Pigments

Pigments

Cobalts​

Decoration of the Silk Road

Surrounded by the intricate blue tilework and turquoise domes of the Registan madrasas in Samarkand, I painted with cobalt pigments mixed with ochres, echoing the sand and heat of the Silk Road.

Painting location at the Registan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Detail of the Cobalts watercolor.
Painting the Registan en plein air in Samarkand.
Dome of the Registan in Samarkand
Painting location at the Registan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Travel sketchbook stamp from Samarkand.
Tilework of the Registan in Samarkand
  • Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
  • 39°39'17.3"N 66°58'31.4"E
  • Sunday, 27 July 2025

Pigment recipe

PB28 Cobalt Blue Light

Schmincke Horadam 487

PG50 Cobalt Turquoise

Schmincke Horadam 509

Malachite
Gold (Imit.)

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