named Dizzy Lizzy.
    And Lizzy also neither toils nor
    spins.

    A bouquet of sunflowers and
    dahlia with a glimpse of another 
    dimension. 

    The flame of life burns brightly in
     the dark.

 

  I opened the door to my prop room 
  and this is what I saw.

                    Beautiful natural forms.

       A bouquet of roses, dahlias and 

                  chrysanthemums.

          On a clear day you can see forever.

          This rose is called Princess Diana.

    A bouquet of dahlias 
    and chrysanthemums.

   There in the dark, I saw great beauty.

    And the flowers arranged themselves.

    The garden is visited by other
    creatures.

                 And pretty maids all in a row.

    Dahlias dressed in the colors of

                     Royalty.

                               Dahlias

               The web of the Abutilon

  Roses, Dahlia and 

  Chrysanthemums

                           Until Next Time