Ink drawing of stacked boulders topped by a tiny spired castle, broken columns at the base and one stone drifting away
Ink drawing of stacked boulders topped by a tiny spired castle, broken columns at the base and one stone drifting away

Cat. 075.1 · Spire of Stones

Castle on the Cairn

Boulders of every size balance in a crooked tower that leans and wobbles up the centre of a white page. Perched on the topmost rock is a tiny castle of needle-thin spires, with one loose stone and a pebble floating away beside it. At the base, broken columns stand in the dust on either side. Everything is drawn in black pen, the rocks shaded with dense crosshatching and short scratchy marks.

Black ink on white with only hatching for grey, so it stays crisp and graphic. The tall shape suits the tower exactly: the eye starts at the ruined columns and climbs rock by rock to the spires near the top. At 9 × 18 in the tiny castle windows become readable. It hangs well in a study or among bookshelves.

Hangs well a study wall or between tall bookshelves

Order a print · A$59–89

Sizes, print quality and prices
15 × 30 cm
245 dpi, very sharp
A$59
20 × 41 cm
184 dpi, sharp
A$79
23 × 46 cm
163 dpi, sharp
A$89

Unframed, on matte poster paper, cropped to 1:2 as shown. Free shipping to 23 countries, GST included. Paper, delivery and refunds

About this plate

Collection
Spire of Stones, No. 075. See the wallpaper collection · All its prints
Plate
Plate I of 8
Palette
white, grey
Added
21 July 2025
Original
1,472 × 3,264 px
On iPhone
Also a free wallpaper in the pxCream app.

Set of three · A$179

  1. Castle on the Cairn
  2. Shedding Stones
  3. Church at the Foot

Any three plates from Spire of Stones, 8 × 16 in each. These three, or your own pick.

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