Green Apples with Biscuit Barrel

 

Careful work was required on each item of fruit in this painting as I was acutely aware that one rotten apple would spoil the whole biscuit barrel.

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Figure Study: Woman of the Belle Époque

 

A scene with more than a few em-belle-ishments.

Thanks to model Jane who heroically held this cross-legged pose.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Mandarines and Lemons with Enamelware Saucepan

 

Mand'rins are orange, lemons are lemon,
Now I'm off the sauce(pan), I've delirium tremens.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Lemons with Enamelware Ladle

 

Ladle down for a z(i)esta

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Still Life with Eggplant and Garlic

 

A make-auber for Gene, including a fresh set of cloves.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 12"

Tomatoes with Brandy Bottle

 

All vine and brandy

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Bosc Pears with Vintage Spray Bottle

 

St. Jerome at Pear (or St. Jerome spraying) by Hieronymus Bosc

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Figure Study of Leaning Man with Dreadlocks

 

Whilst I enjoyed making this painting overall, I approached the hair with a certain amount of dread.

Many thanks to robbiiray for leaning into the pose.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Dam at Pipers Creek II

 

This is the same subject I painted over six years ago (Dam at Pipers Creek).  Like the subject, I've had a bit of time to reflect.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Off McPhersons Lane, Pipers Creek

 

A well-known search engine tells me that this eucalyptus tree is an Apple Box, and while I'm not entirely sure it's correct, I do agree that it's a box of some kind -- there's no thinking outside the box here.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 12"

Quinces with Small Enamelware Bowl

 

This was painted just before the winter solstice, which like the equin(ce)ox, is often considered to be symbowlic.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Pears with Ceramic Jug

 

Fitting more than a pair of pears into the frame required a bit of juggling.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Persimmons with Stoneware Jar

 

Thou shalt write this is stone, in the second persimmon.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Mandarines with Enamelware Mug

 

William of Orange was on the throne for a-rind about thirty years, but not everyone was enameled with the idea of his mug on the currency.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Reclining Figure

 

For this painting, I took a more laid-back approach.

Thanks to model Khya.

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Carlsruhe Station Road

 

Having slept in, I arrived late at this location to paint with friends.  It was a Carlsruhed awakening.

Oil on plywood, 9" x 5"

Vintage Kitchen Scales with Green Apples

 

I have to admit that I never quite know how to approach the depiction of scales, but I always seem to find a weigh.

Oil on canvas board, 20" x 24"

Persimmons with Blue Enamelware Jug

 

The persimmons were not exactly cheap, and although I thought this painting could have worked with fewer pieces of fruit, I didn't want to be persimmonious.

Oil on canvas board, 20" x 24"

Portrait of Bearded Man with Brown Cloak

 

Our model Paul wore a long-flowing, brown garment which might be referred to as a cloak, or possibly a robe or a cape; I can't say for shawl.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Quinces with Enamelware Coffee Pot

 

Some of the quinces depicted here are the same as appeared in my last painting of quinces; or for the potted version, one might simply say "quince and repeat".

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"