Sitting at his desk on the morning of their third day of business, he heard the bell ring as someone walked in. He could hardly believe it. He walked into the showroom and warmly greeted his customer and invited her to look around. She quietly walked from painting to painting viewing the amazing art on the walls and then said, "I just had to turn off the TV and look at something beautiful".
When January comes and the lights and decorations of the holiday season are put away, the parties are over, and even the December snow takes on shades of gray, the world can feel pretty drab, depressing, and dark.
As a rule, we generally find what we are looking for.
Like the lady in the new gallery, maybe this is a great time to "turn off the TV" of drab and depressing. Did you know gray is the perfect background color to "make colors pop"? Create a still life of fresh fruit with orange, red, yellow, and green. Pick up a bouquet of fresh flowers from the grocery store and design a centerpiece. Take a picture of the most colorful thing you can find. Wear the brightest clothes in your closet.
image from jenkinsartstudio.com
"Tests have proven that creative expression releases dopamine, a chemical associated with the brain's pleasure or reward center. So dancing, painting, playing an instrument stimulates the very chemicals which boost a person's feelings of well-being, reduces his/her anxiety and effectively works to combat depression." (recoveryranch.com)
So if the grays of January are making you feel a little down, consider it the backwash of a new years painting. Sketch an outline, add color, and expect a masterpiece to happen this year!
Please share with us how you beat the winter grays....
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