Week 1A - Why did I choose this design?

I am a first-time blogger and I have to tell you I have never followed any blogger before. I read one or two posts here or there but never continuously followed anybody. So, this world is new to me. Therefore, when I logged in to Blogger I started to check every single theme and all the background pictures that are available to have a feel for it. Most of the background pictures I did not feel connected to or I wished it would be a little different in some way. I shortlisted some of the them and I decided to sleep on it. The next day when I looked at the shortlisted picks again, I came across one that I had not noticed previously. I started to play around with it, and I felt connected. This is the design you can see now.

And why did I pick this? There are many things I love about this picture, this theme. First of all, it’s pastel colors. The pastel colors are very harmonic, relaxing to look at it. And though sometimes pastel colors can be dull, in the case of this background I felt that it is radiating a level of clean style.

Second, it’s the color pink itself. I have noticed as I am getting older, I am starting to love pink and all of its shades more and more. Some people might think this would be the other way around. As a girl becomes a woman and approaches her forties, she is less likely to like “princess colors”. But it is different for me. I have more feminine clothes and I love the so-called feminine colors more.  

Finally, I love how this picture looks like an abstract painting. How the colors are flowing together like in a watercolor painting. I myself unfortunately do not have much artistic talent, but I appreciate and love art. I think it is a great blessing if you can express yourself through art, whatever form of art it is. So, my way to express my feelings and thoughts is through other people’s art.

In conclusion, I felt connected to this picture because I could imagine wearing clothes with these colors or having a painting like this in my house. Though I do not know yet what I will blog about, I thought if I find a picture that resonates with me, then later it will also resonate with the thoughts I will put into this blog.