Old Stable at Rosebery Hill, Pipers Creek

My parents' vegetable garden is depicted in front of this former stable.  It provides part of their stable diet.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Copper Kettle

In fine fettle I settled down to test my mettle painting a metal kettle.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Apple with Ginger Beer Bottle

The big apple is no small beer.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Nectarine with Vase

According to Wikipedia, the nectarine, a smooth-skinned variety of peach, originated and was first cultivated in China.  Likewise, this vase also appears to have originated in China, though I can only vouch for its origins in a Brunswick charity shop.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Carrot with Silver-Plated Jug

This is certainly not the first time I've painted this jug, nor is it rare for me to choose a carrot as subject matter.  In fact, a certain former Australian Government Minister and one-time Midnight Oil singer is named after a recurring root vegetable: Repeater Carrot.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Tomato with Copper Jug

Once upon a time we heard things on the vine (admittedly grape rather than tomato) or down the copper wire.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Still Life with Plastic Roses

If the past tense of arise is arose, why isn't the present tense of rose rise?

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Pear with Cider Glass

Pre-fermented pear cider.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Onion on Linen-Bound Book

Peeling back the layers of an onion is like opening a closed book; well, figuratively at least.  Literally there's scant similarity.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Lemon in Silver-Plated Egg Cup

Legg cup is a portmanteau word describing an egg cup used to hold lemons.  Some days I could certainly do with a legg cup.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Kiwifruit with Sauce Jug

Known in New Zealand until the 1950s as a Chinese gooseberry, the kiwifruit has nothing to do with kiwis and even less to do with Chinese geese, while in China--according to a website of possibly dubious quality--they are identified as mí hóu táo.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Oil Refinery at Altona

This painting is somewhat looser in style than many of my pictures; you might say it's less refined.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Milk Jug with Plastic Grapes

Jug wine.  Sometimes I don't need to go to such grape lengths to make a pun.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Garlic Bulb in Old Fashioned Glass

A glass bulb, but not of the light emitting variety.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Sugar Gum, Royal Park

I took a walk in the park, but as I can't walk and chew gum at the same time, I elected to stop walking and concentrate on painting gum.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Miniature Vase with Banana

Vases are vessels, bananas are fruit.
The latter decree is a thing of dispute:
For some would declare that banana's a herb;
Whatever the truth, they're mighty superb.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Plastic Mannequin Hand

I've had first-hand rather than second or third-hand experience painting this second-hand hand.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Egg with Miniature Vase

Rather than over-egging the pudding, I composed this scene by putting an egg over a vase.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Mandarine with Copper Pot

The juice from this mandarine should sweeten the pot.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Car on Fitzgibbon Street, Parkville

Despite what its name suggests, it is rarely easy to find a park in Parkville.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Shropshire Blue Cheese with Onion

I'm so partial to this particular type of cheese that it took supreme restraint to keep from devouring it before finishing the painting.  Evidently my efforts weren't in vain.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Mozart Bust

A composer of note; well, of several notes to be precise, often arranged in a most pleasing order.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Wooden Hand

I'm not sure what kind of tree provided the wood for this model hand, but I suspect it may have been a palm tree.

Oil on canvas board, 5" x 7"

My Left Hand

It was with some difficulty that I managed to hold my hand in more or less the same position whilst painting, not to mention the complications I experienced in trying to wipe my brushes clean (generally an activity for two mitts).  In fact, I really could have done with an extra hand.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Weatherboard Cottage at Le Page Homestead, Hawkstowe Park

This small two-roomed building is an 1850s pre-fabricated house; apparently the construction of modest portable dwellings was a cottage industry.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Plaster Cast: Female Torso

When I collected this plaster cast on Thursday, the shop assistant told me to examine it carefully for signs of damage; she seemed slightly unimpressed when I suggested the arms had broken off.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 14"