Mauve!
Is it Pink?
Purple?
Is it a warm color or a cool color?
Yes! To all of the above
Today let’s explore a color that changes depending on the season, current fashion dictates and perhaps…
the slant of the sun!
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No matter whether it has brown added -
Or blues -
Or a little more red -
In my head I have a certain shade I think of as mauve.
While researching this blog, I discovered that there are many more shades to identify it than mine.
Depending on who is promoting the color, these next shades are ALL considered mauve:
The gown Princess Wilhelmina von Halwyll wore for her
1865 portrait by Charles Edouard Boutibonne
J&J Slater. American, 1894. Metro Museum of Art
“Mauve? Mauve is just pink
trying to be purple.”
- James A. McNeil Whistler
We find mauve in home decor -
Found on Pinterest
We find Mauve in Nature -
National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD, USA
Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
and of course I have to add -
Barbie fashions!
Fashions by ninimomo
Kaleidoscope by inkspired
Mauve greeting cards (by me!) -
Mauve on your walls -
Mauve
I do hope some of these wonderful shades come through decently to your monitors.
You can wear mauve around your neck-
Beads Magic Designs
Original design beaded necklace by inkspired
Lady Beadle Designs
or from your ears -
Mini Tassel Designs, Etsy
Polyvore Designs
Look for mauve in the garden -
Medinella Magnifica, Philippines
Arina Atelier, Pinterest
I have had so much fun finding Mauve colored things for you -
I hope you have enjoyed it!
Now…
Put on those mauve-colored glasses and see what YOU can find!
‘Til next time,
inkspired
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K. Kloberdans
