Baynton Road, Pastoria

The morning was marked by persistent misty rain, so I eventually surrendered to the inevitable and found a dry spot from which to paint the sodden countryside.  After about ten minutes the sun came out.  It may be the only time I've ever been disappointed by the appearance of our radiant friend.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Schoolmaster's Residence, Old Pipers Creek School

A residence without a resident (as one might gather from this slightly dilapidated building).

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Miniature Vase with Banana

Vases are white, bananas are gold; as a pattern of rhyme, this form's getting old.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Still Life with Plastic Corella Pear

Class exercise in still life featuring what appears to be a snotty hanky.

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 10"

Carrot with Old Fashioned Glass

Glass and carrot: somewhat preferable to a ghastly claret.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Sauce Jug with Lemon

Switzerland's Lake Toma--according to Wikipedia--is generally regarded as the source of the Rhine.  This painting is generally regarded (or by me at least) as the sauce of the rind.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Pear with Copper Pot

A coppear pot.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Royal Children's Hospital, Royal Park, Melbourne

When I was a child, I imagined that the Royal Children's Hospital was a palatial hospital for royal children.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Shower Tap

My painting has been a bit hot and cold of late.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Plaster Cast Study

Cast in order of appearance.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Woman with Red Scarf

As I painted this picture, I found myself becoming too wrapped up in the scarf, so I had to do an about face.

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Red Pepper with Milk Jug

Peppers, such as this red pepper, are of the nightshade family.  Similarly, this milk jug has a certain amount of shading and was painted at night.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Plastic Skull

The choice of subject on this day was a no-brainer.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

House near Mouth of Erskine River, Lorne, Victoria

After two days of painting of the ocean, I decided to face inland and paint a picture of a house--I needed a sea change.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Beach near Stony Creek, Lorne, Victoria

It was an overcast and rather forlorn morn in Lorne.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

View from Teddy's Lookout, Lorne, Victoria

I'm not entirely sure why teddies are advised to look out at this location, but it might be because of flying art supplies (this was painted largely with one hand on the easel in an attempt to prevent it from blowing away in the wind).

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Onion with Blue Castor Oil Bottle

When people talk about the layers of an onion, I always picture oversized poultry. If not oversized, I suspect the castor oil may come in handy.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Garlic Bulb with Copper Pot

Like this bulb of garlic, I like to remain fully-cloved in public--it hides my pot.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Mandarine with Teacup

This china cup speaks Mandarin.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Dessert Spoon

I thought it would be easy to clean my cutlery, but I spoke too soon; er, I mean, I had to soak two spoons.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Teacup with Apple

Apples are red, teacups are white; my paintings are small and my poems are trite.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Plastic Dahlias and Roses in Vase

Dahlias painted by nightlia (over four Thursday nights, that is).

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Banana in Cider Glass

An unblended banana smoothie (otherwise known as a banana roughy).

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Torpedo Bottle in Tea Towel

It may not be entirely obvious that this is a torpedo bottle because the tapered bottom is mostly obscured by the tea towel.  The tapered bottom is not to be confused with a tapir's bottom, which in this picture is entirely obscured.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Mushroom with Silver-Plated Jug

This blog was supposed to be about daily paintings, but it seems to have mushroomed into a site about word play, and I can't seem to stop the juggernaut.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

House Backs, Parkville

This caption is hardly going to bring the house down.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Onion with Small Vase

I'm too lazy to devise yet another pun relating to onion and a vase; instead I'm simply going to veg out and thus fail to urn my readers' admiration (or condemnation, depending on one's attitude to the highest form of humour).

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"