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G R E E N “I retain from naturę a certain seąuence and a certain correctness in placing the tones, I study naturę, so as not to do foolish things, to remain reasonable - however, 1 dont mind so much whether my color corresponds exactly, as long as it looks beautiful on my canvas, as beautiful as it looks in naturę.”

Yincent van Gogh, letters to his brother Theo

^f REEN IS A SERENE and restful color, reminiscent of fields filled with new shoots, high grasslands, luxurious pastures, lush gardens and deep forests. An exhilarating color bringing to the indoors a sense of the outdoors, it symbolizes the freedom of open spaces. Green represents the inexhaustible energy of naturę with its eąuilibrium and harmony, peace and love, expansion and growth, freedom and abundance. Its color radiates the generosity of heart and represents Venus, the goddess of love who brings fruitfulness, contentment and hope. It belongs to the astrological sign Cancer, the feeling side of life.

As a secondary color, green evolves from the mixing of blue and yellow. Its blue extreme is the coolness and tranąuillity of turąuoise. Its yellow extreme is limę green which evokes warmth, even brilliance. Each combination changes its emotional content according to the additional hues added to the foundation of green, whether emerald green, azure green, sea green, bottle green, apple green, or forest green. Commonly considered a balancing color, green is restful on the eyes, harmonizing with all surroundings.

Green is the heart energy for all life on this planet. Symbolizing harmony of self with the Universe, its endurance and vitality bring peace to our surroundings and

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