Once, there were three mandarines,
And a small pot of blue in between.
Whilst they got acquainted
I stood back and painted
And the scene seen here now's what I seen (or saw, whatever).
Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"
Daily painting exercises in tonal realism since February 2013; adorned with terrible puns since 2014.
Once, there were three mandarines,
Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"
This was painted as part of the Victorian Artists' Society Portrait Painters in Action day 2025. The day is a hive of activity and should more accurately be called the Portrait Painters Action day as it's the opposite of inaction.
Having painted so many quinces recently, I've almost earned the nickname Timas Aquinces. And I'm aware I haven't included the Picquot ware jug in the pun; or maybe I have?
Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"
Both pumpkin and ladle (these particular specimens) appeared in a painting from earlier this year; their reappearance is partly due to my love of gourd and the fact I'm a bit of a ladles man.
Oil on canvas board, 20" x 24"
A little memento to take away from the recent Victorian Artists' Society paintout: I wanted to bring home the beacon.
Oil on plywood, 9" x 5"
For as long as I remain at a high vantage point, I'm constantly on the lookout.
Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"
To paint this scene, I had to lower the Barham somewhat.
Oil on plywood, 9" x 5"
P.S. It would have been better to have raised the bar as this will be one of my entries in this year's VAS 9 x 5 Exhibition.
This is a quick sketch from the first day of the most recent Victorian Artists' Society paint-out weekend. After a long drive, I was perhaps a wee bit distracted -- I biddled whilst foam churned.
To prepare this scene it was necessary to corral a pair and a half of pears. To paint it, I had to concentrate so as not to lose my bottle.
Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"
I started this painting over a week ago and ran out of time to finish. As such, I had to replace the persimmon because the original one had ripened to the point that it was persimmona non grata. The stand-in was a make-sift solution.
Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"
Quincy Stones was a persimmon of significance in the music industry
Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"
P.S. This started life as a quick demo for one of my recent workshops; I found it yesterday and quite liked it, so recreated the scene in order to complete it.
Painting is one percent quince-spiration and ninety-nine percent persimmon-spiration.
Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"
To truly paint something you have to get into the mind of the object; therefore, if you think like a stone(ware), it's a piece of pith.
Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"
I've painted this small copper jug many, many times, which reminds me of the old saying, little and often fills the persimmon.
Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"
Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"