Wednesday, 31 January 2018

Peppers

Oil painting of a large red pepper and two smaller yellow peppers.
Per diem painter picked a peck of prismatic peppers; except that it's a paltry peck (according to Wikipedia, a peck is a quarter of a bushel, which is a bit more than shown here) and can barely be described as peckish, unless of course you're hungry.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Wooden Elephant with Tomato

Oil painting of a small carved wooden elephant beside a red tomato.
I struggled a bit with this painting, even though it wasn't exactly a mammoth task.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Saturday, 27 January 2018

Pipers Creek Landscape

Oil painting of a landscape with rolling hills and trees, with three cows in the foreground.
It's too late for me to come up with a pun about cows: I really need to hit the hay.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Tuesday, 23 January 2018

Pear with Copper Vase

Oil painting of a small copper vase beside a green pear.
These two make a right pear, and a left vase.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Monday, 22 January 2018

House on Morrah Street, Parkville

Oil painting of a Victorian-era house with bordered by trees and a box hedge.
After leaving my house in search of a painting subject, I became engrossed with the light reflecting from this building: I was under house arrest.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Sunday, 21 January 2018

Thursday, 18 January 2018

Eggs in Carton

Oil painting of five eggs in an egg carton.
One egg has clearly been mislaid.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Wednesday, 17 January 2018

Nectarine with Light Bulb

Oil painting of a small incandescent light bulb beside a nectarine.
Light entertainment brought to you by the rolling stone fruit.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Sunday, 14 January 2018

Bins in Parkville Laneway

Oil painting of two green and yellow bins in a laneway bordered by brick walls and vegetation.
Composing a caption for this canvas has been considerably confounding: I suppose I've bin a little put out lately.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Thursday, 11 January 2018

Lemon and Garlic Bulb in Pigeon Holes

Oil painting of a lemon and a garlic bulb in vertical pigeon holes.
Whilst these items are in pigeonholes, the holes are only part of the whole set of pigeonholes (there are a whole lot more).

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Sunday, 7 January 2018

Pipers Creek Landscape

Oil painting a landscape with a sheep and a poplar in the foreground, and hills in the background.
I was searching for a compositional element to balance the poplar when a sheep serendipitously wandered into view--so I put it to good ewes.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Saturday, 6 January 2018

Pots on Brick Step

Oil painting of a large earthenware container and several pot plants on a brick step.
It was a particularly hot afternoon when I went outside to paint, and as I sat pondering these pots, a pleasant cool change arrived; thus proving that a watched pot never boils.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"