Monday 18 March 2024

Off Dan Hallorans Lane, Pastoria

 

Having nominated a location for a paint-out with my friends Paul and Hiro, I said, "See you in Hall-orans Lane".

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Tuesday 27 February 2024

Colour vs Skull

 

Don't be bored out of your skull, add a little colour to your life.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Saturday 24 February 2024

Near Kyneton Station

 

Landscape oil painting of a brick chimney beside an array of buildings an two eucalypts
Trialling the 9x5 format in preparation for the VAS 9x5 Exhibition.  I quite enjoyed it, though I'm not sure I could do it 9 to 5.

Oil on canvas board, 9" x 5"

Monday 12 February 2024

Still Life with Garlic Bulb

 

The cloven hoof in the depths of allium.

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Monday 22 January 2024

Ripening Tomatoes with Enamelware Bowl

 

Still life oil painting of orange and red tomatoes beside a green enamelware bowl
A subject ripe for wordplay (or not quite, as the case may be).

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10" 

Thursday 18 January 2024

Sunday 14 January 2024

Still Life with Fruit Spectrum

 

Richard of York before the battle (or ROY for short).

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Sunday 7 January 2024

Bosc Pears with Bottle

Still life oil painting of two pears and a bottle
Keen observers may notice a subtle echo of the pears in the bottle glass; you might say it's two Bosc in reflected glory.

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Monday 18 December 2023

Still Life with Bone Handle Knife and Onion

 

Still life oil painting of a bone handle knife, an onion and an enamelware cup
This painting didn't quite turn out as I'd hoped: I think I'd better bone up a little so I really know my onions.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Sunday 17 December 2023

Off Dunbars Road, Carlsruhe

 

Landscape oil painting of a eucalypt with farm buildings behind
This painting is pretty much finished -- it's all Dunbar the shouting.

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Carlsruhe Railway Station

 

Landscape oil painting of a Victorian-era railway station
I found there was a certain degree of difficulty painting this building from such an angle causing me to wonder if perhaps I had ideas above my station.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Monday 11 December 2023

Tomato with Brown Schnapps Bottle

Still life oil painting of a tomato beside a brown glass bottle
I pick my tomatoes ripe, and I pick my bottles wisely.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Monday 4 December 2023

Off Breakneck Road, Near Malmsbury

 

This is somewhat larger than my usual outdoor effort, so it was essential to paint quickly (though not quite at the speed suggested by the location).

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Saturday 2 December 2023

Apple with Small Blue Vase

 

Still life oil painting of an apple beside a small blue vase
The vase played a blue note; the apple struck a cored.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Tuesday 21 November 2023

Pipers Creek Landscape

 

Landscape oil painting of rolling hills with two cows in the foreground
I was painting these rolling hills when a couple of cows hooved into view.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Monday 20 November 2023

Silo, East Metcalfe

 

Landscape oil painting of a small grain silo near trees with a distant hill
I'm worried that the reproduction of this silo painting might be a bit grainy.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Saturday 18 November 2023

Kyneton from Pleasant Hill Road

 

Landscape oil painting of rolling hills, cows and a collection of distant trees
This is the fifth painting I've posted featuring Pleasant Hill Road -- you could say I rode the gravy train.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

P.S. I reckon this might be a very similar scene to the one Graeme Inson painted here (http://thepictorialcollection.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/100_1220_Fotor_20130407.jpg) which I've been trying to find for many years.

Mount Macedon from Pleasant Hill Road, Kyneton

 

Landscape oil painting of trees and buildings with a distant mountain range
This was a quick sketch and I wasn't sure if it would amount to anything (except maybe for a mount).

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Pleasant Hill Road, Kyneton

 

Pleasant Hill Road has been the subject of many of my recent paintings; it seems I just can't dispense with the pleasantries.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Tuesday 14 November 2023

Small Copper Ewer with Pear

 

A pitcher might be worth a thousand words, but a ewer is worth much fewer (though certainly more than a pair).

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"