CERULEAN: early bird

Monday, February 12, 2018

early bird

For the TAW challenge: bird.

Collage, paint, 10 x 15 cm.

16 / 365

5 comments:

indybev said...: Lovely delicate shades of blue!; February 12, 2018 at 12:59 AM
Lori Saul said...: Positively captivating and elegant!; February 12, 2018 at 2:40 AM
Ozstuff said...: A lovely, abstract artpiece. I love the soft colours and the collage design.; February 14, 2018 at 3:00 AM
Taluula said...: A gorgeous realisation of birds on blue. I love it, Eric.; February 15, 2018 at 12:02 PM
Sim said...: I knew it will be different, as usual.
I'm in love with this poweful one Eric!
You rock!; February 15, 2018 at 5:17 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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Monday, February 12, 2018

early bird

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