CERULEAN: reds - searching for roy g biv

Friday, January 16, 2015

reds - searching for roy g biv

A series of 12 small reds, each 10 x 10 cm, 4 x 4 inch.
To see more reds please visit the sites from Julie and Jennifer.

6 comments:

Jennifer said...: Stunning series Eric. Glad to have you joining in the search for Roy this year. Happy New Year!; January 16, 2015 at 11:28 PM
Caterina Giglio said...: I agree with Jennifer... stunning..; January 17, 2015 at 4:12 PM
Fiona Dempster said...: Oooh, a delicious collections of reds Eric thanks!; January 18, 2015 at 10:57 AM
Arzigogolare said...: Lovely series! I like what I read as a certain "map-y-ness" in many of them...; January 20, 2015 at 7:21 PM
Kelly M. said...: Powerful works! Such richness! Bravo!; February 10, 2015 at 6:13 PM
ELFI said...: j'aime aussi ces créations!; February 20, 2015 at 3:34 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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Friday, January 16, 2015

reds - searching for roy g biv

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