CERULEAN: wings of wind

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

wings of wind

4 comments:

david weir art said...: Strong contrast; March 6, 2012 at 3:51 AM
Jo Murray said...: The title pulled me in today Eric... and you've done it again! Clever use of such few componebts.; March 6, 2012 at 7:26 PM
Sharon said...: Soaring. Classical. Beautiful.; March 7, 2012 at 12:44 AM
Shawnte said...: Interesting yet beautiful style!; March 8, 2012 at 1:25 AM

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, March 6, 2012

wings of wind

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