ochre stratum

raw pigment, ancient ground.

A concentrated band of raw ochre and sienna cuts across the centre of the composition, flanked by pale cream fields above and below. The effect is geological — this is not sky meeting earth, but earth revealing itself in layers. The colour is dense, mineral, almost tactile, as if the surface of the painting were the surface of the land.

The mood is primal and grounding. Ochre Stratum is the most unexpected piece in the collection — it inverts the usual horizon logic and places the intensity at the centre. It works in contemporary spaces with natural materials: stone, raw wood, concrete. A statement piece for those who want their art to feel like the earth it came from.