#cobalt-collateral

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I got my eye on you

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It almost always starts out as a complete mess. And sometimes, when I don't give up, something good may become of it. Let's hope it will be the case with this one. Starting the first painting of a series...

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Made a Hogwarts button with shrink foil. I'm so happy for how it turned out!

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This work in progress is called 'Making my bedroom Pinterest-worthy'. I've been wanting to do this for ages :)

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Achter de velden zie ik de zon opkomen.

Ik heb zoveel dromen die

in dit licht meer betekenis krijgen en

de warmte die achter mijn huid kruipt

gloeit als wolfraam in een vacuüm.

Maar ook niet langer dan

het voorbijtikken van half vijf op de klok

en de aarde,

met een vastbeslotenheid die ik zelf mis,

om haar as wentelt.

Jaren gaan voorbij zonder dat iemand het verschil ziet

Tussen wat was en wat nog moet zijn.

De zon komt nog elke dag op achter de velden

en ik ga waar ik het licht kan voelen. 

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Practising...

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Sketching...

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I changed my Tumblr name for the better, I hope. From now on I shall be named cobalt-collateral.

I chose cobalt after cobalt blue, the remarkable blue pigment invented in 1802. It was a very useful blue pigment for oilpainting and aquarel since it’s stable over time and provides a very rich blue colour. Eventually it had to make way for the cheaper manufactered ultramarine blue.

Collateral I liked because it can be used as well in a positive and a negative way. It sounds dramatic and so adds a dramatic tone to the name. Besides, it makes for a great alliteration and I’m a sucker for rhyme. It also hints at what it means for my blog. This name will be collateral for the existence of my blog. Does that even make sense? I’m probably overthinking all of this way to much!...

Well then, welcome to my blog and have a nice time!