CERULEAN: Light and shadow

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Light and shadow

Seen a few years ago, somewhere in the South of France. An exhibition of handmade paper.
It was in a greenhouse with venetian blinds, 35*Celcius. The pattern of light and shadow caught my eye.

2 comments:

Sue Marrazzo Fine Art said...: Really cool!; August 19, 2014 at 8:02 AM
Jo Murray said...: I can see why you are drawn to these images.; August 19, 2014 at 10:06 PM

About the name

Cerulean is a range of colours from deep blue, skye-blue, bright blue or azure to deep cyan. The word cerulean comes from the Latin word caerulem, which means 'sky' or 'heavens' or sometimes 'oceans'.

Besides cerulean, ultramarine (cornflower blue) plays a prominent role. This pigment is natural present in the mineral lazurite, found in the valuable lapis lazuli.

From 1100 onwards this pigment, imported from Asia (China, Afghanistan), reaches the ateliers of painters in Europe, the blue of old masters Ducio, Titiaan and Vermeer.

In Italy the colour was known as Azurro Oltramarino. Literally 'the azurite coming from beyond the seas'.

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Light and shadow

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