Apple with Torpedo Bottle

On the last day of winter there was almost enough light to paint in the morning before work; almost, that is, but not quite enough to properly observe my daubs in the gloom.  Damn the torpedoes, I said to myself, and carried on regardless.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Onion with Glencairn Whisky Glass

Whisky with caramelised-onion overtones.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Mandarine with Old Fashioned Glass

There once was a green mandarine,
Whose ripeness was yet to be seen.
But once season progressed,
Came an orangey zest,
Which is hardly rare but routine.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Lime with Milk Jug

A milk jug sharing both the limelight and the lime shadow.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Sauce Jug with Banana

Subjugated fruit playing second banana.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Miniature Vase with Tomato

This vase came into my possession via my aunt, but it isn't an heirloom because it's only on loan.  Correspondingly, this tomato came into my possession via the fruit shop, but it isn't an heirloom either.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Onion with Earthenware Jar

Onions are brown, stoneware is brown; my poems are short and rarely profound.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Miniature Vase with Red Grapes

Yet another unremarkable painting of this miniature vase, but at least I tried raisin' the bar by attempting a bunch of grapes (whilst evidently lowering the pun bar significantly).

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Pink Rose with Copper Pot

Having successfully rendered this copper pot on many occasions, I naively assumed that further success was almost copper-bottomed.  But alas, this painting has conspicuously failed to come up roses, particularly the rose bit.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Apple with Blue Vase

Apples are red, vases are blue; subject, of course, to judicial review.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Garden Gnome

Tim paints for gnome man.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Plaster Cast Study

I've painted this plaster cast, and indeed each of the plaster casts possessed by the Victorian Artists Society, many many times (they are particularly good preparation for life-model work); it is almost no exaggeration to call it a cast of thousands.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Pear with Teapot

Tea for two and a pair for tea.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Carrot in Cider Glass

It seems I'm stuck for a pun concerning this carrot--no wonder they call it carrot and stick.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Lyttleton Street from Old Castlemaine Gaol

For the final day of the Victorian Artists Society paint-out we visited the pen and broke out the paints.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Lyons Street, Newstead, Victoria

I turned up late to the Victorian Artists Society paint-out day and all the best painting spots were taken.  As a result, I had to stand far away from the group by myself--I was effectively an exile on main street.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 8"

Cairn Curran Reservoir, Welshmans Reef, Victoria

My cousin kindly gave me this canvas board so that I could attempt to paint a more panoramic view.  It's a different kind of board to the one I'm used to employing outside, so you might say I was testing the water.

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 8"

Onion with Mustard Jar

It seems I accidentally returned to the subject painted on the 19th of June.  It must be the onion and mustard repeating on me.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Copper Jug with Mandarine

A mandarine orange and a jug copper.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Garlic Clove Detail

Only had time for a very small painting before the day drew (or painted in this case) to a clove.

Oil on canvas board, 2" x 2"

Silver-Plated Egg Cup with Egg

This egg cup is one of a pair I recently bought from a second-hand shop, and if it looks almost too small to hold an egg, it's because of what is evidently a Lilliputian Big-Endian conspiracy: only the small end fits comfortably, thus necessitating that the would-be eater tackle the egg from the big end.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Jonquils in White Vase

Jonquils are what John Donne probably used to write poetry.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Lemon with Glass Vase

Lemons* are lemon, vases transparent; in the case of this fruit, the colour's inherent.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

* Yes, this is actually a lemon and not a yellow grapefruit (as painted on 18th July)