CERULEAN: floral patterns

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

floral patterns

For the three muses challenge this week: floral patterns.

7 comments:

indybev said...: I love the simplicity!; October 4, 2017 at 5:07 PM
Caterina Giglio said...: love your interpretation, just wonderful..; October 4, 2017 at 5:36 PM
Sim said...: I love your artwork through variations on a single theme.; October 4, 2017 at 6:46 PM
Deann said...: The variations are wonderful...beautiful work.; October 4, 2017 at 7:34 PM
Sarha Stacy said...: what an awesome idea! love all these colors.; October 5, 2017 at 5:39 AM
Michele said...: it is beautiful. xo; October 6, 2017 at 6:54 AM
Lori Saul said...: A stunning panel of simplicity and earthy organic colors!; October 6, 2017 at 11:47 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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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

floral patterns

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