Welcome to www.lightcoloranddarkness.org, a networking website created to further the artistic and therapeutic work of Liane Collot d’Herbois.
Our goal is to help develop awareness of this extraordinary and innovative work and to provide information on opportunities for practice and further study. We will present educational articles related to the study of Light, Color and Darkness, as well as Painting Therapy, and are open to contributions from others. Our outreach efforts include the goal of working toward the creation of a school for the study of Light, Color and Darkness and Painting Therapy in the US and to foster connections to the medical and therapeutic communities.
Colors everywhere.
It is breathtaking, relaxing, invigorating! The colors are everywhere around us.
 We don’t have to go far. As soon as we step outdoors we are greeted by flowers in every imaginable color. The flowers
find a way to grow from cracks in side walks, in yards, parks, around
streams, in valleys and on the
mountains.
It is like the colors of the sunrise and sunset, and the colors of the rainbow have come down to earth, and multiplied to appear in all different tones and shades in nature everywhere around us.
The wintery earth-tones of soil and rocks, the spring-greens of the
grasses and leaves enhances every color of flowers and blossoms in all
their color nuances.
What a perfect gift of nature to spend time with!
 We can enjoy them, study the many colors in just one flower petal, observe and wonder about the color changes of the flowers from one day to the next.
When we want to relax after a day of stress we experience the the soft pink and violet flowers as the perfect choice to spend time with. To be invigorated, to be called to action the bright orange and red flowers are our choice. In both situations we feel nourished.
Wishing you a Wonderful and Colorful Summer!
© Marielle Levin, 2011
New Courses
Denver, Colorado
Fall 2011
Charcoal drawing & veil painting with open studio times.
Fair Oaks & Sacramento, California
Consciousness Studies and Light, Color & Darkness,
September-October at Rudolf Steiner College
Veil painting in Sacramento one Saturday a month.
Click on the Education tab for details on courses, registration and dates.
 Liane Collot d’Herbois, Artist and Originator of Painting Therapy out of Light, Color and Darkness
Liane Collot d’Herbois (1907-1999) built upon the color work of Goethe and Rudolf Steiner, emphasizing the creative forces of light and darkness in painting, both artistically and therapeutically. She showed how the result of the dynamic meeting of light and darkness is movement that manifests as visible color in a transparent color space. Through using the resulting laws of Light, Color and Darkness one can move beyond subjectivity into a world of greater objective significance. Her early work with people of all ages showed her tremendous talent for seeing how constitution, temperament and illness can be revealed in one’s paintings. By working closely with Ita Wegman and other physicians, she developed her insights into a Painting Therapy based on the foundation of Anthroposophy, demonstrating the direct connection and healing possibilities of Light, Color and Darkness to the human being on all levels. Her therapeutic insights and transformative paintings have inspired doctors, therapists, artists, and those seeking a connection with spirit all over the world.
 
(Please click on the Liane Collot d’Herbois tab to read more.) |
