The Devils Marbles

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What an exciting painting. It has a " Dreamtime"quality about it.

Unusual rock formations seen in the Northern Territory of Australia. These huge boulders lie at varying angles, some balancing precariously on the top of others. The aborigines have a "Dreamtime" story connected with this phenomenon. In this painting I rhythmically drew with the brush, in two or three tonal values, the varying shapes, trying to get a balance and an integration of the elements. I then flowed colours freely over the boulders, once again to integrate the shapes, rather than indicate individual boulders. I added salt to the pigment for texture.