Color Nerd

March Compilation

Here we are at the beginning of a new month, and so as is my plan, I am presenting last month’s color compilation.

Clearly I haven’t concocted a color for each day this month. (Only 15? I’m such a slacker!) Oh well. Here’s what I did come up with during the month of March…

February Compilation (colornerd.wordpress.com)
Obscure Sound: Best of March 2012 (obscuresound.com)
Mind Blowing Compilation – The Best Of The Web [Video] (simplyzesty.com)
Denver Graphic Designers Included in the First eBook Release of David E. Carter’s International Creative Compilations (prweb.com)

Tags: Color, Color A Day, compilation, march

Pink Berry – Color A Day #63

Today’s color is Pink Berry. Pink, with a touch of purple to keep it from being sickeningly sweet.

Spring Lip Glosses, Part II: Beautiful Berries (fabsugar.com)
Pink (marzanpainting.wordpress.com)
The Color Pink Doesn’t Exist? (uniquedaily.com)

Tags: berry, Pink

Lavender Dream – Color A Day #62

I like the lavender/purple in this little mixed media piece I painted awhile ago. It just feels like it’s supposed to be the color today. Why? I dunno. Just feels right. Lavender is such a dreamy color. Fresh and young…perfect for spring. Dream on.

Lavender Dream – Color A Day #62

Reasons Why You Should Use Lavender (juiciestdeals.com)
Lavender Cloud (acrobaticthoughts.wordpress.com)
Abstract Three -Creative Inspiration Comes From an Uncomfortable Condition (carlasaunders.com)
Between Lavender and Jasmine (sonnetjournal.wordpress.com)
Lavender (rhsanti.wordpress.com)
A Lavender Tree? (insusansgarden.wordpress.com)

Tags: dream, lavender, mixed media, painting, Purple, Visual Arts

Juicy Plum – Color A Day #61

I love a good, juicy plum. Especially one that’s shaped like a heart. My son devoured this one…juice dribbling down his chin. Delicious.

Color A Day #61 – Juicy Plum

Plum progress (ckenb.blogspot.com)
Plum Smoothie (bestfruitsmoothies.com)
Lamb and Plum Stew in Honor of “The Hunger Games” premiere (neversremedy.wordpress.com)
Davidson Plum (wendiofthetreasure.wordpress.com)
Mulled Plum Trifle (hopeeternalcookbook.wordpress.com)
Tried It Tuesday – Urban Decay Super-Saturated High Gloss Lip Color (glimmerandshimmer.wordpress.com)

Tags: heart, Juice, Plum, Purple, urban decay

Koi – Color A Day #60

Sometimes I wish I had a pond. I would fill it with koi and water lilies.

Color A Day #60 is…Koi.

Koi Supplies (siliconvalleylatinoleadership.com)
Woodland nursery thefts implicate koi pond builder (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
Carp Diem (travel-monkey.me)
Koi Breeding For Fun And Profit: Enjoy The Fascinating Breed Of Koi Now And Gain Serious Income From A Lucrative Koi Business (datingrulez.com)
My pond is already shaping up (doggonedmysteries.wordpress.com)
The Garden in March-3/15/2012 (pondblog2011.mlblogs.com)
The Pond (kpoindexter.wordpress.com)

Tags: Color A Day, double image, fish, koi, orange, photograph, pond

A Nice Soft Yellow – Color A Day #59

Lily in the fountain, Mission San Juan Capistrano

No spark of inspiration today. And I haven’t posted a color in a day or two, so I’m feeling the self-imposed pressure to come up with something. As I think about it, I don’t often choose yellow for the Color A Day. Why? Hmmm. I guess it’s just not a color I am drawn to. But this is a lovely image, and a nice soft yellow. And I’ve got nothing else….so this soft yellow will have to do for today.

Color Trends 2012 – 2013 – Yellows Again! (redoitdesign.wordpress.com)
Interior Design and Color 2012 – Got Style? (redoitdesign.wordpress.com)
Using Color in Your Home Interior: Yellow (sandiegodesign.wordpress.com)
Color A Day #23 – Necessary Yellow (colornerd.wordpress.com)

Tags: lily, lily pond, mission san juan capistrano, Primary color, yellow

Robin’s Egg Blue – Color A Day #58

Today’s color is Robin’s Egg Blue. One of nature‘s loveliest colors, I think.

The first (of many) nests on furniture that I've painted and sold.

I’ve painted many a bird nest over the years…probably hundreds of them…on a variety of furniture pieces, stools, walls, and canvas.

In spite of the nest painting overload, they are still one of my favorite subjects.

Color A Day #58 – Robin’s Egg Blue

Recipe: Mini Bird Nest Cupcakes (craftzine.com)
ROBINS – It must be Spring! (rubylane.com)
Freshen your cottage or farmhouse with painted furnishings. (thepaintedcottagehome.com)

Tags: Bird nest, blue, Color, egg, nature, painted furniture, Robin, robin's egg blue

Leprechaun – Color A Day #57

It’s St. Paddy’s day. So what choice is there? Today’s color is Leprechaun.

Do you see the little green man?

5 classics to watch on St. Paddy’s day (classicfilmexaminer.wordpress.com)
A Polish, Brazilian and Irish Leprechaun walk into a bar (idublin.wordpress.com)
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Have you hugged a leprechaun today? (lynnadavidson.com)
Layering Sinful Colors Greens for St. Paddy’s Day! (thegirlybits.wordpress.com)
The Rare African Leprechaun (thedesigntabloid.com)

Tags: Color A Day, green, leprechaun, Saint Patrick Day

Orchid White – Color A Day #56

Today’s color is Orchid White. It’s inspired by the lovely orchid presently growing in my kitchen window. For some reason, orchids seem to thrive in this spot, apparently appreciating the morning light and close proximity to the sink. Orchids are fascinating things. Full of curious designs, and interesting colors.

Years ago I visited a beautiful orchid garden in Cuba, the “Orquideario de Soroa”, near Havana. Lush gardens cover this huge park, located in the Sierra del Rosario, a world biosphere reserve. The Orquideario features over 20,000 orchid plants. It is well worth visiting if you are ever lucky enough to visit Cuba. It is a gorgeous spot, and this article published in the Havana Journal says it well: http://havanajournal.com/travel/entry/soroa-cuba-orchids-mogotes-and-waterfalls-in-pinar-del-rio-cuba.