Description
- Ochre: An Artist Portfolio Squarespace Website Template
- Ochre is a warm, editorial portfolio Squarespace template for painters and visual artists who want their work to feel like it’s hanging in a quiet gallery. Paper-toned backgrounds, soft serif headlines and catalogue-style captions give every page the calm of an exhibition catalogue. Gentle scroll animations and clear navigation keep the focus on the art.
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- buy me a coffee
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Who it’s for
- Painters, illustrators and printmakers presenting a body of work
- Artists who show with galleries and need a place for exhibitions, CV and press
- Artists who take commissions and want a simple way to receive enquiries
- Artists who keep a studio journal alongside their portfolio
Pages included
- Home
- Hero with an animated headline, a featured artwork and an overlapping secondary piece
- Scrolling banner for the current exhibition
- Selected works in an asymmetric, gallery-style layout
- Artist statement as a large pull quote
- Exhibitions list with Now, Upcoming, Group and Past labels
- Studio notebook with three journal entries
- Commissions call-to-action band
- About
- Studio portrait with an editorial biography and drop cap
- Practice section: a three-step process (Walk, Gather, Paint)
- Curriculum vitae: education, solo and group exhibitions, awards and residencies
- Press quotes and collections
- Work
- Artwork gallery with plate numbers, titles, medium, dimensions and year
- Category filters (All, Paintings, Works on Paper, Studies) with counts
- Full-screen artwork viewer with previous/next navigation and keyboard support
- Series index
- Contact
- Enquiry form with topic selector, required-field checks, newsletter opt-in and a thank-you message
- Studio email, gallery representation, studio visit hours and social links
- FAQ on buying, commissions and shipping
Also included
- Download bar above the header
- Sticky header that hides as you scroll down, with a scroll progress line
- Full-screen mobile menu
- Fade-up reveals and image-wipe effects on scroll
- Subtle paper-grain texture
- Adjustable global colour palette
- Responsive layout for desktop, tablet and mobile
- Respects reduced-motion settings