Reticulated “chrome” cerussite from the Dundas Extended Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Cerussite is a lead carbonate mineral. This yellow form was originally thought to have been coloured by trace amounts of chromium. The actual specimen is 12mm wide. Completed in 4 hours in Procreate.
Crocoite, Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Specimen is 11mm in the longest dimension. Created in Procreate.
Elbaite tourmaline with tantalite-Mn (orange crystal) and albite, Stak Nala, Pakistan. Created in Procreate. #minerals #mineralart #tourmaline #elbaite #procreate 30-second time-lapse video below.
Completed last night. A nice doubly-terminated calcite crystal from Arkansas. Watercolour, pen and coloured pencil on 203x102mm white card.
I managed to complete this artwork today. Not sure that the colours are showing up correctly as I used my iPhone in poor light. I will retake when I get chance.
The Magnet Mine near Waratah, Tasmania, is well-known for its yellow, so-called “Chrome” cerussite. In fact, it is the Type Locality for “Chrome Cerussite”, the first place that it was ever described from. This is a coloured pencil artwork that is a work in progress. I have been enjoying a...
Not for sale. Something a bit different. It is good to try something else for a change. It helps to extend your style and technique. I watched a Helen Campbell Youtube tutorial, then did my own version… 😁 Watercolour with a touch of pencil…
Not currently for sale. Vanadinite on barite from Mibladen, Morocco finished. Watercolour and coloured pencil on A5 black paper. The red is a bit redder in person. Hard to get a good rendition with the black paper.
Not currently for sale. One of the classic localities for wulfenite in Arizona – the Rowley Mine. Specimens from here make great fodder for mineral art! Painted in ink on Yupo paper. Yupo is a synthetic “paper” made from 100% polypropylene. It is completely waterproof and ideal for media such...
Not currently for sale. The most amazing amazonite I have seen. This crystal is a monster and aptly named “The Icon”. Found by the Dorris family while filming an episode of Prospectors, and prepped by Tim Dorris for display at the Tucson Show in 2015. Watercolour and ink.
Not currently for sale. The South African manganese fields are home to the best hausmannite specimens. They form sharp lustrous silver-black crystals. This one is a specimen in my personal collection. Pencil and ink drawing.
Not currently for sale. An imagined underground scene at the famous opal locality of Coober Pedy, South Australia. Watercolour.
Not currently for sale. An aesthetic purple fluorite from Hunan, China. Interesting surface features on the face of this cube. Coloured pencil on black card.
