Tuesday, 31 July 2018

Monday, 30 July 2018

Tomato with Silver-Plated Goblet

Oil painting of a red tomato beside a small silver-plated goblet.
Goblet: What you might do to a tomato if you were really hungry.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Sunday, 29 July 2018

Wednesday, 25 July 2018

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

Lemon with Painted Glass Vase

Oil painting of a lemon beside a small glass vase with flower decoration.
There once was a vase and a lemon,
Who joined the musicians of Bremen--
And they toured with the band,
Through various lands
From Nepal to the Republic of Yemen.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Monday, 23 July 2018

Red Pepper with Antique Whisky Bottle

Oil painting of a red pepper beside a black glass whisky bottle.
I gave it a bit of pepper and showed some bottle.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Sunday, 22 July 2018

Sheds near Lancefield

Oil painting of two sheds near some conifers with distant hills.
Lancelot: To paint a lot of Lancefield in one afternoon.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Lancefield Landscape

Oil painting of trees near a creek with distant hills.
Landfield Lancescape

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Saturday, 21 July 2018

Pistachios in Preserving Jar

Oil painting of a small preserving jar half filled with shelled pistachios.
For this latest pun, I apologise unpreservedly.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Tuesday, 17 July 2018

Turnip with Old Fashioned Glass

Oil painting of a turnip beside an Old Fashioned glass.
The depicted vegetable began to wither noticeably a few days after its purchase -- thus it adhered to the law of diminishing returnips.

Monday, 16 July 2018

Sunday, 15 July 2018

Granite Boulders, Pipers Creek

Oil painting of several granite boulders surrounded by eucalpyts.
Someone suggested I take a boulder approach to my work.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Saturday, 14 July 2018

Winter Sunset, Pipers Creek

Oil painting of a distant building with nearby trees casting long shadows.
After setting off, settling on a scene and setting up to paint, I set about my work but soon experienced a setback: the sun began to set.  Rather than get upset and set down my brushes, I set my teeth and set upon the task of finishing.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Wednesday, 11 July 2018

Désirée Potato in Tea Towel

Oil painting of a Désirée potato in the folds of a loosely arranged tea towel.
Antiquity's precursor to the jacket potato: the toga potato.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Tuesday, 10 July 2018

Plastic Skull

Oil painting of a plastic skull facing the viewer.
I didn't quite get time to finish this painting: I need to flesh it out a little.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Monday, 9 July 2018

Tomato with Copper Jug

Oil painting of a copper jug beside a red tomato.
Jugs are of copper, tomatoes are red; such things are overt and are best left unsaid.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Sunday, 8 July 2018

Still Life with Pumpkin

Oil painting of a round pumpkin beside a green enamelware bowl and an earthenware jar.
This still life depicts enamelware (bowl), earthenware (jar) and a pumpkin there (in the middle).

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 12"

Thursday, 5 July 2018

Quince with Porcelain Vase

Oil painting of a quince beside a white porcelain vase.
There once was a vase and quince,
Who were particularly hard to convince.
'Til one day they perceived
What they hadn't believed,
And they've credited everything since.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Wednesday, 4 July 2018

Small Copper Jug with Mandarine

Oil painting of a small copper jug beside a mandarine.
Small jugs are copper, mand'rins are too, though more accurately orange with a coppery hue.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Tuesday, 3 July 2018

Red Pepper with Glencairn Whisky Glass

Oil painting of a red pepper beside a Glencairn whisky glass.
Because Scotland has a reputation for being a wee bit chilli.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"