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S E T. 3 I love these mull printed paintings with dark black magnetic pigment. This pigment called “Sable Wave” is a ferrimagnetic oxide of iron, being the most magnetic material on earth. It isn’t magnetic as a paint but in powder form it’s just like playing with those fun magnetic games you had as a kid! Fun Facts This material guides eels to their breeding grounds in the Bermuda Triangle, Monarch butterflies to Mexico and it’s in the beaks of homing pigeons and in our frontal cortex! It’s a special material! £40 each (+P&P) 11cm x 8cm Originals Handmade watercolours made from earth pigment. Details to come on the others. If you’d like to see the whole catalogue click the link in my bio. Thanks @wildpigmentproject #groundbright for supplying this fascinating pigment in my pigment subscription. It’s one of the nicest watercolours I’ve used! @vinegar.thom #miniart #miniartwork #artforsale #miniatureseries #artforyourwalls #handmadepigment #pigmentpeople #pigmentsrevealedsymposium #delphianopencall #mtartagency #londonartist #originalartwork #miniabstracts #miniabstractpaintings #dmme #hereforthestills (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRls8IhlfJC/?utm_medium=tumblr

O V E R B U R D E N Long post warning!! 😉 (when are they not with me?!) Back to my art….I think I have exhausted everyone’s generosity and patience with my attempt to put the art world to rights about experimenting with the limits of virtual exhibitions. Thank you to all of you that gave me so much inspiration and took time to give feedback on my last couple of posts! I have a few plans up my sleeve, watch this space! This painting is the newest piece I have been working on. It’s been a bit of a stop/start kind of painting. I have been adding layers and working into it over a little bit of time now. It is the first watercolour painting I have done onto a canvas (made especially for watercolours). I am slowly getting to grips with the difference in materials and the good thing about the canvas is that it allows much more time for the watercolour to dry and it’s also easier to add layers without damaging the paper or the paper buckling. This pigment is from a subscription I am signed up to with @wildpigmentproject called Ground Bright. Tilke works with pigment foragers, like me, who have a passion for sharing the beautiful colours, history and origins of our land. 22% of all subscriptions go to supporting land and cultural stewardship, chosen by that months contributor. It’s a great project so do check it out! (Link in @wildpigmentproject bio) I was surprised when I made this colour that it was this gorgeous, deep dark grey colour as it is made from a copper. Normally I associate copper with green, blues and reds but this time its grey! I love the uncertainty and variety of each pigment, they are always showing me something new. If you are interested to see how this piece comes along, do follow me if you don’t already, I will be sharing updates on my stories and posts. What do you think of this colour? #naturalpigments #naturescolour #londonartist #foragingforcolour #groundbright #arcticwildliferefuge #ninaelder #naturalpigments #wildpigments #pigmentsofplace #pigment #makepaint #azurite #malachite #artistspigments #historicalpigments #groundbright #minedpigments #copperore (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLbqXtJnxD5/?igshid=1qai4ns4v6x60