#minerality

Have been following Campbell’s work for a while and it continues to evolve in ways that continue to surprise and delight me. I am more familiar with her domestic blissed-out trailer homes, potted plants, sundry interior elements and bold yet sensitive Wayne Thiebaud-esque works. To be clear, there is nothing glib or simplistic about invoking Thiebaud here. Thiebaud is an excellent painter and so is Campbell. They share the capacity for visual precision without sacrificing painterly joie - a sense of the celebratory coupled with a sense of humor (which as time goes on feels increasingly like an essential component of truly great work). I think the term “delighted” is apt in describing Campbell’s work: her pictures are infused with deftly handled lights and darks - her palette is as delicious as any dessert Thiebaud ever served up. Here Campbell captures something true about the earth and dirt and plant life and lush mosses and rushing water and gravity and physics and how geologies are always plural and active - the painting provides access to the histories of that particular geographical site with the fullness of its natural beauty and how those gorgeous blue/gray/green/pink & brick-red boulders once carved out that spectacular gorge.

[ Salem Antique Ivory Bird & Basket Bread Plate circa 1920s]

...it is no surprise that science continues to have difficulty identifying what in a wine might be triggering the perception that we label ‘minerality’.

#Repost @elena.walch (@get_repost) ・・・ Dolomite and porphyry rocks characterize our #pinotbianco Kristallberg - our finest expression of minerality and profoundness! #elenawalch #kristallberg #winewithaview #altoadige #winery #wineestate #minerality #highaltitude

Not your usual pungent nz Sauvignon Blanc no big smelly flavours A joy to drink stone fruit and passion fruit are elegant and not over the top. Fab acidity and a certain degree of minerality. Drink now while it’s young. #whitewine #passionfruit #minerality #newzealand #sauvignonblanc #winenight #winelover @seresinestate Blended from several parcels of Sauvignon Blanc from across our three different vineyard sites, as well as a small volume of Semillon, this is a true reflection of Seresin Estate in a bottle. Subtle on the nose with warm notes of ripe yellow stone-fruit, soft passion fruit and a chalky-mineral complexity. The palate is layered and finely-textured, with ripe gooseberry, tropical and citrus notes, framed by a mouth-watering acidity, which creates a persistent finish. (at London, United Kingdom)