River Red Gums, Royal Park

The afternoon light passed before I could properly sink my fangs into my work; as such, this painting is all gums and no teeth.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Self Portrait

The model made this painting particularly difficult: he wouldn't stop turning his head.

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Teapot with Lemon

When life gives you lemons, make a pot of tea (it's much better for you than lemonade).

Oil on canvas board, 6"x 4"

Pear in My Left Hand

This painting was a bit of a handful.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

P. S. The obvious pun (a pear of hand) has already been made, making a pair of hands and a pair of pears.

P. P. S. Thanks to everyone who came to visit my show recently--to see you in the wool shed was shear pleasure.

Exhibition: Shedding Light on Small Things

Each year my parents open their garden as part of Kyneton's Daffodil and Arts Festival, and it has become an almost dyed-in-the-wool tradition for them to arrange a small exhibition of my paintings, as an accompaniment, in their shearing shed.  This year I've decided to take the ram by the horns and apply a more selective curatorial eye--as such, I'll be showing more than sixty of my favourite pieces from the last twelve months (in the conveniently-located megapopolis of Pipers Creek).

My parents have aptly described their garden as a place where nature has triumphed over human endeavour, and whilst their varied collection of trees are best viewed during autumn months, there's more than enough to keep the most apathetic botanist entertained, not to mention crowds upon hosts of daffodils (golden and otherwise).

Where can I view this prosperous partnership of paintings and perennials? I hear you think.  Well, I'm glad you thought:

When:
Saturday 2nd September - Sunday 10th September 2017

10am - 4pm daily

Where:
The Shearing Shed

Rosebery Hill

156 Pipers Creek-Pastoria Road

Pipers Creek 3444 (See Google Maps)

Web:
http://paintingaday.net (the good, the bad and the particularly ugly)

I'll be in attendance during weekends, so please let me know if you're planning to visit and I'll be sure to be on hand to pontificate about the artwork.

House at Rosebery Hill, Pipers Creek

I've been trying to think of a house pun, but I'm tired of dwelling on it.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Onion with Paint Tube

A bulb onion with a tuber paint

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Red Pepper with Wooden Elephant

Wooden elephant ignoring the capsicum in the room.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Carrot with Sauce Jug

I'm having trouble devising a pun for this image: I'm not sure if the jug is the source of the problem or if the carrot is the root cause.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Silver-Plated Jug with Banana

Silver are jugs, bananas are gold;
Though bananas don't glisten, they're of worth manifold.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Daffodil in Miniature Vase

There once was a gold daffodil,
In a vase, not in vale nor on hill--
And it never was spied
By a poet lakeside,
Nor did dance, but remained very still.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Blue Castor Oil Bottle with Désirée Potato

This potato was added to my soup, thus making it a blue chip stock.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Red Pepper with Old Fashioned Glass

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: somewhat old fashioned, but going in and out of style.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Pear with Linen-Bound Book

To be double-booked is to have a pair of bookings.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Dam at Rosebery Hill, Pipers Creek

At first I wasn't sure if this scene held enough interest to warrant painting, but after some reflection, I decided to proceed.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Figure Study

A not-so-lively knees-up (the model had to remain very still)

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Lemon with Petite Liqueur Bottle

There once was a lemon and bottle,
And each tried to quote Aristotle;
But neither could speak
The antique form of Greek,
Nor had requisite skills polyglottal.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Daffodils in Glass Vase

I asked the florist if she cut these daffodils with secateurs, but she replied, "Nar--cissus".

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Daffodils in Carafe

Modern readers may be confused upon reading of Wordsworth as a metaphorical cloud coming upon a host--I mean, everything's hosted in the cloud these days, isn't it?

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Cow Sculptures at Heide Museum of Modern Art

It's much easier to paint stationary cows than their animated counterparts.  Now, if only I could think of a pun involving bovines that don't move.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"