Blue by Melanie Chalk

BLUE IS THE COLOUR

‘The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between green and indigo, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy ’ ‘ any of a group of colors that may vary in lightness and saturation, whose hue is that of a clear daytime sky’

‘A pigment or dye imparting this hue’

Many people erroneously believe that this is a misspelling of petrel blue, and that the term refers to the sea bird However, the OED gives only this spelling The term may originally have pertained to petrol-derived compounds such as paraffin, which is often coloured blue.

‘Joy comes with the morning when deepest blues imbue the skies with light returning’

Swirling Swifts

After a journey from afar, all the way from Africa, The swifts swoop, glide and even do a loop the loop. They screech their high pitch scream to let us know they are there, There in the clear blue sky.

By Audrey Chalk

April 2024

Ultramarine

Often referred to as ‘true blue’, the brilliant deep-blue Ultramarine pigment is beloved by artists. Its name derives from the combination of Latin for ‘ultra’, meaning beyond, and ‘mare’, meaning sea, referring to Europeans having imported the stone over the seas from Asia.

BLUE

Blue crashing rolling waves, Blue skies, where the birds rave.

Blue flowers in many wonderful shades They’ll bring you pleasure for days and days

There is also the lovely blue jay who sometimes flaunts a rather aggressive display

Now I have told you about things in different blues I’ll tell you some of its many hues..... Egyptian, Yale, steel and olympic Turquoise, maya, sapphire and electric, Navy, teal, sky and azure And hundreds more I’m sure Think about the colour Blue Which hue is special to you?

by Evelyne Chalk

CYANOTYPE

The cyanotype (from Ancient Greek κυάνεοςkuáneos, “dark blue” + τύπος - túpos, “mark, impression, type”) is a slowreacting, economical photographic printing formulation sensitive to a limited near ultraviolet and blue light spectrum.