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I know that I am a colourful character, maybe because I am always surrounded by colour and music. When you paint, your colour choices are important. They help to bring about the mood you are trying to convey. These can completely change your painting, giving the impression of heat or even a cold feel to them.

Colour affects us all, in any number of ways and we probably all favour certain colours, which please our senses. Sometimes too, accordingly, you can create the illusion of a feeling of space.

The colours we choose in our own domains make or break the feel of our living space. Mostly people want a relaxed feel, so are more likely to opt for pastel shades like blues, mauves and pale greens.

If you want the painting to jump out at you, as it were, well, you need to choose vibrant colours which will intensify your work. Not only will they stir up emotions inside you, but create the feeling of warmth, strong heat in fact. So, to let your emotions go wild, I would use very bright yellows, shades of orange, glorious reds and probably a touch of gold.

Vlaminck's artwork was fantastic. We all have mood swings and sayings to reflect this. Yes, we have all been feeling blue at some stage, and yes, we have all heard these well known words. Your art can also benefit from complementary colours. Here the colours change simply by what colour you place next to them.

We all like different colours and also like to experiment with new ones. Make sure that you always have a white to mix colours and build up your shades from. Then, of course, some colours are permanent. Black, you will find, can block out colour. If you want to make shadows, shades of brown, whites or greys.

Very popular today amongst artists is Paynes grey, which is a mix available in the shops, absolutely ideal for water colours. The combination of colours being Mars Black, Yellow Ochre and Ultramarine Blue. It is also often mixed by artists themselves on their palettes, as it is a very versatile shade to work with..

At the end of the day, colour is very important to the artist. Well, after all, this is how we artists choose to express ourselves.

We mix our colours in so many ways, but it can assist you if you have a full knowledge of the Primary Colours and the basic Colour Wheel. So I can only suggest you go to your local art supplier and buy a Colour Wheel.

Colouring plays a vital part of your work, hence the make or break! Being drawn to different colours makes artists work more enjoyable to look at, as we all appreciate change and having another slant on something. Changing moods you have will be reflected in your work. Take as an example you have had a really bad day at work, you may take the misery out, in to your painting. Therefore it is likely to be dark colours used like blacks, browns, greys, mainly dark shades, at least this would be my choice.

I admit that I prefer brighter shades! Thank goodness that we all have different colour choices and use them to advantage for our type of art! Remember too, using white with just one colour would work very well, it doesn't have to reflect a miserable feeling.