CERULEAN: fallowland

Friday, October 10, 2014

fallowland

More from the same series.
"Fallowland IV, V and VI", collage, mixed media on paper
and ink drawing on paper and cotton, size +/- 25 x 35 cm.

3 comments:

Sue Marrazzo Fine Art said...: Nice works!; October 11, 2014 at 2:13 AM
Jo Murray said...: LOVE this series Eric; October 11, 2014 at 9:08 PM
Seth said...: A trifecta! All three pieces are beautiful. Love the color palette, depth and layering.; October 12, 2014 at 11:09 PM

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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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Friday, October 10, 2014

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