— Watercolor —
For as long as I can remember, I have been captivated by natural blue - whether it was dyed cloth, flowers, or precious stones. It is one of the most rare colors in nature, and even rarer of a pigment.
Blue paint didn't show up in history until years of famous paintings. The reason for this is that so much of blue in creation, such as on butterflies, is generated from light reflections and not pigment. Precious stones such as lapis lazuli were finally used to create paint, but these resources were only accessible if you lived in a country with the stone or could trade and acquire it.
This piece is a tribute to the beauty of blue in nature - something so often overlooked, and the history of blue pigment in art. Along with other regular watercolor paints, l used a tube of paint actually made up of ground lapis lazuli.
