“Color is a power which directly influences the soul.” – Wasslly Kandinsky
Wings of butterflies – Cool Colors of blues, greens and pale yellow!
Cool Colors is the topic this week. “Specifically: of a hue in the range violet through blue to green.” These cool colors evoke calmness, serenity, and tranquility, feelings often associated with water, sky, and nature.
These butterflies display the cool colors of blue/green or an iridescent blue on their wings. First is the Owl Butterfly (Caligo eurilochus). The ventral surface or underside of its wing is shown in the picture below. The large eyespots, which resemble owls’ eyes, help to protect it from predators.
The Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides) is considered one of the most beautiful butterflies due to its bright blue. The ventral surface of its wings is a dull brown with smaller eyespots.
These two orbs were created from a photo of a variegated clementine flowering vine. The first shows the actual color of the flower. The next is the same picture except it was converted to a B&W and then a green tone was added.
This sky in Maine is washed in a brilliant blue hue along with areas of grey, white or black clouds mixed in.
This beach scene was taken near our home on Kiawah Island around sunset. It shows how the soft colors from the sun and sky have covered the entire area in a soft blueish/purple haze.
The cool colors of the sky and golf course behind our house in Maine.
“I am a believer that color affects people’s mood.” – Lilly Pulitzer
Hope you have enjoyed seeing these pictures of cool colors! John (Journeys with Johnbo) is our host this week so be sure to see his interesting post by clicking here.
In closing, this is one of my favorite quotes and a thought for the day:
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said and what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
Splendid post again, Sylvia.
Beautiful, cool colors, Sylvia! Those orbs are way cool!
Thanks John! It’s easy and fun to make them, you never know exactly how they will turn out!!
Thanks for sharing
Thank you and thanks for visiting my post!!
Great photos, great variety. Coooool. 👏
Thank you, John!