Rock from Mt. Piddington, Mount Victoria, NSW Australia
This is my second attempt at making paint from rock That I collected while climbing. This rock was a lot softer than the one from Leura. I was able to grind it fairly evenly to the consistency of sand. Lagridge Refined Linseed Oil was used as the binder. The resultant paint seemed to have mixed wel on the glass plate. However, when applying it to canvas, the paint was clumpy. The pigment appeared to be separating from the oil, a few minutes after it was made. I am looking into the geophysical characteristics between Leura and Mt. Victoria for any insight into why the rocks would have such different characteristics. At this point, I know that both rocks are sandstone and come from the Blue Mountains in Australia only 19.7 km apart from each other.
Materials
Rock - 'Pink Ochre' (from Mt. Piddington, NSW) - 3 Tblsp and 1 tsp
Langridge Refined Linseed Oil - 4 1/4 tsp
Mortar and Pestle
Colander
2 Palette Knives
Small Measuring Spoons
Muller and Glass Plate
37mL empty Paint Tube
Art Spectrum Odorless Solvent - for clean up
Photo Documentation
The fact that this paint could not be smoothly applied to canvas is intriguing. I am waiting for a library book that covers the geophysical characteristics of the Blue Mountains. Hopefully that will shed some light on the difference between rock from Leura and Mt. Victoria. See below for a side by side comparison.
The fact that this paint could not be smoothly applied to canvas is intriguing. I am waiting for a library book that covers the geophysical characteristics of the Blue Mountains. Hopefully that will shed some light on the difference between rock from Leura and Mt. Victoria. See below for a side by side comparison.
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| Leura Paint Sample |
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| Mt. Victoria Paint Sample |
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| Leura Paint |
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| Mt. Victoria Paint |
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| Leura Pigment |
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| Mt. Victoria Pigment |
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| Leura Rock |
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| Mt. Victoria Rock |
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