Soul of the Ozarks | 2022-22

A set of two handmade watercolor pigments sourced from rocks foraged here at Wild Ozark in Madison county, Arkansas. Each pan is 26mm and removable. The tins are re-usable.

Ingredients

The ingredients in this paint:

• rock powder (wild foraged here at Wild Ozark)
• Wild Ozark spring water
• gum Arabic
• honey
• essential oil of clove (to help prevent mold)

Lightfastness

Earth pigments are generally considered to be the most durable and permanent of pigments. These are all made from sand stones found locally here in Madison county, Arkansas. The colors of our pigments are from various combinations of iron and manganese oxides. Whenever I use a source such as shale, it is always a washed pigment because washing removes any sulfur compounds that can cause odor and color changes.

Pigment Sources

 

Yellow Sandstone

This set contains a pan of paint made from a yellow sandstone. The color is very rich, smooth, and easy to wet.

Thin Magnetite

This is a glossy grayish brown from whole magnetite stone. The balance of binder to pigment makes this one less concentrated in color and glossy. It’s perfect for adding sheen to the eyes in your painted subjects, or to use where you’d like a bit of shine in the gray.

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About Ozark Pigments and Foraged Paints

A Note about Color Reproducibility & Transparency

All of my colors are made from natural foraged rocks, clay, or other resources. While I may be able to come close to reproducing the color later, it’s very unlikely I’ll get an exact match. There’s enough pigment in each of these pans to paint several paintings in the style I produce. A little bit does seem to go a long ways. But if you want to make sure you’ll have more of the exact same shade, inquire to see if there is more from this same batch. It may not be in the same form, but should at least be the same color.

Transparency

Watercolor paints made from earth pigments are not as transparent as those you might be used to. All of them are more similar to gouache than not. The ones I’ve labeled ‘gouache’ are more opaque than the pigments alone. The ones labeled ‘thin’ are more transparent.

Examples of Paintings Using This Paint

You can see the paintings I’ve made using these paints (not this identical set, but with paints made from the same sorts of rocks) at www.madisonwoods.art if you’d like to get an idea of how they look.