Artists Inspired Blog Circle | October 2016 – Pink

Pink. What does pink mean to you? What does it mean to me??! …I’ll admit, I’m stuggling with this one.

I suppose, stereotypically speaking, I’ve always associate pink with little girls; I have boys. I’m a girly girl though; I like pretty things and bags and shooooes. And yet pink has never been my favourite colour. Growing up my life was all about yellow, the colour of sunshine and happiness; and now I prefer cooler tones; sage greens and turquoise blues. So what do I think of when I think {pink}? …Flowers. You can’t beat a pink flower.

I’ve always felt that colour is essential to botanical images; flowers ARE colour. But are they? A month of {Inspired by…} themes at Artists Inspired’s sister page By HeArt, researching different artists, all of whom worked with black and white film, got me to thinking: how much does colour really matter? What difference does it make to floral images? By studying the botanical art of Imogen Cunningham, converting images I would never have considered candidates for black and white, my mind may have been changed. I see form. I see structure. I see light and dark.

“I see more in black and white – I like the abstraction of it.” ~ Mary Ellen Mark

What do you think? Does pink add anything to these images? Is the colour distracting? I will leave it to you to form your own opinion on this one. There is no right or wrong; just preference and personal taste. But I’ll leave you with this quote:

“Colour is everything, black and white is more.” ~ Dominic Rouse

This blog is part of the Artists Inspired Blog Circle series. Click here to continue the circle and see how talented photographer, Channon Williamson, interpreted this month’s theme. Be sure to follow the links all the way round to complete the full circle.

The Artists Inspired Blog Circle is made up of an exceptionally talented group of photographers from all walks of life, from all over the world. They are wives, mothers, friends, daughters and visual storytellers who draw from their own experiences to create art that is inspiring, unique, beautiful and thought-provoking.