Crocoite

The West Coast of Tasmania is a mass grouping of extremes. Weather, barren rock scapes, raw beauty. Mineral rich and heavily tannined.
Many of the rocks were produced by volcanoes. Mostly known as the Mt Read volcanic belt.
Gold,copper,lead,silver,tin,zinc and ultra high purity silica flour have all been mined in Tasmania.
Tassie is home to two rare minerals crocoite and stichtite. Crocoite is made of fantastic bright red crystals and is Tasmania's mineral emblem.
This all influences my atmospheric interpretation of this corner of our globe.

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Maria is an Australian artist based in Tasmania, who has been painting, drawing and creating from a young age.
Choosing mostly to work in Acrylics and watercolour.
Maria draws on her love of her Island home, it's unique flora and fauna and her lived experiences for inspiration.
Capturing the sun peaking over the horizon, the froth from turbulence in the water or the crisp feeling of the winter season is her aim.