Painting a Day: T. J. Murphy

Wednesday 30 November 2016

Apple with Earthenware Jar

Oil painting of a red and green apple beside a brown earthenware jar lying on its side.

Apple with a jar on its cider.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Tuesday 29 November 2016

Nectarine with Sauce Jug

Oil painting of a small blue sauce jug beside a yellow nectarine.

Nectarines are apparently a good source of dietary fibre, though I'm not sure if dietary fibre makes a good sauce.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Monday 28 November 2016

Royal Park Train Station

Oil painting of a red-roofed building with a white fence beside a rail crossing with a boom gate.

A pleasant Monday afternoon stationed at the station.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Friday 25 November 2016

Potato on Linen-Bound Book

Oil painting of a white potato on top of a green linen-bound book.

Chipping away at a book.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Wednesday 23 November 2016

Onion with Garlic Bulb

Oil painting of a brown onion with peeling skin, beside a garlic bulb.

Onions are brown, garlic is not;
They're tasty together in wok, pan or pot.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Tuesday 22 November 2016

Pear on Copper Pot

Oil painting of a pear on a small copper pot with one handle visible.

Eva Perón a pot and paint it.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Saturday 19 November 2016

Bolte Bridge from Melbourne Docklands

Oil painting of a large modern bridge with two large vertical pillars. Below are dockside warehouses and a small boat in the foreground.

Bolte uprights and spans.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Wednesday 16 November 2016

North Melbourne Town Hall from Royal Park

Oil painting of a distant clock tower and city scene, with trees in the middle ground and a small eucalypt in the foreground.

Out painting the town (hall).

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Tuesday 15 November 2016

Building on Degraves Street, Parkville

Oil painting of a small double-storey Victorian-era building with a small tree in front.

Although this building is located in Degraves Street, the viewpoint is from Fitzgibbon Street; therefore, it was necessary to have both feet in Fitzgibbon and not one foot in Degraves.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Monday 14 November 2016

Carrot in Glass Vase

Oil painting of a carrot in a tulip-shaped glass vase.

A glass of claret, er carrot.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Sunday 13 November 2016

Storage Yard on Macaulay Road, North Melbourne

Oil painting of a small red-brick two-storey building with an electricity pole behind and a shipping container in front.

Plans to paint en plein air were almost thwarted when rain forced me to seek shelter under an elevated freeway beside some train tracks--I was forced to reign in my desire for a picturesque scene and simply do the hard yards.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"