Portrait of a Bearded Man in a Green T-Shirt II

This is the same pose as the previous week only composed from a different angle (which posed a new challenge).

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 12"

Pear with Mug

A right pair of mugs.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

North Melbourne Town Hall from Eades Park, West Melbourne

Despite an icy winter's breeze, my fellow Victorian Artists' Society painters and I braved the elements.  Many who'd been there since morning were in it for the long haul; arriving sometime later in the afternoon, I was somewhat less impressively in it for the long hall.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 14"

Back Study

The model was back on her feet.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Portrait of a Bearded Man in a Green T-Shirt

Portrait: otherwise known as a shipping tariff.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 12"

Onion on Miniature Vase

Onion flower

Oil on canvas board, 4"x 6"

Zucchini in Wine Glass

One of the great philosophical questions: Is the zucchini half present or half missing?

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Mandarine with Miniature Vase

Mandarine: A male submarine commander (depicted in this painting spearheading an invasion).

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Looking towards Mount Dandenong from Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton

It was an overcast day interspersed with spitting rain, so in choosing a spot to paint I went to a watery grave.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Portrait of a Bald Man II

The model was letting his hair down.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 12"

Red Pepper with Ginger Beer Bottle

Ginger beer is supposedly a remedy for dyspepsia.  I certainly see this pepper, but am unsure why it needs to be remedied.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Manna Gum and Mount Macedon from Pipers Creek

I agonised for some time before selecting this scene because I wanted to capture the contrast between the warm foreground manna gum and the cool blue of the distant mountain range, and it was quite difficult to find a position where both were clearly visible.  That said, the beauty of painting is that I need not have gummed up the works by labouring over scene selection: I could have simply moved mountains.

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Shed on Wisemans Lanes near Newham

Rather than being streetwise, Wisemans Lane is lanewise.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 12"

Mr Andrew Orr, Darebin Parklands, Alphington

This is a picture of Mr Andrew Orr dutifully engaged in the production of one of his distinguished watercolours.  I, in the meantime, dutifully struggled to distinguish the colours in the water.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Portrait of a Bald Man

Speaking from experience, one great advantage of baldness is that no-one can tell if you're having a bad hair day.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 12"

Tomato in Tea Towel

Dried fruit

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Lemon with Glass Vase

There once was a lemon and vase,
Who should have been put behind bars.
For they held up a shop,
Before wounding a cop,
And hijacking numerous cars.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Self Portrait

This painting is unique amongst my pictures insofar as it simultaneously represents the front (i.e. the image you see) and the back of the canvas (depicted in the bottom right).  Given that it is also a mirror image, it is quite literally back to front.

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"