Pigments

Pigments

Kyrgyz orange​

Nomadic landscapes and bazaars

Crossing from the Pamir Highway into Kyrgyzstan, the landscape quickly turns orange, so much so that even the passport stamp is printed in orange ink. I collected this highly pigmented earth from roadside soil deposits and used it to paint the bustling Osh Bazaar in Bishkek.

Kyrgyz landscape from the road
Locally collected earth from the roadside
Painting location at Osh Bazaar in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Preparation
Painting location at Osh Bazaar in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Painting Osh Bazaar en plein air with locally collected orange earth.
Detail of the Kyrgyz Orange watercolor.
Material
Kyrgyz Orange – Osh Bazaar
Travel sketchbook stamp from Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyz landscape from the road
Kyrgyz landscape from the road
Kyrgyz landscape from the road
View of a wall related with Kyrgyz Orange
Orange bus in Bishkek
  • Osh Bazaar, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  • 42°52'28.6"N 74°34'07.2"E
  • Friday, 26 September 2025

Pigment recipe

≈ PY43 and ≈ PR102 (iron oxides)​ Natural geological earth mixture.

Kyrgyz orange earth gathered from roadside soil deposits.

Crimson
Lapis Lazuli