Fern Smith 
Fern Smith Mr. T 
Fern Smith Suffrage 
Fern Smith Bunch 
Fern Smith Over the mountain 
Fern Smith RSO 
Fern Smith Mr. X
This little body of work was completed after finishing the project on women’s suffrage in Victoria. The beginning of my work becoming environmentally friendly and waterway safe.
One of the aims was to make my own paint from pigments and grounds. Secondly the works to be were non toxic and complied with ATSM standard. I sourced the grounds and pigments from Australia, France, America and Italy. The non toxic pigments and grounds combined with linseed oil and with lavender or eucalyptus oil. The brushes were washed up with mild soap in warm water.
I had left showing the work four until I was convinced the paint held its integrity. After four years I put them through the test of my harsh morning light window they stood up to the test for a couple of months. They are today looking as bright as the day they were painted.
Unlike drawing or water color I need to be in a particular head space for oil painting, as the brush doesn’t move as quickly across the surface. The works tend to be more worked out and deliberate before the oil hits the surface
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