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Dozens of Facts About The Power of Color

By Renee Phillips 10 Comments

Vincent van Gogh, Bedroom in Arles, 1888, oil on canvas, 28.3″ × 35.4″. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Photo: public domain. wikipedia.org

For this article I spent hundreds of exhilarating hours over the years doing research and compiling information. It contains dozens of facts about the power of color. The power of color is inescapable. Color affects your behavior, moods, and thoughts.  Your reactions to colors are often deeply personal and rooted in your own experiences. A certain color has the ability to … [Read more...]

What Is Art Therapy?

By Renee Phillips 7 Comments

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The first use of art as a therapeutic discipline was developed in the 1940′s in both the U.S. and Europe. During World War I, Red Cross volunteers and occupational therapists worked with soldiers to treat PTSD. In England, Adrian Keith Graham Hill, an artist, author, art therapist, educator and broadcaster, was the first person to refer to the therapeutic applications of art … [Read more...]

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