ochres

Especially do these changes take place when the iron oxides are not associated with an earthy base; when, in fact, the so-called ochres cannot be classed as such.

Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists George Field

The boat was then painted. the pigments for this purpose were obtained from various substances found in the ground, such as ochres and other similar earths, and they were mixed with oils obtained from animals.

Aboriginal America 1860

Using resources such as ochres and raw sienna mixed with organic materials such as roots, carmine, cochineal, ivory black and burnt bones, he fashioned the most radiant of colors.

Hayley Griffith: Maison Sennelier: Color Inspiration From Paris Hayley Griffith 2011

Using resources such as ochres and raw sienna mixed with organic materials such as roots, carmine, cochineal, ivory black and burnt bones, he fashioned the most radiant of colors.

Hayley Griffith: Maison Sennelier: Color Inspiration From Paris Hayley Griffith 2011

Granite lifted from the shore below reflects the soft ochres and grays of sea rock, the very colors that make the paintings of Alan Magee so engaging: the paradox of the hard and cold softened by rounded forms and earthen tones.

Robinson Jeffers 2010

Like Guston's infinite shades of pink, Roman ochres can be pale or saturated, constantly changing in the brilliant light and over time.

An Anxious Modern Eyes the Eternal City Karen Wilkin 2011

I was struck (and had a giggle) by one of the comments on the brochure from one of his critics Charles Bigot who said "from a only a few paces away everything he tries to produce disappears: we see no more than a formless ensemble - a series of crude blotches of unpleasant blues, pinks and ochres."

non-voyant - French Word-A-Day 2009

The colours are lovely (all dark greens, shady blues and warm ochres) and the sense of invention magically nostalgic.

The Princess and the Frog; Alice in Wonderland; Mimacs; Extraordinary Measures; The Last Station 2010

The vivid greens of Spring and Summer, the reds and ochres of Autumn and perhaps most especially Winter's light sprinkles of brilliant white snow all complement and enhance the luminous glow and harmonious lines of this truly exceptional structure.

Archive 2008-03-01 2008

It is all harmonized by a rich but subdued palette of autumnal reds, oranges, greens and ochres except for "Preoccupied with the Blue".

ArtScene: Current Top Exhibitions in the Western United States ArtScene 2010