Let’s find out how and, p.s. I really love to talk about this topic, so be prepared for a longer post.
The color choices can tell a lot about you. They symbolize different emotions affiliated with them. Each person experiences things differently, this also applies to colors. Your interpretation of yellow is maybe different than mine. I see yellow as ‘happiness’, you might see it as ‘jealousy’ and we are both right, but when used with certain colors, than we can know for sure our emotions.
hese drawings were really a reflection of my insides.
Mood and Color Association
A red color is either related to anger or strong passion, while blue is the color of calmness or sorrow. Yellow, for the most part, is seen as a happy color and a color of good feelings, although an overdose of yellow shows that a person might be using yellow to hide other unhappy emotions. When I began recognizing these trends in my own coloring, I realized how neglectful I’d been of my emotional health.
Interpretation of color choices
I want to tell you a story: Once upon a time, the young girl was brought to dentist. There was a big picture hung on the white wall in the waiting room, painted with bright colors, mostly red and with sharp mixed-up lightning lines. The little girl had a strong unpleasant feeling and told her mom: ”This artist was very angry and unhappy when he or she painted this work of art. Just look at this style. Why would these people hung such an angry picture here? To go well with chairs? ” A few years latter, this girl went to ”Graphic Communication Arts” high school and she had art classes where pupils had to express themselves with use of different colors and lines. Every artist does that. Knowing the rules of colors and lines, she knew she was right back then in that waiting room. That girl was me and I know with certainty that creative art is a great way to express your passion, your feelings and to do something about it if you notice something unusual.
If you find yourself using dark or muted colors, like me, or you have a friend who is doing it consistently, it may be suggestive of deeper emotional or psychological issues that need attending to. Very important in that respect is compassion and understanding. I had some friends who were really concerned about my use of dark colors, and their gentle support was really important in helping me take that first step toward getting the help I needed.
Recognizing the Signs
Coloring is an art therapy. It allows you to express yourself in a non-verbal way. You can learn more about yourself and about other people in your surroundings who love to color or paint. What is either not visible or what we are unwilling to look at. People might not be able to use words to express feelings, but colors can do it. This is also very often used by therapists themselves in doing the job to explore feelings and process mental health issues. I’ve found that coloring has been the safe outlet for what I go through during those darker times. It’s a way to process what you’re going through without having to find the right words.
