SORCERY
COLORS used in this artwork are shades of phthalo blue, charcoals, and black and white.
BACKGROUND is flat white,
TEXTURING is soft. Edges of prepared board have a rocky grain.
SIZE is 9 ½”H x 10 ¼”W
CULTURAL INSPIRATION: This rock painting is located in the Shelter at Nourlangie. Nourlangie is in the Northern Territory on an Aboriginal reserve called Arnhem Land. The paintings here may have been designated for sorcery or sympathetic magic. They are believed to be at least 3,000 years old.
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