CERULEAN: ode to the letter

Sunday, July 9, 2017

ode to the letter

"They change their sky, not their soul, who rush across the sea"

For the Sunday Postcard Art challenge.this week: nostalgia, times go by.

5 comments:

Cindy McMath said...: Gorgeous paper assortment Eric! Perfect for the theme.; July 10, 2017 at 12:14 AM
Deann said...: Ode to the letter indeed what a great thought so much nicer to actually have a handwritten letter then an easily deletable Email gone are the days. Fabulous postcard.; July 10, 2017 at 1:24 AM
indybev said...: A lovely assortment of nostalgic postal ephemera!; July 10, 2017 at 1:42 AM
Mandy Chilvers said...: Fabulous. Welcome to SPA ☺; July 10, 2017 at 11:42 AM
Sandra Wright. said...: A great take on the theme..are they old love letters I wonder from times gone by....an awesome postcard; July 13, 2017 at 2:28 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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Sunday, July 9, 2017

ode to the letter

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