tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81271116008470700172024-03-26T13:12:52.663+11:00Painting a Day: T. J. MurphyDaily painting exercises in tonal realism since February 2013; adorned with terrible puns since 2014.Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.comBlogger1407125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-46633986255992269932024-03-20T14:30:00.003+11:002024-03-20T14:30:59.683+11:00Still Life with Large Squashes<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXQAURdV-lsQMQDSnHRLaKh8YHXhsrhktSvaGa4oac75wDy_lk-Og_xmiGk1mtQ2QnAFHhG0Eh7_WclcHNUyG1fdzECS6_J-4L-5aGM61ThuOVy9F1-CxrU1Pazv7K0jkK81_NRjzS6PI-0uuKNWGkQvrfo5g7hMGiBxR2ty5iuPnFgc8vxOJFSAl2oY/s1000/painting-a-day-2024-03-20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXQAURdV-lsQMQDSnHRLaKh8YHXhsrhktSvaGa4oac75wDy_lk-Og_xmiGk1mtQ2QnAFHhG0Eh7_WclcHNUyG1fdzECS6_J-4L-5aGM61ThuOVy9F1-CxrU1Pazv7K0jkK81_NRjzS6PI-0uuKNWGkQvrfo5g7hMGiBxR2ty5iuPnFgc8vxOJFSAl2oY/w400-h320/painting-a-day-2024-03-20.jpg" title="Still life oil painting of two large squashes beside an aluminium jug and a blue pot" width="400" /></a></div>I had to paint these squashes of unusual size on a larger canvas -- I didn't want the scene to be too squashy.<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-43058416787416335172024-03-18T16:49:00.002+11:002024-03-19T17:23:46.704+11:00Off Dan Hallorans Lane, Pastoria<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIPtw_fRlDxt9oG7DJi13T7FDkuNw7dDXp7K5hpJEmy6AxoLu0eOpcEeAwkzospEl4ijfMaTWW_p827bg6DAVDTX0P44HbM65xf9fgvgl3_U3ionBKEfLpm56Wo34pX6WWfEe6oMgwI_Eid2SZW91kc38keoweEW9KWASYVP-OhPUsA1-JJ3JWzep55w/s800/painting-a-day-2024-03-18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="800" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIPtw_fRlDxt9oG7DJi13T7FDkuNw7dDXp7K5hpJEmy6AxoLu0eOpcEeAwkzospEl4ijfMaTWW_p827bg6DAVDTX0P44HbM65xf9fgvgl3_U3ionBKEfLpm56Wo34pX6WWfEe6oMgwI_Eid2SZW91kc38keoweEW9KWASYVP-OhPUsA1-JJ3JWzep55w/w400-h303/painting-a-day-2024-03-18.jpg" title="Landscape oil painting of a eucalypt with farm buildings in the middle ground and distant hills" width="400" /></a></div>Having nominated a location for a paint-out with my friends Paul and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hirohairstylist/">Hiro</a>, I said, "See you in Hall-orans Lane".<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-67070256211487015142024-02-27T14:41:00.001+11:002024-02-28T14:45:09.352+11:00Colour vs Skull<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7S2zfY2sHBfEkKiS_Z3ehd9iPUPeVswq2PoBX2fxZdkJalHwYxUDoEX45Pal7_Ud2FqeAyZJFQHJ0ztq7joZ6Kl1qNOHWBeGVth8Sfjpys_3dbwgPJgTexf7AMWy_qOIAqMVPzvZ7C0VgphPzMAUv2XjRDT2EqpMJQM_UvMv56bBi9bg3R5woC44_04/s1000/painting-a-day-2024-02-27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1000" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7S2zfY2sHBfEkKiS_Z3ehd9iPUPeVswq2PoBX2fxZdkJalHwYxUDoEX45Pal7_Ud2FqeAyZJFQHJ0ztq7joZ6Kl1qNOHWBeGVth8Sfjpys_3dbwgPJgTexf7AMWy_qOIAqMVPzvZ7C0VgphPzMAUv2XjRDT2EqpMJQM_UvMv56bBi9bg3R5woC44_04/w400-h315/painting-a-day-2024-02-27.jpg" title="Still life oil painting of colourful objects beside a skull" width="400" /></a></div>Don't be bored out of your skull, add a little colour to your life.<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-35834966941353336322024-02-24T10:35:00.004+11:002024-02-25T10:42:50.271+11:00Near Kyneton Station<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9pGprdVviwY7zZD6nvmck0HfG3gYKryz5QemabNF-a8DY5DKfYTi5bciPeelPyqd6Q_zr6A7PMquk3b0XvnPElHAiJb1yU3Z2-qdcnrQ1t1OhPdFBdu7PhY5LBVohC-RhkjcX3AqXIfvz9Q08M-t0rwKWdM2BOe0T8Inmx8qk3lfuHt8OkQZxyvu8G4/s675/painting-a-day-2024-02-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Landscape oil painting of a brick chimney beside an array of buildings an two eucalypts" border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="675" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9pGprdVviwY7zZD6nvmck0HfG3gYKryz5QemabNF-a8DY5DKfYTi5bciPeelPyqd6Q_zr6A7PMquk3b0XvnPElHAiJb1yU3Z2-qdcnrQ1t1OhPdFBdu7PhY5LBVohC-RhkjcX3AqXIfvz9Q08M-t0rwKWdM2BOe0T8Inmx8qk3lfuHt8OkQZxyvu8G4/w320-h174/painting-a-day-2024-02-24.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Trialling the 9x5 format in preparation for the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C3tgWIYvlUb/">VAS 9x5 Exhibition</a>. I quite enjoyed it, though I'm not sure I could do it 9 to 5.<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 9" x 5"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-22103328657203771612024-02-12T15:38:00.002+11:002024-02-12T15:38:56.435+11:00Still Life with Garlic Bulb<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGC5T9GvYVRDsjuExyYwSumTY_B2YlWkzV1SL6tjZDbTX9kNkCDQI2rPAuLdqwlY8SrLwfgBE64ORuaBXQ1HfO_EEcgHF1i2XKDgE4glLuxD0TNrRlkOqoxThRzUht7ElYpBZh7fZXYHF3PRkInZsnejqjQ0-FOqgDmQzyAAEMPFc33T8o7yJYMKQkj6M/s800/painting-a-day-2024-02-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGC5T9GvYVRDsjuExyYwSumTY_B2YlWkzV1SL6tjZDbTX9kNkCDQI2rPAuLdqwlY8SrLwfgBE64ORuaBXQ1HfO_EEcgHF1i2XKDgE4glLuxD0TNrRlkOqoxThRzUht7ElYpBZh7fZXYHF3PRkInZsnejqjQ0-FOqgDmQzyAAEMPFc33T8o7yJYMKQkj6M/w400-h300/painting-a-day-2024-02-12.jpg" title="Still life oil painting of a garlic bulb, a tomato, an enamelware cup lying on its side, a copper teapot and several bottles" width="400" /></a></div>The cloven hoof in the depths of allium.<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-66992508170463476792024-01-22T21:46:00.001+11:002024-01-22T21:46:19.036+11:00Ripening Tomatoes with Enamelware Bowl<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTORYVd8Vh052kPOn6VGW9Oto9AlXvf6F_ZwjT_NYPpVKzmhrgUyuTJQiFRydBakscRU-q1-ODY0MwBwyczyiSGb9EHMvv7G6Vi93x04ABMewDM_VQhndbveXODb5HSpLzKv1lRNyclljTrroQM47-PjuXJ57jCTeYmirdYXvm3vTuvo9T3n6JeykFf4/s600/painting-a-day-2024-01-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Still life oil painting of orange and red tomatoes beside a green enamelware bowl" border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="600" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTORYVd8Vh052kPOn6VGW9Oto9AlXvf6F_ZwjT_NYPpVKzmhrgUyuTJQiFRydBakscRU-q1-ODY0MwBwyczyiSGb9EHMvv7G6Vi93x04ABMewDM_VQhndbveXODb5HSpLzKv1lRNyclljTrroQM47-PjuXJ57jCTeYmirdYXvm3vTuvo9T3n6JeykFf4/w320-h256/painting-a-day-2024-01-22.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A subject ripe for wordplay (or not quite, as the case may be).<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"</i> </p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-6555738522774682612024-01-18T15:06:00.006+11:002024-01-18T15:06:58.553+11:00Pear with Brass Fire Starter and Apple<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfey604NCC__IYeDjYa_FP0xtAcJQsYumcIAn2pxmWSK2AOmXNYkd_FaCpFsTGybRn63SMklsPgEV8WqYha5nEVbRge4BkND3vsEfVHvIxmxj4i7xUecBQhyphenhyphenP1RXFbVuv79tchCZU0mo7sw_t1iUiTPs8xCyHK4igeJdApZh96qMRf09pYX22_34v4LY/s600/painting-a-day-2024-01-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Still life oil painting of a pear beside a brass fire starter and a green apple" border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="600" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfey604NCC__IYeDjYa_FP0xtAcJQsYumcIAn2pxmWSK2AOmXNYkd_FaCpFsTGybRn63SMklsPgEV8WqYha5nEVbRge4BkND3vsEfVHvIxmxj4i7xUecBQhyphenhyphenP1RXFbVuv79tchCZU0mo7sw_t1iUiTPs8xCyHK4igeJdApZh96qMRf09pYX22_34v4LY/w320-h247/painting-a-day-2024-01-18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A pear beside a pair (of things).<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-62227712418258148762024-01-14T13:43:00.003+11:002024-01-14T13:43:45.685+11:00Still Life with Fruit Spectrum<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBvTfar6jcHE-79BEJAe0OtVJGRFWDO7JSH9KVKNpeXYZm3rWrIWx_WKA5hYIb1YpSyoomfgrJxjPQuoo2PNKkqD_H1JSYUKGWnpFf-pN7SHVhcPwwdkinsqX-Hq7arikGIW4luGZx_2gc_aTZSb_kHHwjjGcoukez4MxhNtDoMBruLZCCETYZUuXAVI/s800/painting-a-day-2024-01-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="800" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBvTfar6jcHE-79BEJAe0OtVJGRFWDO7JSH9KVKNpeXYZm3rWrIWx_WKA5hYIb1YpSyoomfgrJxjPQuoo2PNKkqD_H1JSYUKGWnpFf-pN7SHVhcPwwdkinsqX-Hq7arikGIW4luGZx_2gc_aTZSb_kHHwjjGcoukez4MxhNtDoMBruLZCCETYZUuXAVI/w400-h296/painting-a-day-2024-01-14.jpg" title="Still life oil painting featuring a tomato, a small pumpkin and a yellow pepper" width="400" /></a></div>Richard of York before the battle (or ROY for short).<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-34237387273986646632024-01-07T16:42:00.003+11:002024-01-07T16:42:42.111+11:00Bosc Pears with Bottle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAW-oCp16fwQL9qtvIuzURJdLD1XlqBIJVw4D91pWB50JcIbOGzBSSx7q-vuKO76e58Su8Qe1ZXSuzfS_xXonKRl1SEO5fKA8bsaYibxxKpkVydKjd8uOoqrlcIgqwTgyLOuP7NnmCRzW1YirW1d3I5j3npW5i6dqiqqYFdAL-d0tVFOzH9Y7hd886B4/s800/painting-a-day-2024-01-07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Still life oil painting of two pears and a bottle" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="601" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAW-oCp16fwQL9qtvIuzURJdLD1XlqBIJVw4D91pWB50JcIbOGzBSSx7q-vuKO76e58Su8Qe1ZXSuzfS_xXonKRl1SEO5fKA8bsaYibxxKpkVydKjd8uOoqrlcIgqwTgyLOuP7NnmCRzW1YirW1d3I5j3npW5i6dqiqqYFdAL-d0tVFOzH9Y7hd886B4/w300-h400/painting-a-day-2024-01-07.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Keen observers may notice a subtle echo of the pears in the bottle glass; you might say it's two Bosc in reflected glory.<p></p><div><i>Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"</i></div>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-66437498385054240102023-12-18T10:45:00.001+11:002023-12-19T10:49:31.613+11:00Still Life with Bone Handle Knife and Onion<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNh06T2LK4qJHzPoU2qkc3338knnwPq_-Yh6-YOCHHQv24_uEtb40c4bOq0Up5uBDEbGH-zqAVDnaiU8sRZLhITpIld3MoTsnzdTfZqMlFOKSa81txNs8dFHodgJv28RkbFrhV70f2hZAaXW1FfCA3m3PdAlqGXJB8NUaJ6zMCvbzetbf_3Uixb4z9to/s600/painting-a-day-2023-12-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Still life oil painting of a bone handle knife, an onion and an enamelware cup" border="0" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="600" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNh06T2LK4qJHzPoU2qkc3338knnwPq_-Yh6-YOCHHQv24_uEtb40c4bOq0Up5uBDEbGH-zqAVDnaiU8sRZLhITpIld3MoTsnzdTfZqMlFOKSa81txNs8dFHodgJv28RkbFrhV70f2hZAaXW1FfCA3m3PdAlqGXJB8NUaJ6zMCvbzetbf_3Uixb4z9to/w320-h254/painting-a-day-2023-12-18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>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.<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-43239264427139150752023-12-17T17:00:00.002+11:002023-12-18T14:17:34.043+11:00Off Dunbars Road, Carlsruhe<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAuk9Ba2pERXjmzZ6n_4-sQy1ZUIR9foljRd6PzqCOmrrxTGTGvD8w9AoGtbzGEHFTn5fJcsRwIJmPhKDZIXyRsypQPT8gXYVBY2NaRyKKumv1nuOpPNRRggKjTuq10_ukvd8USamjhFBAnTOC7D_nGTutnTWmPXhYKVD4sdagW9AMHFVtZoFlCWdkyk/s800/painting-a-day-2023-12-17-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Landscape oil painting of a eucalypt with farm buildings behind" border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="800" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAuk9Ba2pERXjmzZ6n_4-sQy1ZUIR9foljRd6PzqCOmrrxTGTGvD8w9AoGtbzGEHFTn5fJcsRwIJmPhKDZIXyRsypQPT8gXYVBY2NaRyKKumv1nuOpPNRRggKjTuq10_ukvd8USamjhFBAnTOC7D_nGTutnTWmPXhYKVD4sdagW9AMHFVtZoFlCWdkyk/w400-h299/painting-a-day-2023-12-17-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This painting is pretty much finished -- it's all Dunbar the shouting.<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-50425210738137930502023-12-17T12:00:00.001+11:002023-12-18T14:08:55.793+11:00Carlsruhe Railway Station<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBAYbtzzURGxNuMZbdC9LPdFKK6oPAjC438Kks4Be9Fa21W07G0ReoczDGyFJnttyyOXmxR8uGzdiQxDamKe-6ZpI1O5iD5hzxnBJRCJ-9o7MEUbJuAb4j0HORK6UrSrL2H97jGQ8iGifiVAzuYJMrlhFZnLzctUl5k6sXsbg1b5s5OXteroLv7aSg-o/s600/painting-a-day-2023-12-17-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Landscape oil painting of a Victorian-era railway station" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="479" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBAYbtzzURGxNuMZbdC9LPdFKK6oPAjC438Kks4Be9Fa21W07G0ReoczDGyFJnttyyOXmxR8uGzdiQxDamKe-6ZpI1O5iD5hzxnBJRCJ-9o7MEUbJuAb4j0HORK6UrSrL2H97jGQ8iGifiVAzuYJMrlhFZnLzctUl5k6sXsbg1b5s5OXteroLv7aSg-o/w255-h320/painting-a-day-2023-12-17-1.jpg" width="255" /></a></div>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.<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-12265789852168843312023-12-11T13:42:00.001+11:002023-12-18T14:01:32.257+11:00Tomato with Brown Schnapps Bottle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZITI6jD-zkNJf7ZBwE3_P9Pt83T3mbfSujzfLmz1xocXLfQ7rSZO9Jn7wV3GUNpPrqzIfAMGvlKRPs1eAWueANdEtix4mZORKPKvlgf_ItpJWrSvD5IbvzOijT20qJmjG3DZizrIYLJrzJUhronZiSvb6Ym_7rAqPU-tz_buxsfirQOaWygsM6U4mK64/s400/painting-a-day-2023-12-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Still life oil painting of a tomato beside a brown glass bottle" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="260" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZITI6jD-zkNJf7ZBwE3_P9Pt83T3mbfSujzfLmz1xocXLfQ7rSZO9Jn7wV3GUNpPrqzIfAMGvlKRPs1eAWueANdEtix4mZORKPKvlgf_ItpJWrSvD5IbvzOijT20qJmjG3DZizrIYLJrzJUhronZiSvb6Ym_7rAqPU-tz_buxsfirQOaWygsM6U4mK64/w208-h320/painting-a-day-2023-12-11.jpg" width="208" /></a></div>I pick my tomatoes ripe, and I pick my bottles wisely.<p></p><div><i>Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"</i></div>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-60782801233150876772023-12-04T17:12:00.001+11:002023-12-05T17:29:40.070+11:00Off Breakneck Road, Near Malmsbury<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvCPmimE9yXLh07FJsbPITGg0Gf127qjaExA_g8PdF_Ic_dWksRTNWMSAJuUfsXcXQU6UljN3tCTatlwkaLDjsJg5EDfE-szy_mvBUEGRWY9G-oa7sTSV0nLDp7cDhpI1OMwlKIt6cTfSuStwI1n-wKAa3mrnGgtZSaBB4oxUOVajN-D36_wuvAqh4lE/s800/painting-a-day-2023-12-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvCPmimE9yXLh07FJsbPITGg0Gf127qjaExA_g8PdF_Ic_dWksRTNWMSAJuUfsXcXQU6UljN3tCTatlwkaLDjsJg5EDfE-szy_mvBUEGRWY9G-oa7sTSV0nLDp7cDhpI1OMwlKIt6cTfSuStwI1n-wKAa3mrnGgtZSaBB4oxUOVajN-D36_wuvAqh4lE/w400-h300/painting-a-day-2023-12-04.jpg" title="Landscape oil painting of a eucalypt in midday sunshine with distant hills" width="400" /></a></div>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).<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-11560897730519169282023-12-02T13:22:00.001+11:002023-12-18T13:40:46.574+11:00Apple with Small Blue Vase<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKBbHwlJdAykMgxhqyyr-yaZ7FOkykp-tsDxdLj0LpzQGFV39bGICbKZZgMcTRuHdlnDJ5VY1pzFMf4C2ZB9C1ay4HEpLqdx4-tiWZjduzAqVf0LCmBXEQZZuWafPvIOCCW_2D3WikxXI1SYrENXV695ZKhWNquUTM5jueEyyF76LeIXJ8yFyRD7qxu0/s400/painting-a-day-2023-12-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Still life oil painting of an apple beside a small blue vase" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="263" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKBbHwlJdAykMgxhqyyr-yaZ7FOkykp-tsDxdLj0LpzQGFV39bGICbKZZgMcTRuHdlnDJ5VY1pzFMf4C2ZB9C1ay4HEpLqdx4-tiWZjduzAqVf0LCmBXEQZZuWafPvIOCCW_2D3WikxXI1SYrENXV695ZKhWNquUTM5jueEyyF76LeIXJ8yFyRD7qxu0/w210-h320/painting-a-day-2023-12-02.jpg" width="210" /></a></div>The vase played a blue note; the apple struck a cored.<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-36001548936544312432023-11-21T21:58:00.001+11:002023-11-28T22:04:24.140+11:00Pipers Creek Landscape<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyKtetjVIIg7lHy39Zjhj75UNpuXxcDu432SjChLgqa74jMCpIYQp5qDn6dyiHvhzXKkp56gqKvqN51vNN8S6ssUrfsKxgRnMsAQkqxr0YeFXBI254HbzNTHFLsgnSSWPIcMKIy2X4xnPsuhC3kjhf4gsBinBAcpmux08oa8ldvOINrHt-Ap5kvAID7w/s600/painting-a-day-2023-11-20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Landscape oil painting of rolling hills with two cows in the foreground" border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="600" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyKtetjVIIg7lHy39Zjhj75UNpuXxcDu432SjChLgqa74jMCpIYQp5qDn6dyiHvhzXKkp56gqKvqN51vNN8S6ssUrfsKxgRnMsAQkqxr0YeFXBI254HbzNTHFLsgnSSWPIcMKIy2X4xnPsuhC3kjhf4gsBinBAcpmux08oa8ldvOINrHt-Ap5kvAID7w/w320-h252/painting-a-day-2023-11-20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I was painting these rolling hills when a couple of cows hooved into view.<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-42134030577409837312023-11-20T21:42:00.001+11:002023-11-28T21:46:44.140+11:00Silo, East Metcalfe<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyK1wvAxwVhO233iCxLv-MovifQoCS9K7uZtUOrsFeC1WEFL6KfgX8iglP3AdtDmHJJrZQ_UopELmCT19yMGRFjAfJutWCdQ-Qsp5XVfuKyp8f3GN_DPQDiQdeRI_J7xiXuz5RdlDKEbGfWb4ujSftpk5qE6pyJYaf2Y_JPghUIE4zGXOfF2CSFDtaDzI/s600/painting-a-day-2023-11-19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Landscape oil painting of a small grain silo near trees with a distant hill" border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="600" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyK1wvAxwVhO233iCxLv-MovifQoCS9K7uZtUOrsFeC1WEFL6KfgX8iglP3AdtDmHJJrZQ_UopELmCT19yMGRFjAfJutWCdQ-Qsp5XVfuKyp8f3GN_DPQDiQdeRI_J7xiXuz5RdlDKEbGfWb4ujSftpk5qE6pyJYaf2Y_JPghUIE4zGXOfF2CSFDtaDzI/w320-h252/painting-a-day-2023-11-19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I'm worried that the reproduction of this silo painting might be a bit grainy.<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-33079604378726048162023-11-18T16:00:00.002+11:002023-11-28T21:39:14.695+11:00Kyneton from Pleasant Hill Road<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFUHJsKcDEV88pZwAddP9rLxhaLFv-wb_6RnU_VHiwNQKEvvV1kpANvwQ7cVIi3Jp7A-EEj2-suPhzxwLN7eExm-5i_BmIs1sDw1nHMmBN9QX3b2hJvM6HYnSdKYmECmh_yLjKw87QAnMDW7Lt6iBJR37cgNKA091zpq2kuxmHKV5wsaLT1usaWIhAHA/s600/painting-a-day-2023-11-18-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Landscape oil painting of rolling hills, cows and a collection of distant trees" border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="600" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFUHJsKcDEV88pZwAddP9rLxhaLFv-wb_6RnU_VHiwNQKEvvV1kpANvwQ7cVIi3Jp7A-EEj2-suPhzxwLN7eExm-5i_BmIs1sDw1nHMmBN9QX3b2hJvM6HYnSdKYmECmh_yLjKw87QAnMDW7Lt6iBJR37cgNKA091zpq2kuxmHKV5wsaLT1usaWIhAHA/w320-h253/painting-a-day-2023-11-18-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is the fifth painting I've posted featuring Pleasant Hill Road -- you could say I rode the gravy train.<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"</i></p><p>P.S. I reckon this might be a very similar scene to the one Graeme Inson painted here (<a href="http://thepictorialcollection.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/100_1220_Fotor_20130407.jpg">http://thepictorialcollection.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/100_1220_Fotor_20130407.jpg</a>) which I've been trying to find for many years.</p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-59802553135985801982023-11-18T13:00:00.001+11:002023-11-28T21:25:23.476+11:00Mount Macedon from Pleasant Hill Road, Kyneton<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4HNOV6jb6hX7JSUTYusICgdrXsLAlMAbqUD3XX9feTOmeybZaFTmiA7PsU12ZMnzzDwIHE3lcvAJ-EgLCXrqbJJRSVAfaFXH_X4S2duWf8DkTlLK6i2E6XlJlLWPEWslm9l2oh7gGGEw5JHaeqEJX38uwsxOCP-t386641QGSL6HJJ-9UNb-x3Cr5Vk/s600/painting-a-day-2023-11-18-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Landscape oil painting of trees and buildings with a distant mountain range" border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="600" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4HNOV6jb6hX7JSUTYusICgdrXsLAlMAbqUD3XX9feTOmeybZaFTmiA7PsU12ZMnzzDwIHE3lcvAJ-EgLCXrqbJJRSVAfaFXH_X4S2duWf8DkTlLK6i2E6XlJlLWPEWslm9l2oh7gGGEw5JHaeqEJX38uwsxOCP-t386641QGSL6HJJ-9UNb-x3Cr5Vk/w320-h255/painting-a-day-2023-11-18-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This was a quick sketch and I wasn't sure if it would amount to anything (except maybe for a mount).<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-5385826540146599772023-11-18T11:00:00.001+11:002023-11-28T18:36:30.326+11:00Pleasant Hill Road, Kyneton<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tUpExSuJQ3lueKIglkN-g5i6q7jjBbwrC-CffH6iccKYz72IiB8ZS2XBi9UTxaBErMft_JbseL6t-cfqh5ml7E1rjW4HxxNa841AYukYE5hUwhk-meBqeI1z8TeWghyZ0IXLas1Jnh4W1Cui2TwURrfEzzgxb1RLMtEvaawqtkTVguAWE31cYwXtp6k/s600/painting-a-day-2023-11-18-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="483" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tUpExSuJQ3lueKIglkN-g5i6q7jjBbwrC-CffH6iccKYz72IiB8ZS2XBi9UTxaBErMft_JbseL6t-cfqh5ml7E1rjW4HxxNa841AYukYE5hUwhk-meBqeI1z8TeWghyZ0IXLas1Jnh4W1Cui2TwURrfEzzgxb1RLMtEvaawqtkTVguAWE31cYwXtp6k/w258-h320/painting-a-day-2023-11-18-1.jpg" title="Landscape oil painting of a eucalypt with casting a shadow over a gravel road" width="258" /></a></div>Pleasant Hill Road has been the subject of many of my recent paintings; it seems I just can't dispense with the pleasantries.<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-38673646513509477612023-11-14T17:06:00.002+11:002023-12-05T17:11:51.142+11:00Small Copper Ewer with Pear<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsdDYAWenxWDlKhs2lwZcVjrJauDIBLDkGbY-X5PTQjBSS9qHIM4_qM5YAuS-b7qxx0CPt2jDcp2oqJIptJ9ZA863JkojynU-kW63FONMj596RRwBxQCu0XLfPaewvnmghXBB0jo_fIF880OfwH6pHWOGX-6W2ZNKc_4uceF3uU8t2pMsT2BrTDr5eQk/s400/painting-a-day-2023-11-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsdDYAWenxWDlKhs2lwZcVjrJauDIBLDkGbY-X5PTQjBSS9qHIM4_qM5YAuS-b7qxx0CPt2jDcp2oqJIptJ9ZA863JkojynU-kW63FONMj596RRwBxQCu0XLfPaewvnmghXBB0jo_fIF880OfwH6pHWOGX-6W2ZNKc_4uceF3uU8t2pMsT2BrTDr5eQk/w214-h320/painting-a-day-2023-11-14.jpg" title="Still life oil painting of a small copper ewer beside a green pear" width="214" /></a></div>A pitcher might be worth a thousand words, but a ewer is worth much fewer (though certainly more than a pair).<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-83158960050324156172023-11-12T11:52:00.001+11:002023-11-15T11:57:38.672+11:00Manna Gum, Pleasant Hill Road, Kyneton<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMNZDSiuhDfdqj9qv3eyEO_2zLfApwzLvu5yQ33HksSaJ7YiUlDuxDPTShKDZ_6uBpaRzsKz4bOBNP201e9SN-RwSWfSBYwd-ShrzgpSq13BbCrM_GkKXGpNelk8mRkPSBEeKOs0F3x1Q75QPXszYt2Qw1xvwXLMn8z-PjlKl11E54g2Rq4BTmgjbexY/s800/painting-a-day-2023-11-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Landscape oil painting of a eucalyptus tree with distant undulating hills" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMNZDSiuhDfdqj9qv3eyEO_2zLfApwzLvu5yQ33HksSaJ7YiUlDuxDPTShKDZ_6uBpaRzsKz4bOBNP201e9SN-RwSWfSBYwd-ShrzgpSq13BbCrM_GkKXGpNelk8mRkPSBEeKOs0F3x1Q75QPXszYt2Qw1xvwXLMn8z-PjlKl11E54g2Rq4BTmgjbexY/w400-h300/painting-a-day-2023-11-12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I've painted a lot of manna gums: different times, different mannas.<p></p><p><i>Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"</i></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-89898972718104039502023-11-06T11:57:00.002+11:002023-11-15T12:06:55.287+11:00Pleasant Hill Road, Kyneton<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKT0osMAc-QbEMkz15BsYo9PaX7Uhv06EuWO5WI8V5VHPhkhmv55CpDb6bQ4_950z2AlqrdoIkIowz4JHU5ZWsrfViy_dd2SehG5S9cWiPTwVJQSOzGVLoYlry4AuqFY7Na9K41AsrTnThs9jfWBamdlf5uwAQrDNUwvaNfibokiWnOhQv_gIUPPXPKs/s600/painting-a-day-2023-11-06.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="600" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKT0osMAc-QbEMkz15BsYo9PaX7Uhv06EuWO5WI8V5VHPhkhmv55CpDb6bQ4_950z2AlqrdoIkIowz4JHU5ZWsrfViy_dd2SehG5S9cWiPTwVJQSOzGVLoYlry4AuqFY7Na9K41AsrTnThs9jfWBamdlf5uwAQrDNUwvaNfibokiWnOhQv_gIUPPXPKs/w320-h255/painting-a-day-2023-11-06.jpg" title="Landscape oil painting of a gravel road with cypress trees either side" width="320" /></a></div>Pleasant Hill Road does indeed live up to its name; so pleasant, in fact, you could say I really took to the hill.<br /><br /><i>Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"</i><p></p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-34889002295053994082023-11-05T14:28:00.001+11:002023-11-15T14:45:05.353+11:00Still Life with Porcelain Jug and Apple<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCGwjnGBGyVsbXiL1DGit2C8JMt6KtTQRSfDRjKlIVaR38vQG5kBtq8CA5I2hSELuI1SadwebK9UydS1J8b6u9Zzy9WAWbQS13jF6h4DcNECWVyneTycA9aeCVld7yGHSR5ymOr7_V2p6w5jwDts1kuxAsKGW-Ao2mbX3TSnL3LN_be-hqrmz7x2UpOs/s600/painting-a-day-2023-11-05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Still life oil painting of a small white porcelain jug, an apple and a blue castor oil bottle" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="484" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCGwjnGBGyVsbXiL1DGit2C8JMt6KtTQRSfDRjKlIVaR38vQG5kBtq8CA5I2hSELuI1SadwebK9UydS1J8b6u9Zzy9WAWbQS13jF6h4DcNECWVyneTycA9aeCVld7yGHSR5ymOr7_V2p6w5jwDts1kuxAsKGW-Ao2mbX3TSnL3LN_be-hqrmz7x2UpOs/w258-h320/painting-a-day-2023-11-05.jpg" width="258" /></a></div>This is a painting done as a demo for Emilio Longo's <i>Skill-Based Art: A Learning Resource for Art Students & Artist-Teachers</i>™ (<a href="https://skillbasedart.weebly.com/">https://skillbasedart.weebly.com/</a>). The demo should be on the website early in the new year.<p></p><p>There will also be an interview with yours truly, though I'm embarrassed to say I spoke for almost three hours in a tedious ramble about myself.<br /><br />Benjamin Disraeli is alleged to have said "Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours"; in my case it seems if one asks a man about himself he will talk for hours (literally).</p>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127111600847070017.post-43107880975333674662023-10-30T16:04:00.001+11:002023-10-30T16:15:38.041+11:00Still Life with Bone Handle Knife<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfxVd5yUkefF_Tos8wWl600L6q3EGcSrsWC1Q97LuUaN6V1p7-SxlR1wb2QtpVztigBhXCYcZtb0AOUDiBejsU9H-l2xFozOvW0oNZY-dNnYlPXaPcI5wC4N_GXbZ09Ft66y4yZJDGdUbECZ82oad5LlZ5zpb3fBy_gG_jcyf4nFQk9semJ5JTQNJVGQ/s1000/painting-a-day-2023-10-30.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Oil painting of a bone handle knife, a green apple and other items." border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="850" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfxVd5yUkefF_Tos8wWl600L6q3EGcSrsWC1Q97LuUaN6V1p7-SxlR1wb2QtpVztigBhXCYcZtb0AOUDiBejsU9H-l2xFozOvW0oNZY-dNnYlPXaPcI5wC4N_GXbZ09Ft66y4yZJDGdUbECZ82oad5LlZ5zpb3fBy_gG_jcyf4nFQk9semJ5JTQNJVGQ/w340-h400/painting-a-day-2023-10-30.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><p></p><div>This was going to be a painting about an apple, but I killed that idea when I put the knife in.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"</i></div>Tim Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305118095373319447noreply@blogger.com0