Colors in Nature

Here is a sneak preview of my keynote speech, The Art of Nature Science for the 3rd Annual 'Green' conference on Saturday, January 9, 2010, here at Cape Cod Community College:

Nature is the original artist! Did you know that the color wheel, used in a variety of activities from painting to gardening, actually reflects the amazing ways that nature combines color to great effect. Complementary colors are colors opposite each other on the color wheel, such as blue and orange, red and green, and purple and yellow. Analogous colors are colors next to each other on the color wheel, such as red, orange, and yellow, or green, blue, and violet. Look around you and you will start to notice all of the natural complementary and analogous colors everywhere. You can do nature color studies with children, provide nature pallets for painting, drawing, etc. The colors of nature offer another 'language' for children to use when creating and representing their world.