Night Sky
Wonderful costume, and a very kind poseur, who stopped to model even though she was on her way to take a rest. And what a charming spot to have someone pose. Many […]
Hand-held Reflection
. Hex colour reference: #1A467B This rich, dark blue was one of the original Crayola crayons back in 1903, featuring under two names, Dark Blue and Prussian Blue. The Dark Blue name […]
Venetian Steam Punk
. A colourful note: cornflower is a shade of medium-to-light blue that became a Crayola colour in 1949. This colour name has a wide variety of uses. The most surprising one for […]
Skulls and Skeletons
. Daniela is a regular and vibrant participant at the Carnevale di Venezia. I was lucky to spend a day with her in Burano, and also lucky to meet her […]
Carnival Beauty in Blue
. Colour reference: #1ca9c9 A colourful note: this greenish shade of blue appeared without a name in 1992, known simply as #16 in that year’s naming competition. In 1993 […]
Standing Ovation
. Part of the Crayola Colour Challenge, Hex colour reference: #199ebd A colourful note: the bright blue green shade joined the Crayola colour offerings in 1930. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 5 March 2017 […]
Speechless
. Hex colour reference: #414A4C A colourful note: This shade of almost-black and hint-of-blue was a Crayola True Blue Hero in 1997 that was renamed as Outer Space in 1998. . […]
Aloft in Normandy
Hex colour reference: #80daeb A colourful note: Crayola’s sky blue crayon appeared in 1958, the lightest blue shade they had offered until then. More obviously than many Carola colour, […]
Gem of a Colour
Hex colour reference: #77dde7 A colourful note: turquoise blue was a new shade for Crayola back in 1935. The first recorded use of turquoise as a colour name in English dates […]
Revolution
Hex colour reference: #78dbe2 A colourful note: the first recorded use of aquamarine as a colour name in English was in 1598. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 1 March […]
Pensive
Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino (1897 – 1970), known as Agustín Lara, was a Mexican songwriter. He wrote over […]
Travel with Intent 