Color My Weekend: Brown

As a color, brown gets a bum rap. Brown does not make us catch our breath. It's a word to describe a dull, vague earth-tone that makes all of the other colors stand out, like grass and flowers and this man and woman:



Ginevra de' Benci by Leonardo Da Vinci

Self-Portait by Rembrandt van Rijn

Nothing vibrant and inspiring about brown, right? No family of brown paints at Sherwin Williams.  No child says "Brown is my favorite color." That would show lack of enthusiasm for the color wheel and require psychological evaluation. And brown's half-sister, beige has an even worse reputation.

But since winter is coming, I have been thinking about brown and how much I do like it.

Here are just some of the brown things that I like.

Coffee with just the right amount of milk.
Chocolate: creamy or dark or hot
Toast before butter
The leaves after the fall when the cold weather comes.
The "mud-luscious" world in springtime
Polished wooden floors to dance upon
Picture frames that hold the people I love
My first car
My current car
The toy box
The bookcase
Scotch

Have a great weekend!