Grinding ochre
Creating an ocherous ink
VENUS ROCK
Ochre on watercolour paper,
75 x 50cm
Exhibited Studio 12 Gallery, 2010
Sold
RIVERGUM 1 & 2
Diptych 75 x 250
Ochre on watercolour paper
Sold to private collection
RUBY ROCKS, Ochre on canvas,
125x 50 cm.
Exhibited Peter Appleyard Gallery,
Alice Springs, 2009. Sold
PALM VALLEY CAMP. Ochre on canvas.
Tryptich, each panel 40 x40cm.
SAPLINGS RUBY GAP
Ochre on canvas.
30 x 30cm
CAMPSITE MPWELLARRE 1.
Ochre on canvas
30 x30cm, .
CAMPSITE MPWELLARRE 2.
Ochre on canvas.
30 x30cm.
CAMPSITE MPWELLARRE 3.
Ochre on canvas.
30 x30cm,
CAMPSITE MPWELLARRE 4.
Ochre on canvas.
30 x30cm.
SMALL OCHRE 1.
Ochre on watercolour paper.
15 x 10cm.
2014, SOLD
SMALL OCHRE 2.
Ocre on watercolour paper.
15 x 10cm.
2014, SOLD
SMALL OCHRE 3.
Ochre on watercolour paper.
15 x 10cm.
2014.
SMALL OCHRE 4.
Ochre on watercolour paper.
15 x 10cm.
2014
SMALL OCHRE 5.
Ochre on watercolour paper. 15 x 10cm.
2014.
SOLD
SMALL OCHRE 6.
Ochre on watercolour paper.
15 x 10cm.
2014. Sold
Finding and grinding stones to make ochre is a pleasurable, if time-consuming activity, one that connects me and my work to the land. I don’t look for large sources of powdered ochre and I certainly don’t take stones from areas of known cultural sensitivity. The stones I use are small and quite hard. I grind the stones in water to make an ink-like paint and use a synthetic binding agent or fixative if required. I find the nature of painting with this ocherous ink is playful, it seems to encourage me to be more ‘loose’. The works on watercolour paper or canvas reflect this.
Grinding ochre
Creating an ocherous ink
VENUS ROCK
Ochre on watercolour paper,
75 x 50cm
Exhibited Studio 12 Gallery, 2010
Sold
RIVERGUM 1 & 2
Diptych 75 x 250
Ochre on watercolour paper
Sold to private collection
RUBY ROCKS, Ochre on canvas,
125x 50 cm.
Exhibited Peter Appleyard Gallery,
Alice Springs, 2009. Sold
PALM VALLEY CAMP. Ochre on canvas.
Tryptich, each panel 40 x40cm.
SAPLINGS RUBY GAP
Ochre on canvas.
30 x 30cm
CAMPSITE MPWELLARRE 1.
Ochre on canvas
30 x30cm, .
CAMPSITE MPWELLARRE 2.
Ochre on canvas.
30 x30cm.
CAMPSITE MPWELLARRE 3.
Ochre on canvas.
30 x30cm,
CAMPSITE MPWELLARRE 4.
Ochre on canvas.
30 x30cm.
SMALL OCHRE 1.
Ochre on watercolour paper.
15 x 10cm.
2014, SOLD
SMALL OCHRE 2.
Ocre on watercolour paper.
15 x 10cm.
2014, SOLD
SMALL OCHRE 3.
Ochre on watercolour paper.
15 x 10cm.
2014.
SMALL OCHRE 4.
Ochre on watercolour paper.
15 x 10cm.
2014
SMALL OCHRE 5.
Ochre on watercolour paper. 15 x 10cm.
2014.
SOLD