summer haiku – the rainbow = l'arc-en-cielthe rainbow hues he brushes on secrets of his soul il est si zébré de l'arc-en-ciel où l'âme se cache Richard Vallance photo public domain
Tag Archive: colours
autumn haiku – a twirling leaf = une feuille qui tournoiea twirling leaf alights on my hand – colour sonata une feuille qui tournoie so pose dans ma main – sonate de couleurs una foglia rossa sulla mia mano - sonata di colore Richard Vallance
autumn haiku – where in the world = où dans le monde where in the world are the Gatineau Hills? fall leaves whisper where?où dans le monde les Collines de la Gatineau ? l'automne murmure où ? Richard Vallance photo © by/ par Richard Vallance
autumn haiku d’automne – the autumn breeze = la brise d’automne the autumn breeze vanishes – snowflakesla brise d’automne disparaît – flocons de neige Richard Vallance photo © by/ par Richard Vallance 2017
senryu – oceans of colour = océans de couleurs sorcerer moon through my photo’s filter – oceans of colourocéans de couleurs dans le filtre photo lune ensorcelante Richard Vallance
senryu – your old cat, Renoir = ton vieil chat, Renoir your old cat, Renoir I implore Renoir to sketch in midnight hueston vieil chat, Renoir, Renoir le dessine pour toi en nuances noires Richard Vallance painting, the sleeping cat (1862), by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) peinture, le chat endormi ( 1862 ), par by Pierre-Auguste Renoir ( 1841-1919 )
autumn haiku d’automne – never mind the rain = peu importe la pluie never mind the rain falling on us, fallen leaves – cherish our colourspeu importe la pluie sur nous, les feuilles tombées – chéris nos couleurs Richard Vallance
apple blossoms = pommiers en fleursapple blossoms playing on vision − colour concert pommiers en fleurs jouant à la vision − concert en couleurs Richard Vallance
The full range of marvelous, rich colours the Minoans at Knossos used on their stunning frescoes!![]()
We notice right away that the colours they had at their disposal ran from various shades of yellows (saffron) and oranges to blues and various shades of purple. The Minoans at Knossos, Pylos, Thera (Thira, Santorini) and elsewhere were unable to reproduce green pigment. This minor drawback had little or no perceptible effect on the splendid results they almost invariably came up with in their breathtaking frescoes, the likes of which were not reproduced anywhere else in the Occidental ancient world, except perhaps by the Romans, especially at Pompeii. The Romans were able to reproduce greens. Two lovely frescoes from Pompeii:
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Beautiful photos of some of the magnificent frescoes at Knossos, taken by Richard while he was there on May 1 2012:![]()
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The lovely soi-disant fresco “Les Parisiennes” (Knossos) original and on papyrus Original Fresco: Click to ENLARGENotice the fresh, white-washed, sun-bleached translucence of the original fresco, even after 3,500 years! My replica of the fresco on papyrus: Click to ENLARGE
Notice the warm earthen colours of the papyrus version. You can also clearly see the texture of the papyrus on my own picture above. Sadly, I dropped it once and tore it and when I put it back together, it came out a bit crooked. But it is still lovely, and that is all the matters. I though to myself, what better way to begin the month of February, when Valentine’s is just 14 days away, right in the middle of the month, and so here you have them. Enjoy them as much as I do. Richard
Samples of Colours on Frescoes at Knossos: The Griffin Fresco in the Queen’s Megaron (Click to ENLARGE):
In this splendid example of colours on frescoes at the Palace of Knossos, “The Griffin Fresco in the Queen’s Megaron”, I have given the names of the most common colours used on Minoan/Mycenaean frescos. The Linear B characters and their Latin equivalents are shown for the first 6 colours in this illustration. In the next post, you will be able to view portions of the famous fresco, the so-called “Les Parisiennes” and the equally lavish “Blue Bird or Caravanseri'” fresco, with the Latin equivalents of the Linear B characters shown for the next 6 colours [7] – [12].