Anglesite, Broken Hill, New South Wales
A single yellow anglesite crystal from the Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales. Pencil and coloured pencil (A5 card).
Coloured Pencil
Cerussite, Magnet Mine, Tasmania Finished
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.
Cerussite, Magnet Mine, Tasmania WIP
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...
Wulfenite, Whim Creek, Western Australia
Available for $150.00 postage included. This wulfenite specimen is from Whim Creek in Western Australia. It is rendered in coloured pencil on A4 paper. Available for sale on my Kofi site.
Vanadinite on Barite, Mibladen, Morocco Finished
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.
Hyalite Opal, Oamaru, New Zealand
Gone to a new home. Quite a tricky one to paint. This is a hyalite opal specimen from Oamaru, North Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. The width of view of the specimen is 5mm. Watercolour and coloured pencil on A5 paper.
Bakari, a Male Lion, ZooDoo, Tasmania
Commission Work. Bakari is a male lion that lives at ZooDoo, a wildlife park in southeastern Tasmania. He was used as the subject for a commission painting. Watercolour and coloured pencil on A3 paper. Image is a closeup, about a third of the final work.
Fluorite, Hunan, China
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.
Azurite and Malachite, Tsumeb, Namibia
Available for $200 plus postage. Many of the best azurites in the world come from the famous Tsumeb Mine, Namibia. Some are partially or completely altered to green malachite. This one is unusual in that it shows the radial nature of the malachite, not normally seen in pseudomorphs. Coloured pencil...
Uvite Tourmaline, Brazil
Available for $200 plus postage. A gemmy red uvite tourmaline from Brazil rendered with coloured pencils on grey A5 paper.
Rhodochrosite, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Found a home already. Pink rhodochrosite on black sturtite from Broken Hill, New South Wales. Coloured pencils on A5 grey paper.
Amethyst Sceptre, Jackson Crossroads, Georgia
Available for $100 plus postage. An amethyst sceptre on matrix from Jackson Crossroads, Georgia, a Rick Kennedy specimen. Artwork created with Prismacolor Premier pencils on A5 grey paper.
Atacamite, Mount Gunson, South Australia
Found a home already. Prismatic deep green atacamite crystals with green fibrous malachite from Mount Gunson, South Australia. Coloured pencils on A5 grey paper.
Iridescent Pyrite, Todd’s Quarry, New Zealand
Found a home already. This is an illustration of iridescent pyrite from Todd’s Quarry, Arapohue, Northland Region, New Zealand. This location is well-known for pyrite that grows preferentially in one direction, resulting in long crystals rather than the standard cubic habit. Sometimes these crystals abruptly change direction at right angles...