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Living In Shades of Gray
A Way to See With More Clarity
Neutral colors, monochromatic palettes, and grays are calming and allow space to think and be without distractions. There are so many grays in the spectrum: warm grays, cool grays, green grays, blue-grays, red grays, and so on. My wardrobe consists of grays, black, and neutral hues. This is part of my desire to draw attention away from visible adornments or the stereotypical appearance expectations plaguing us at all stages of our lives.
Being noticed for actions taken and words spoken is preferable after a lifetime of being dismissed or gawked at for my looks, being female, being too thin, being female, being too quiet, being female, being too opinionated, being female, being an artist, being female, now over 60, and again, being female.
I digress.
Back to grays — my current house interior also has monochromatic tendencies. Color comes in the form of my artwork collection, which is displayed on any wall available — not cluttered but tastefully hung.
I’ve never been a trend follower; after all, I am an artist. I mention this because, apparently, grays are on the outs, and as usual, I’m bucking the popular wave and will continue to admire classic neutral hues, including my love of grays.
