Painting a Day: T. J. Murphy

Daily painting exercises in tonal realism since February 2013; adorned with terrible puns since 2014.

Thursday, 25 February 2016

Seated pose with invisible model.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Posted by Tim Murphy at 21:12

Fountain at Rosebery Hill, Pipers Creek

Perhaps it would have been easier to render this scene with a fountain pen. Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"
Clouds over Royal Park

A royal under a cloud Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"
Peach with Glencairn Whisky Glass

Given that whisky is the drink of kings, might this be the king's peach? And by that, I don't mean the film with Colin Firth and ...
Red Roses with Carafe

Roses and an empty carafe, alas (perhaps it would be appropriate to have filled it with Rosé). Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"
Women's Dressing Pavilion at Poplar Oval, Royal Park

A somewhat poplar subject worth addressing. Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"
Portrait of a Bearded Man in a Green T-Shirt

Portrait: otherwise known as a shipping tariff. Oil on canvas board, 10" x 12"
Shaving Brush with Onion

Shave the last dansh for me 'cause I love shallots. Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"
Still Life with Pumpkin

This still life depicts enamelware (bowl), earthenware (jar) and a pumpkin there (in the middle). Oil on canvas board, 16" x 12"
Plaster Cast: Bust of Costanza Bonarelli by Bernini

Though I've cast about for a good pun, I'm going to have to cast the idea loose. Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"
Gardener's Cottage at Flagstaff Hill, Melbourne

According to Wikipedia, the first flagstaff on Flagstaff Hill was erected in 1840 and was used to signal ships in the Port of Melbourne. ...

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