St. Patrick's Day

Being very Irish and having a family that is VERY Irish how could I not celebrate today!?  My maiden name is "Kelly" which as you know...is Irish.  I used to think I could get away with not wearing green on St. Patrick's Day because well...their is a green called "Kelly Green" so I used to say "I have a green named after me, so I do not need to wear green".  A little conceded I know but hey, I'm Irish and today is the day my family celebrates for being Irish.  Now that I am no longer a "Kelly" (only by name, my family is still my family) I need to wear green.  So as I type this, I have on my green shirt for the day and my son is crawling under my feet wearing his green shirt as well.

I almost forgot today was Tuesday, I kept thinking about it's St. Patrick's Day! But alas...it is Tuesday and I owe you a post.  But being the day that it is, lets talk about GREEN!

Green as you know now is a secondary color and it's complement is red.  It hangs out with the cool colors, blue and violet.  If you have ever painted with green, you know that the actual paint is a strong pigment and can stain EVERYTHING!  According to Wikipedia (the most reliable internet source....NOT but who doesn't look up things on it just the same) the word "green" comes from the Middle English and Anglo-Saxon word "grene", from the same Germanic root as the words "grass" and "grow".  Spring is just around the corner...literally its this Friday, we will start to see a lot of green outside.  Green is a symbol of life so use a little more in your art to show plants coming alive and new growth beginning.

So, go have some Corned Beef and Cabbage with a side of potatoes to celebrate today (mine is cooking as I type) and enjoy the green that is coming back into our lives this time of year!