CERULEAN: circus

Monday, December 24, 2018

circus

For the TAW challenge this week: jolly / joyful.

Collage, 12,5 x 12,5 cm, "circus".

4 comments:

Deann said...: A wonderful expression of joy...Happy Holidays to you.; December 24, 2018 at 4:21 PM
indybev said...: Happy color says a lot!; December 24, 2018 at 7:44 PM
Taluula said...: A very expressive piece, Eric.; December 27, 2018 at 2:02 PM
Ozstuff said...: Great colours, artful abstract.; December 30, 2018 at 6:56 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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