I spent much of the summer of 2017 painting with golds and yellows. "Optimistic and positive, gold adds richness and warmth to everything with which it is associated. It illuminates and enhances other things around it. At the uppermost level, this is a color which is associated with higher ideals, wisdom, understanding and enlightenment. It inspires knowledge, spirituality and a deep understanding of the self and the soul. In the meaning of colors, gold is generous and giving, compassionate and loving, the benefactor or patron, sharing its wisdom, knowledge and wealth with others." - Empowered by Color