Red Lady
,Onya Wilder McCausland
, 2016, minewater waste pigment in gum arabic on paper, 150 x 120.Geologically distinct earth colours are constantly forming from coal minewater treatment waste in geographically varied landscapes across the UK. I have found, collected and processed these colours and use them in paintings to re-view perceptions of colour, its material structure and to consider our connection with the contemporary landscape.
Stratigraphy
,Onya Wilder McCausland
, 2016, stone lithograph and minewater waste pigment on paper, 70 x 100.
Sedimenting Overnight
,Onya Wilder McCausland
, 2017, minewater waste pigment in in watercolour on somerset paper, 56 x 76.
Vanishing Point
,Onya Wilder McCausland
, 2016, screen print with minewater waste pigment on paper, 56 x 76.
Charcoal Measure
,Onya Wilder McCausland
, 2016, charcoal, lime mortar, 100 meters over 3 acre area.Installation at Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail