Having learned about the healing power of colour, whilst studying Colour Therapy, it has always been vital in the choice of colours I select for my palette.  Colour affects our lives and can promote wellbeing by surrounding ourselves in colour.  It fills our bodies and interacts with our own energies.

For many of us, our awareness of colour begins and ends with our clothes and the colours of the rooms that surround us at home, at work or places we visit.  We now have a wealth of colours, and the particular effects of different colours is now available.  Colour consultants can advise us on colour use in the home, in hospitals, schools offices and factories.

The management of colour is used to improve the working environment in order to increase productivity and efficiency. Hospital colour schemes can help the healing process and have a calming influence.

My love affair with colour, and the inspiration to create boldly coloured canvases, was I feel due to my many trips to India, and soaking up the vibrancy of the magnificent saris worn by the women, and the lavishly painted Hindu temples.  I always love visiting any of the many market places in each city to see the baskets full of vibrant flowers and the piles of brightly coloured powdered rice called Rangoli.

Kolam is an art, that originated in India, where in the early morning, patterns and mandalas are create using Rangoli at the entrance of homes, to welcome friends or relatives.

Holi, the Festival of Colours, is a celebration for the arrival of spring and is known to be a symbol of victory, of good over evil. It’s best known around the world for this powder that revellers throw on each other, leaving festival goers coated in colour by the end of the day.