Summer is winding down here in Virginia. We have been very fortunate because our flowers have bloomed all spring and summer thanks to the rain that God has provided. Just today, my husband cut a single rose and brought it in for me to enjoy. I placed it in a small cup and put it by my kitchen sink. As I looked at it this afternoon, I realized that I could teach an entire art class by using just this single rose. So here goes, let’s learn about color through this one rose.
First, study the photo of the rose that accompanies this blog post. How many colors can you find in that rose? To answer that question, we will first have to determine what the primary colors are. The three main primary colors are red, yellow, and blue. Primary colors cannot be mixed from other colors; these are the source of all other colors. In this rose, we see the primary colors of yellow and red.
Secondly, as we are taking a closer look, we can see that when yellow and red are mixed together, we get the oranges that appear. The oranges are what we would call a secondary color. To get more in depth into the colors of art, you could purchase a color wheel at your local Michaels or Hobby Lobby.
Finally, the color wheel allows us to mix in some other colors to come up with the brilliant display that we see in this beautiful rose.
I could continue on with a second art lesson by talking about the color values that appear in this one rose. These would be the shades of lightness and darkness of each shade of the primary and secondary colors. All of these fit together to make this beautiful flower. All are perfectly combined by God so that we can see a magnificent display of His handiwork. My hope for each of you reading this is that when you see flowers, or trees, or anything outside this week that you will start to break it down in your mind to the original primary color that makes the object so unique.
In doing that, remember, you too are unique – made to be like this rose – perfect in every way. Have a great end of summer season and enjoy the remainder of this flowering season.