Uluru Gorge Mutitjulu Waterhole I am Woman I am Land

Hidden amongst the vast arid desert and the crevices of Uluru lies Mutitjulu waterhole, an oasis of glass like water against a dramatic sandstone backdrop of ancient feminine folds. This piece, which is part of a series, is about the intrinsically feminine nature of land, the life giving force that magnificently sculpts the rock. It connects themes relevant to my life as a woman with the experience of this ancient beauty in connection to its people. I used pencil, watercolour, acrylic ink and soft pastels to achieve a wide value range and reflect the rich array of earthy textures and tones.

I added a photo of the original sketch on my sketchbook.

This is an original mix media artwork on paper.
- Title: I am Woman I am Land
- Frame: Unframed
- Orientation: Vertical
- Signed on the front
- 1cm white border all around

It comes rolled in a tube.
Original painting Copyright ©2017 - 2023 Natalia Pelaez Natapart

Framing: I highly recommend this artwork to be float framed under glass.

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Its much harder for me to talk about my art than it is to paint ;)
Words come later, images and the joy I experience when I paint comes first.

I sometimes think about my work as a maze. I go into long winded paths of discovery, I dive deep into a subject but I follow tangents too. They sometimes lead to dead ends yet other times bring about the most wonderful discoveries.

Ive learned not to give up too soon. Is almost a scientific approach: establishing outcomes through testing and experimentation; making observations, predictions and most importantly analysing the results.

I work in collections. I explore a subject until I feel like its ran its course. I paint in tied palette that I almost always mix myself, colour mixing and creating my own colours is a big part of my prep work. My palette oscillates between earthy tones, dark moody ones and blue, the colour that I seem to be gravitating towards in recent months. As Van Gogh said "There is no blue without yellow and orange", therefore I also incorporate those two, its a must!