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Brown Is Green (BIG) began in 1990 as an environmental education and advocacy initiative at Brown University. The purpose was to expand the involvement of undergraduates in the research and analyses of environmental problems related to University operations and provide a model for active learning that could be replicated nationally.

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Susan Rose painted Spring Rain in the spring of 2008.

It is full of green gradients, hidden color and different levels of perception. Green is the main color with green edges, boxes and green accents. I asked Susan about the green in this picture and she said “all the different shades of green are the greens of nature. Specifically, there are these really bright greens which are the spring greens. The circle is almost a yellow but it is a yellow green.”

On of the things that I like about Susan’s paintings like this one is that you can hold it all four ways and see something different.

Shown here, with the yellow ball on top makes me want to see the yellow as the sun. Now the bright green on the bottom is grass with a yellow rolling hill and it is currently raining. The golden green leaf in the center looks like it is climbing towards the sun.

There is a form of gray that subtly dominates the image, going from one edge to the other. It looks like different things the more you let your imagination play with it. I asked Susan about the gray form and she replied, “it can be whatever you want to be. The gray is like the gray you see in the sky with rain clouds. It also makes me think about landscapes of snow capped mountains with sand dunes in the foreground. Others have mentioned it looks like fabric”

She goes on to say that it is whatever you want it to be, it’s what you see.

With the painting this way, the clouds are outlined across the sky. A green mountain sharply points out above. The sun is rising, it must be morning. It’s a spring rain of color as the greens, yellows, golds and a bit of red come raining down. The leaf again is climbing towards the sky.

Susan has used a canvas that wraps around the edge. She paints around the edge and in this painting, this is where she signed it. You can see her signature in the graphic on the left.

I asked her to tell me about the green triangle with the blue streak in it.

I like the brightness of the blue it’s a little discordant thing. it’s peaking out from behind the white gray shape and it is the only blue in the whole entire picture. It’s a little bit of a surprise because of the touch of blue there. It’s just like the red over here, it’s the only red in the picture.

Spring Rain is a pleasure to look at with it’s green gray with bits of yellow and black with touches of brown. The colors of the earth after the sky has had it’s Spring Rain.

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A green meadow, a very green meadow with a dark green forest behind. The green of the field in the picture is real, no extra enhancements. The meadow meets the forest witnessed by the old barn.

This picture was taken outside the small village of Buchenbach which is on the edge of the Black Forrest Mountains in southern Germany. The photographer, Helmuth, didn’t get the picture easily. After seeing the scene in bad light he returned to take a handful of pictures, one of them was this one.

I asked Helmuth why he wanted to take this shot. “Well, I am a little bit into pictures showing as much as possible space for the main object. I saw this scenery a week before but the lightning situation wasn’t good, but I knew I have to come back to this place anyhow.”

His timing must have been perfect because the sunlight is illuminating the green of the grass beautifully. Speaking of perfection, look at that horizon line. I got out my screen ruler and measured the pixels and the shot is perfectly level. Helmuth told me this was hand held, I would have thought it was a tripod shot.

Camera: Leica D-LUX 3
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 16.7 mm

The green of the grass is electric. When asked about the green in this photo Helmet said “For me the green of the grass is so different to green of the forest behind. It appears a little bit artificial / unnatural.”

The almost surreal green grass meeting the dark green forest is one of the things I like about this photo. I also like how the composition makes me want to walk into it.

Helmeth is in the habit of taking his camera with him as he travels.
Travel with Helmeth on this flickr photostream.

Helmeth titled this photograph with a fill in the blank title. Here is how I would complete the title; “I think in a little while from now…” I’d like to take a walk behind the old barn and along the forest edge.

How would you complete the title?

“I think in a little while from now…          “

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Welcome to the Top Green Blog where we will be talking about and looking at all things green. It is said that people who like green enjoy harmony and balance.

Green is the growing color because so many plants are green.

Green is a Primary Color

In the RGB (red green blue) additive color system, green is a primary color. Primary colors are used to mix and make other colors. The RGB system is used in light applications like TV and computer screens. In mixing of pigments or dyes green is made by combining blue and yellow.

Green Nature

It is my opinion that green is the color of nature. When you are in a forest or park and really look around, the number of green colors is amazing. In some societies people plant green grass around their homes. I’m sure there are many reasons for this but one is to have green nature nearby.

During the course of this blog, we will be looking at green creatures including:

Green Frogs
Green Turtles
Green Snakes
Green Fish
Green Birds
Green Algae
Green Insects
Green Man

Green Movement

Some people like the color green so much that they have named a movement around it. “Going Green” now means to have a lifestyle or use products that use less energy or waste than other products. I’m not sure what will happen when everything goes green, I guess we will get “going greener.” There will be stories on the Green Movement in the Top Green Blog.

Green Party

In many countries, there is a political party called the Green Party. They focus on ecology, nonviolence and having a social conscious. Because they are named after our color Green, we will attend their party and see what they have to say.

Is that Green or Greene

There are lots of people in the world who have the last name of “Green.” Some liked the “e” so much that they have an extra one at the end. We will find out why that is as we look at the surnames and some of the people who are named “Green” or “Greene.”

All Things Green

Green is a very symbolic and culturally significant color in many nations of the world. We will explore the color green around the globe as we review flags, customs, and religious uses of the color.

We will explore green valleys, green forests and green mountains as we find places named with the word green.

We will play with sports teams who do green and we will invest in companies with green logos.

Others will grow green with envy when they look at this green focused blog we have grown from this little tiny green seedling.

The Top Green Blog will continue to grow on you.

Yancey Grantham and
The Green Team at Top Green Blog