Kind of Blue

I really don't know how anyone survives winter in parts of the world where snow, ice, and gray skies are prevalent for most of it.  How do you do it? My family and I have been holed up inside for three days in this rare snow storm, starting to itch with annoyance. No sun in sight. How does one make it past the cold and gray without losing one's mind??? Im from Texas you know and have lived in Tennessee for the past 12 years where you can always count on some sunshine.   I do love these wintery images and I think I will paint and work some in bright tones. 

So do you have any tips for inspiring creativity when all you can see are shades of blue and gray?

images: carla dyck, pinterest , hollie wood, image shack

Comments

[Brigitte]

I think this is one of the reasons I painted my house bright, juicy colors.

But, honestly, I don't have a good answer to your question. When it snows and the sun is shining, it's dazzling. I think what hurts creativity more than the landscape is the isolation. It's hard to motivate yourself to go out and about when it's so cold.

[Elizabeth]

yep, days like these in cincinnati totally reveal my Floridian roots (and my husband's Texan blood too!) We hibernate together. Not sayen that's healthy! But we totally do. It get's even more tricky when your job doesn't often require leaving the house. I'm a total hermit so far this year!

[kristie@thedecorologist]

i'm about to lose it, too, heather. i really need to find someone who needs their beach house decorated, stat!!!

[lisa h.]

I often think about this issue because I really find the summer in New York to be much more oppressive than winter. I always get more depressed by the climate in the summer than in winter: the glaring, harsh sun, the stifling humidity, seemingly endless heat waves.

That's the time of year when I have trouble finding motivation and creative spark.