The Rainy Day Blues
by Janet Marie
Title
The Rainy Day Blues
Artist
Janet Marie
Medium
Photograph - Photo Bw Selective Coloring
Description
Rain can be refreshing, but when it seems the sun will never come out, you can have feel sad, sluggish, bored, THE RAINY DAY BLUES. Has this happened to you, I know I have. What can you do to end those Rainy Day Blues, especially if it's cold?
Here are few I found if stuck at home: 1) Get in your comfortable chair, feet up, relax and sip your favorite hot drink; thinking about those times you did that with family or friends. 2) Or do that with a great book that can take you away to another place and time. 3) Spend time on something creative. 4) Plan a trip to anywhere YOU would love to go, the mountains, beach, or nearby sights. 5) Take a few moments to think about all the good things in our lives and feel thankful. Counting up what is good in our life can raise our spirits. Like friends, family, health, home, our loving pets, job, our talents we can share with others, appreciating the natural world around us, even looking forward to a special meal.
If you have any ideas for chasing away THE RAINY DAY BLUES, let me know.
đź’ś HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO FAA GROUP ADMINISTRATORS FOR THE HOMEPAGE "FEATURE" OF HIS IMAGE IN THEIR GROUP:
*Creative Black and White Photography~Thanks Angie 11/11/17
*Arts Fantastic World~Thanks Romuald 12/13/17
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November 2nd, 2017
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Comments (35)
Sharon W
Wow, is this ever super beautiful!! The color blue to white and water droplets look like a sparkling crystal magic and the SC is absolutely perfect! So well done, love it!!
Janet Marie replied:
Sharon! What a fabulous comment to make about my barrel cactus flowers selective coloring, giving it a blue look by adjusting the color. I am delighted to know that you love this. I really appreciate you stopping by.
Joy Watson
Beautiful work
Janet Marie replied:
Joy! Thank you for stopping by my gallery to share your wonderful comment. I and glad you like it and have chosen it as one of your favorites. I really appreciate it! Janetđź’•
Jane M Dahl
Incredibly beautiful -- looks as if it the blooms were sculpted from ice with such magnificent color. Rain is always welcome for those of us who call the desert home. :) L/F
Janet Marie replied:
Jane!! How superb of you to stop by and share your always luscious words about my artwork! I am glad you like this, and feel it's incredibly beautiful. I played a bit with this black and white with selective coloring. The refreshing rain just made me think of icy blue effect. Rain is definitely so welCOME! I appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites too! đź’•Janet
Eva Lechner
Gorgeous!l/f
Janet Marie replied:
Eva, thank you for stopping by my gallery to share your impressions about my photography. I am delighted that you like it and feel it’s gorgeous. I appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites too! 💕Janet
Maili Page
1Breathtaking! L/F
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you Maili for stopping by my gallery and sharing your impressions about my photography. I am glad you like it and feel it’s breathtaking. I appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites too! 💕Janet
Janet Marie
Thank you so very much Romuald, for the HOMEPAGE FEATURE of this image in your Art Group "ARTS FANTASTIC WORLD." I am so honored, grateful and appreciative!!! So glad you like it and I appreciate the opportunity to showcase my work!
Janet Marie
Maria Preibsch, thank you for stopping by my gallery to view my photography. I am glad you like it and I appreciate you choosing it as one of your favorites!
Dominique Fortier
Lovely tender blue image, Janet! l,f
Janet Marie replied:
Dominique Fortier! How wonderful of you to stop by my gallery and share your impressions about my photography! I am glad you like it and feel it's lovely and tender. I appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites too! đź’•Janet
Anne Ditmars
Loving this Rainy Day Blues image Janet! The petals almost look like icicles. Following your imagination! ~Anne
Janet Marie replied:
Anne how lovely of you to add me to your watch list by choosing to follow me and my imagination. Thank you for that and for stopping by my gallery to share your impressions about my photography. I am glad you love it! Most appreciated is your support. đź’•Janet
Keith Link
Gorgeous flower photograph, Janet!
Janet Marie replied:
Keith! How wonderful of you to stop by my gallery and share your impressions about my photography! I am glad you like it and feel it's gorgeous. đź’•Janet
Donna Kennedy
So very beautiful Janet! I love the colors you have chosen for these pretty cactus blooms covered in precious rain drops!!!...F/L/T
Janet Marie replied:
Donna! Always a pleasure! How lovely of you to stop by my gallery and share your impressions about my photography. I am glad you love the colors and feel it’s beautiful ! That means a lot! Thank you for choosing a favorite of mine, as a favorite of yours! I appreciate your support with the FLT too!! 💕Janet
Rachel Morrison
So mellow, intoxicating and refreshing! Beautiful artwork! lfg+
Janet Marie replied:
Rachel! How lovely of you to stop by my gallery to share your impressions about my photography! I am glad you like it and feel it's mellow, intoxicating, refreshing, and beautiful artwork! Feelings I hoped to evoke with this piece. So Thank you and appreciation for the support with lfg+ đź’•Janet
Angie Tirado
Congratulations!! This stunning Black and White image has been featured today in "Creative Black and White Fine Art Photographs" Group!! You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “Stunning Group Features in NOVEMBER 2017” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others.
Janet Marie replied:
Angie!! Thank you so much for the HOMEPAGE FEATURE of my photography in your Art Group “CREATIVE BLACK AND WHITE FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHS!” I am so grateful, honored, and appreciative of this feature. I am glad you like it and feel it’s stunning. I appreciate your support! 💕Janet
Alberto RuiZ
Fntstic! Cool!
Janet Marie replied:
Thank you so much Alberto for stopping by my gallery and sharing your impressions about my photography. I am glad you like it and feel it’s fantastic and cool! I appreciate your support.
Kandace Koch
Beautiful. L/F
Janet Marie replied:
Kandace! How wonderful of you to take the time to visit my gallery and share your impressions about my photography! I am glad you like it and feel it is very beautiful. This a favorite of mine and I happy to know that you have made it one of your favorites too! đź’•Janet
Janet Marie
Thank you Missy T for stopping by my gallery and choosing my photography as one of your favorites. I am glad you like it and I appreciate the support! đź’•
Debby Pueschel
Ohhh Janet....as you love butterflies, I love the flowers of all kinds! This is stunning. Love those cactus! FLPG
Janet Marie replied:
Ohhh Debby! How lovely of you to stop by my gallery and share your impressions about my photography! According to the Activity Stream Page, you have been a busy lady today. So glad you had time to drop by for a visit. I love butterflies yes, but I also love what they love, flowers. One of the first things I go for when visiting other's galleries. I am glad you love it and feel it's stunning. I appreciate your support with the FLPG too! đź’•Janet
Paul MAURICE
Very beautiful picture Janet Marie ! L/F
Janet Marie replied:
Paul!! How wonderful of you to take the time to visit my gallery and share your expressions and impressions about my photography! I am glad you like it and feel it is very beautiful. This a favorite of mine and I happy to know that you have made it one of your favorites too! đź’•Janet
Janet Marie
Arlane Crump! Thank you for stopping by my gallery and choosing to make this image a favorite of yours. I am glad you like it and I appreciate the support!
Karin McCombe Jones
Gorgeous Janet. Would look beautiful as a very large print.
Janet Marie replied:
Karin!! How sweet of you for stopping by my gallery to share your impressions about my photography! Thank you! I am glad you like it and feel it's gorgeous, and would make a beautiful large print. So nice of you to say! I appreciate your support with the LF too! đź’•Janet
Elisabeth Lucas
This is so beautiful, well done, Janet Marie! l/f
Janet Marie replied:
Elisabeth!! How sweet of you for stopping by my gallery to share your impressions about my photography! Thank you! I am glad you like it and feel it's so beautiful and well done. I appreciate your support with the LF too! đź’•Janet
Kim Tran
Wow, fascinating capture Janet, I love the fine droplets and how you used the dark background to emphasise the pretty blue colours! l/f
Janet Marie replied:
Kim!! Thank you for stopping by my gallery and sharing your impressions about photography. I am glad you like it and feel it's a fascinating capture. This was an afternoon downpour leaving these icy looking rain drops on the barrel cactus blooms. I took many shots honing in on the center of the bloom on this one. I love that delicate flower within a flower. Using desaturation and creating an icy blue hue, gave it that rainy day feeling again. Rainy day blues. So it's black and white photography with selective coloring. I appreciate your support with the l/f too!