Hello, I've been studying pigments lately and decided to make my own pigments, and paint. I read a lot about it and collected some rocks right outside my door. I thought, this is amazing! I will go round about and collect rocks, make paint, and paint pictures of the places where I found the rocks.

I smashed rocks in a mortar and pestle. I filtered, dried, jarred, and labeled. I mulled the pigments with oil to make paint. Finally I painted a picture.

I said, I am glad I did that but it's hard work. I am not sure I want to do that again!

Thanks, Jeanne Ross