The Colours on my Balcony

It's this time of the year which I like when the sun is shining - but only then. The colours of nature are exploding once more - so many different shades which try to compete.

This year I decided to do something about the greys which are usually dominant on my balcony at this point and I planted Chrysanthemum in every corner. Now it looks like this:

(all photos ©VyalaArts)

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These are the Colours I am missing now...

It is only midth of January but I am really already fed up with winter. What I hate most is the dark days when the sky is all clouded and it is rainy. You do not want to get out of bed because it is so dark - simply depressing.
Although it is currently quite mild the sun hardly gets out if at all. I want to see these...

(all photos ©Petra Voegtle)

What are YOU missing right now?

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The Blog continued with the Colour Orange

I just decided to contine this blog. Colours are my life - without colours I will not be an artist. The posts may appear sporadically and I have to think about a guideline for myself but we will see what happens. I also spent so much time on this blog, collecting all those wonderful motifs and colours, that it would be a shame if I stopped sharing them.

I thank all my readers for their motivation and maybe you will find the one or other image you might like.
 
Starting with one from my balcony - the colour of the Clivia:  

Orange

I found a very strange psychological explanation for the colour Orange in a German description (translated and abbreviated):

"Orange symbolizes the unappealing, the sweet, aromatic, the refreshing, the cheap, the flashy, the extrovert, the trendy, the loud, closeness, fun, cheerful, sociability, pleasure, gluttony, energy, activity, excitement, warmth, desire.

Orange has always been an exotic colour in Europe although sunset and sunrise are orange. Orange has a cheap appeal because many objects in orange are plastic. There are no natural materials which are orange, therefore the colour orange sends the signal of being cheap. Through advertising campaigns and certain product design the image of the colour did not improve - on the contrary. People combine pushiness and swaggering with orange.

But the colour orange also has a positive character. It's the colour of the amusing, pleasure, sociability. Orange is a combination of light and warmth. Orange creates a pleasant atmospheric environment. It is not as dazzling as yellow and not as sultry as red. Orange is the colour of the fire etc."

What is your attitude towards orange?

Clivia Miniata (Amaryllidaceae),
Riemenblatt, Bush Lily 
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What we miss during the cold Season: Colour

photography ©Petra Voegtle
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More Peony Dreams in Pink and White...

I just could not hold back some more images of these beautiful blooms. The time for their glory is just too short so it is invaluable that we have the techniques to keep their beauty forever - thanks to photography....

"Paeonia" (Paeoniaceae)
peony, Pfingstrose

daily photos from Munich, photographed by Petra Voegtle
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Peony Dreams....

Peonies belong to my absolutely favourite blooms. Not only the forms and colours of their blooms are so beautifully romantic but their perfume is pure heaven. I could stand there for hours and bury my nose in their petals forever...

"Paeonia" (Paeoniaceae)

peony, Pfingstrose

daily photos from Munich, photographed by Petra Voegtle
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