Plastic Flowers in Silver-Plated Vase

These plastic flowers are as fresh as they were on the day I bought them; which is to say that they're not in the least bit fresh, especially considering they were a bit ragged when I found them in a dusty charity shop.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Copper Pot with Onions

Because this is by far my largest copper pot, I call it my copperpotamus, while my small copper pot (a pot with which all three readers of my blog will doubtless be familiar) is known as my copperpotoroo.  I don't have a special name for onions.

Oil on canvas board, 7" x 5"

P. S. This painting marks the beginning of a potential third year of painting daily.  You'd think I'd be sick of it by now.

Plaster Cast: Death Mask

This is supposedly a plaster cast of a death mask, also known as a castly apparition.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Small Copper Pot with Zucchini

Zucchinis are variously known as zucchinis, courgettes, squashes and baby marrows.  As far as I know, a copper pot is only known as a copper pot.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Chilli Jar with Banana

I tried to paint a banana, but it caused me to slip up; so I tried to paint a jar and totally screwed it up.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Lemon with Small Vase

Citrus is something you might say to a dog named Russell, while Ernest is a common name for a vase (Ern for short).

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

My Left Foot

Strange things are afoot, or at least, a strange thing is my foot (the brown patch isn't dirt but a tan line).

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Tomato with Bowl

A bowl of tomato soup without the soup.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Blue Jug with Wine Glass and Red Drapery

This is not a pitcher: it's a picture of a pitcher.

Oil on canvas board, 14" x 10"

Pear with ISO Tasting Glass

My puns are all too transparent.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Blue Castor Oil Bottle with Tea Towel

Best not to dry up, because if you bottle up your feelings you may become blue.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Harrietville at Rosebery Hill, Pipers Creek

Contrary to first appearances, this isn't a small cottage nestled amongst rose bushes--it is, in fact, a cubby-house built by my father for my niece.  That said, it is a rather large cubby-house (it includes two storeys and a secret room), so it is effectively a small cottage.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Sunflowers in Blue Vase

Sunflowers without sun (they're in the dark under a spotlight).

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Paring Knife with Apple

An apple paired with a paring knife.  I should have painted a pear instead.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Still Life: Exercise in Blue

This was class exercise (painted over two weeks) where we were restricted to blues (in this case French Ultramarine and Cobalt), white and black.  I sure got the blues, out, and the resulting picture came completely out of the blue,

Oil on canvas board, 20" x 16"

Still Life with Copper Kettle, Lemon and Purple Cloth

This is the same scene I painted in class last week, except this time it's from a different angle and includes a purple cloth in the foreground.  Same kettle, but a different kettle of fish.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 12"

Teacup with Egg

Painting a daily picture is enjoyable, but I have to admit that composing captions is somewhat tea-dious; you could say that I'm ova it.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Onion with Antique Poison Bottle

According to an internet hoax, cut or leftover onions are poisonous.  It should be said that this painting is patently more toxic, particularly the tasty bits of cadmium yellow.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Garlic Bulb with Silver-Plated Jug

A bulb of garlic is a defence against vampires, while a silver bullet prevents werewolf attacks.  I'm not sure how helpful a silver jug might be in the latter scenario, but if you need to defend yourself from werewolves, it serves you right for believing in them.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Tomato with Milk Jug

Despite my best efforts, I can't think of a caption for this rotten tomato, and hence I've gone sour on the idea of commenting on the milk jug.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Glass Vase with Nectarine

Nectarine: slightly more appetising than a neck terrine.  Glass vases aren't particularly tasty either.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Still Life with Copper Kettle and Lemon

Painting classes have resumed, and the first exercise was single-session still life.  While I'm not overly pleased with the result, the result does seem to be overly policed: if you look closely you might notice both a copper and peeler (readers can thank/blame my dad for the inspiration for that pun).

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Old Fashioned Glass with Zucchini

This type of glass is sometimes known as an Old Fashioned glass, a name it apparently inherited from the Old Fashioned cocktail which is made with sugar and bitters mixed with a distilled spirit such as whisky or brandy.  Unsurprisingly, gin is used to make a variation known as the Gin Old Fashioned, which, if made with Gordon's Gin, might conceivably be known as a Gordon's Old Fashioned.  That's almost what I've depicted here in this gourd old fashioned painting.

What a long way to go for a gourd-awful pun.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Pear with Tea Towel

A pear just after a dip in the pool.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Peach with Vase

This white peach looks more like a yellow nectarine; it seems that things aren't as peachy as they might be.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"