Pigments

A chart of these pigments is available in my print shop.

Chuckanut Coal Watercolor

from a small coal seam near the border of Whatcom and Skagit Counties

Swiss Chard Stem Ink

gathered in the Cornwall Park neighborhood of Bellingham, Washington.

Part of a "Backyard Palette" commission.

Honeysuckle Berry Ink

gathered from a porch in the Roosevelt neighborhood of Bellingham, Washington.

Part of a "Backyard Palette" commission.

Nooksack Riverbank Watercolor

crumbled off a riverside rock near Glacier, Washington.

Sarcococca confusa (aka Sweet Box or Christmas Box) Berry Ink

gathered from the Edgemoor neighborhood of Bellingham, Washington

Faux Terracotta Tile Watercolor

found smashed near a street in the Roosevelt neighborhood of Bellingham, Washington

Butterfly Bush Petal Ink

gathered in the Cornwall Park neighborhood of Bellingham, Washington.

Part of a "Backyard Palette" commission.

Lungwort Lichen Ink

gathered from the ground after an extremely windy week, near Glacier, Washington

Privet (or Ligustrum) Berry Ink

from a good friend's front yard in the Birchwood neighborhood of Bellingham, Washington

Puffball Mushroom Ink

found near the parking lot of Birchwood Park in Bellingham, Washington

Blackberry Ink

gathered from invasive vines in backyards and bikes trails around Bellingham, Washington

Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter Jasmine) Blossom Ink

gathered from a garden in the Birchwood neighborhood of Bellingham, Washington

Wild Rosehip Ink

picked along the shore of the Semiahmoo Bay in Blaine, Washington

Cedrus deodara (Himalayan Cedar) Cone Ink

gathered from the ground along a road in Bellingham's Roosevelt neighborhood

Chuckanut Clay Watercolor

found in a ditch along a gravel road in the Chuckanut Mountains