Color Challenge • Mustard Yellow

The Color Challenge continues with our post creations inspired by Mustard Yellow and shades thereof. The color mustard is right up there with turmeric and ochre in its grittier dirtier look than sunflower yellow lets say. I find the browness to it very appealing, It sits beautifully with blues from the sea and chartreuse, which I love. I continue to create with my favorite echinacea flower silhouette. She sits here with a steel blue background and flanked by two other echinaceas one in grey and one in white.

Echinacea Trio                                            by Velásquez©2012

Found some photos to share of this inspiring color from the yellow family. 

Yellow is considered the happiest color in the spectrum. 

Stonewall at Polly Hill Arboretum • Martha's Vineyard

Yellow and rust cans at Fiddlehead farm • Martha's Vineyard

Pot Holders at Anthropologie

A pair vases at Anthropologie   

Lamshades at Anthropologie

Walkway Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard

Not just for school buses and taxi cabs! l so found some fun bits about the color yellow to share with you here:

Yellow Pouf floral by Velásquez©2010

The Color YELLOW...

Symbolizes success, joy and happiness.

Considered the color of royalty in China

75% of all the pencils sold in the USA are yellow

Encourages communication

Holds the promise a positive future

Sparks creativity

Stimulates and activates memory

This is the fourth month of the challenge. 

Louise Gale, a fellow blogger, artist and life coach, has a color challenge on her blog which she started in August of 2010. At the first of the every month a color is given and you are challenged to create something using the color and others from the palette. You have until the 28th of the month to complete your project. Join the challenge, here, You can join in at any time. Make sure to visit the other artists who are participating in the challenge at Louise Gale's website.

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Word Path • Time and Truth

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Everyone has a word path. One word leads to another.

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Word Paths have  been a Friday feature showcasing possibilities in written words, creative process and artistic pieces from the beginning of my blog You can go here, to my first post on this project and see how it all started

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Here is My Word Path for Today 

Time and Truth                                                                               by Velásquez©2012

Collect, reflect and heal with time and truth. As time passes, pain, loss and let downs are easier to handle and truth makes everything so much clearer.

Happy Weekend • Give Yourself Time • Enjoy the Language of Words

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Please do not use anything without permission or without making note of the origin on your blog or website.