CERULEAN: boats and canoes

Sunday, March 8, 2015

boats and canoes

Suddenly they were there: boats and canoes.

They crossed my path. On their way from here to there.

Unknown destination. Maybe towards the sea.

4 comments:

Jo Murray said...: That's the best way. An idea just arrives and you act on it.; March 8, 2015 at 10:37 PM
Patrice A. said...: oooo.....
ik vind de hele serie prachtig!
en ze passen zo bij het mijmeren van mij
over water, zee, varen en zeilen
dankjewel voor de inspiratie!

fijne week
x; March 9, 2015 at 8:11 AM
Elisa said...: Great job Eric!
I really love it...; March 9, 2015 at 12:33 PM
Seth said...: Oh I love these. Greats series and I hope there will be more...; March 10, 2015 at 2:09 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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