Different shades of white

White is the color of purity, cleanliness, and innocence…or is it? I am surrounded and inspired by it lately and these are my white (ivory, ecru, eggshell, etc…) images:

michele roohani snow heart

I went out to take pictures yesterday; I love the quiet that sits with the snow,

michele roohani snow lindenhof zurich

even when it gets dark early.

snow candle michele roohani

These are my shoes,

michele roohani snow shoe print

and this is not,

white high heel shoe michele roohani

these are LeNôtre‘s shoes:

chantilly le notre statue marble  Noel, Edme Antony Paul michele roohani

on more recent creations, this is a white interior,

white interior car michele roohani

and a very expensive exterior,

white bugatti michele roohani

and people who can’t afford it:

amsterdam bike street michele roohani

Four white dogs,

four white poodles mcihele roohani

and some not so white ones,

white toy dogs Anne-Claire Petit michele roohani

a white wedding gown,

baracci wedding gown michele roohani

a much simpler one,

buenos aires wedding gown vitrine michele roohani

and some pretty pearls to go with it,

pearl necklace michele roohani

and a white church to complete it!

notre dame cathedral paris night michele roohani

Some punctual white statues,

gloria_friedmann_louvre michele roohani

and some timeless ones:

capoeirabatuque mestre amen michele roohani

Sunlight flirting with a quiet white curtain,

white curtain shadows michele roohani

in need of music:

white piano keys music michele roohani

to dance the “Swan Lake”,

white swans lake lucerne luzern michele roohani

or some other dance in white pants:

capoeirabatuque mestre amen michele roohani

back in good old California, some white table at the Huntley’s:

huntly santa monica white curtains michele roohani

with some great coffee in white cups,

coffee cups in the sun huntly hotel michele roohani

white on white:

sun worshipper in white bathing suit and hat michele roohani

and San Vicente’s majestic magnolias…

white magnolia san vicente blvd michele roohani

see “my green movement” here

my “red post” here

My green movement

Abundant in nature, the color Green is Life and it represents peace, growth, renewal, health and serenity to me.

Thomas Wilmer Dewing the lute freer museum michele roohani

Dewing’s women are sublime in this chartreuse mist…

I like all shades of green:  lime, emerald, mint, sage, etc…Here are some fresh strawberry leaves in my backyard,

strawberry flowers michele roohani

the elegant magnolia tree in my street,

white majestic magnolia michele roohani san vicente boulevard

the green shadow of this fuschia flower,

fuschia flower shadow michele roohani

tired shoes on a shawl,

shoes and purse on green shawl micheleroohani

my green room,

my green room brentwood michele roohani

two fish on this 11th century Persian ceramic,

persian ceramic musee dsevres 11th century two fish micheleroohani

and two naughty fish hiding under the water lilies:

water lilies carps huntington pond michele roohani

and one fish on this green door,

green door with brass carp handle michele roohani

a mean tequila shot with some limes:

lime green tequila glass michele roohani

a way gentler one,

green martini michele roohani

I like the green man thinking,

rodin thinker penseur michele roohani paris

and these beautiful women holding lights:

torchere lucinda opera michele roohani

Shakespeare smiling behind a green fountain,

shakespear and co paris michele roohani wallace fountain

the lonely bike waiting,

green bike dusseldorf michele roohani

my favorite tree (sycamore) leaves,

sycamore tree leaves michele roohani

and least favorite, succulent plants.

succulent plants michele roohani

How about these smart water plants who lure the beetles with food inside at 8 pm and eat them at 12 am?

beetle trapping water plants huntington garden michele roohani

Even coffee tastes better in a green atmosphere as Starbucks understood long ago:

four coffee cups michele roohani

A green bottle with a red soul:

green bottle red wine graves camembert michele roohani

I have more pictures of trees than anything else in my archives; there is a quiet majesty about a tree that has always stopped me in my daily hustle; this one is looking in the mirror:

tree reflection chantilly garden michele roohani

a green Buddha,

green buddha beads michele roohani

an exquisite Delahaye ,

green delahaye antic car michele roohani

Green luck,

craps game michele roohani

green food,

green vegetables michele roohani

beautiful narcissus,

paperwhite narcissus michele roohani

last but not least, green hope…

iran green movement sheikhi

“من چه سبزم امروز و چه اندازه تنم هشیار است…”

“How green am I today
And how alert is my body”

“Que je suis verdoyant,
Et qu’il est alerte mon corps”

Sohrab Sepehri

p.s. all pictures but the last one are from my personal archives.

This is a small clip I made of these images with the beautiful “THIS” song of Brian Eno: