Saturate

Feeling optimistic? Might be the decor

by Kim Cook 

Associated Press

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

In home decor, there's something about the start of spring. When life's renewing itself outdoors, we feel the urge to revive our interiors. This season, decor offerings are especially upbeat. Start with the palette. Saturated is a word being used a lot; it means ripe plum hues, intense tangerines, rich indigos, verdant greens, zingy turquoises, hot reds and peppy yellows. 
Dee Schlotter, a color expert with PPG Pittsburgh Paints, says exuberant orange 
is No. 1. "It's full of joy and playful," says Schlotter... 

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There is a color setting on Photoshop that is called Saturation.

No wonder I delight in using it to transform photos of mundane scenes and objects
into the most brilliant works of art.

No wonder I often saturate these works of enhanced PhotoArt

to their maximum limit, because with every degree of saturation, it seems the image
comes alive with unexpected surprises, and JOY dances before my eyes.

(The photo above is of a recent backyard snow scene.)

Of course, Saturation is not for everyone.

And the day may come when I no longer reach for that setting.

But right now, it seems to be a full-out expression for me of the potential

for amazement and awe in every moment 

of every day of my life...

and yours!

(Lest it appear that Saturation can only be accomplished
on so-called good days, I'm here to tell you,
the Saturation setting is always there, just waiting to be used,

but I'm the one that has to click it...enough said.)