:: Serpentine ::

We are excited to offer a limited edition of pure ‘Serpentine’ in a special half pan watercolor.

Serpentine crystallizes in plate-like layers, and granular masses.  A rare and costly gemstone pigment that was milled in Japan from pure Serpentine. With a serene green hue that invokes forest moss, it is a lovely addition to any collection.

Serpentine is a chthonic mineral formed from the marriage of water and rock deep in the mantle of Gaea below the Earth’s crust. As far back as 3500 BC an ancient Mesopotamian seal was found to be carved from Serpentine; this semi-precious stone has a long history of mirroring the fertile and creative new growth of spring.

Painting with Serpentine watercolor invokes the liminal spaces where the ocean meets undersea plate ridges in a unique blend of elemental alchemy fired at a low simmering temperature.

Our Serpentine paint is hand-crafted from 100% natural Serpentine crystals ground and milled to a rich consistency. I hope you enjoy this sea green that has been lifted from the tides for your figurative and creative arts.

A half pan of artist-grade, lightfast watercolor. This watercolor paint has naturally beautiful granulation that can be layered from thick to thin. Each pan is hand poured to exacting traditional recipes and techniques in our studio using the highest quality earth pigments, and natural watercolor binding medium made from distilled water, honey, glycerine, and the sap of acacia trees.

* If you would like to purchase the complete set of ‘Spring Pastel’ gemstone watercolors you can find them available here.

** When purchasing this listing you will receive one half pan of ‘Serpentine’ watercolor. The third photo contains comparison swatches of our other gemstone watercolours for your viewing pleasure. 

 *** Please choose carefully, our gemstone watercolor paints are accessible to all to purchase and paint with, however, these paints act decidedly different than factory or synthetic watercolors. Because these paints are handcrafted from natural earth minerals and crystals they have a consistency like wet sand and do not disperse or soak into the paper as conventional watercolors do, but rather they hover more gracefully on the surface. We suggest that you add water in a gentle balance being careful to not drown these gemstone paints while working with them and to build up the colors in layers for a deeper saturation of color.  We do not recommend any abrasive scratching and or rubbing with gemstone watercolors. There are no refunds or exchanges for this item. 

  * subject to availability.