A visit to Sydney and the Blue Mountains gave me the inspiration to paint the country and continent of Australia as a map in watercolour.
The map has been given both a realistic and expressionistic look that nicely reflects the rugged, rugged and unpredictable features of this country. The use of colour has also been taken into account with regard to the desert areas, swamp and forest areas.
This map of Australia is also available as a Round Print (Wall Circle).
WorldMapsShop is a design studio where artistic cartographic illustrations and paintings are created by graphic designer, photographer and painter Ricardo Bouman.
In his studio and workshop, he works with both analogue mediums 'paints and inks' and modern digital mediums 'vector line drawings, typography and proprietary photographic images'.
His unique..
Read more…