Nov 20, 2018 · Artists have been painting with ocher, a naturally occurring pigment, for hundreds of thousands of years. Their masterpieces range from prehistoric, ocher-pigmented images on cave walls to...

Ochre Lawson is an Australian artist who bases her work on wilderness environments. She draws and paints in an abstract expressionist style to find the essence of the landscape from memory, emotion and sensory impacts.

Ochre is a family of earth pigments, which includes yellow ochre, red ochre, purple ochre, sienna, and umber. The major ingredient of all the ochres is iron(III) oxide-hydroxide , known as limonite , which gives them a yellow colour.

Jul 3, 2019 · Ochre is a natural pigment made from iron oxide, used by artists for thousands of years. In prehistoric times, ochre was used for art, medicine, and even burials around the world. Ochre changes color from yellow to red by heating, important for …

Ochre is one of the principal foundations of Australian Indigenous art. Ochres are primarily natural pigments and minerals in the soil or charcoal. These natural pigments (colours) were originally used to depict Dreamtime stories and maps.

Bring home the heart of Kakadu now with Indigenous Paintings on Canvas, Framed Aboriginal Paintings, Native Bark Paintings, Traditional Ochre Artworks and Indigenous Hand-Woven Baskets, jewellery, bags, mats and decorations.

Dec 10, 2020 · "People may say ochre is the earliest form of art and symbolism, but there's more to it… ochre shows how our brains were developing, and that we were using our environment. It bridges the divide between art and science."

Nov 30, 2023 · Beyond its role in visual art, ochre holds a central place in ceremonial practices among Indigenous Australian communities. It is used in body painting, ritual decorations, and in the creation of sacred objects.

See hundreds of amazing artworks created using natural ochres by the artists of the Kimberley region in the northern region of Western Australia.

Ochre pigments from the iron-rich earth in Australia gave Aboriginal artists their first colours, in tones of yellows, oranges, reds and browns