Sunday 30 September 2018

Wednesday 26 September 2018

Red Pepper with Light Bulb

Oil painting of a large red pepper beside a small incandescent light bulb.
Hiding one's light under a peck (which I've mentioned before, is a quarter of a bushel).

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Tuesday 25 September 2018

Monday 24 September 2018

Wednesday 19 September 2018

Tuesday 18 September 2018

Apple with Small Glass Jar

Oil painting of a red apple beside a small glass jar with a glass lid.
The apple was cored with its hand in the jar.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Sunday 16 September 2018

Road at Archies Creek

Oil painting of a road leading up a hill with trees and telephone poles.
Archies Creek is a small town that provides a streaming service.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Saturday 15 September 2018

Banksia Flowers in Glass

Oil painting of pale yellow Banksia flowers in a glass of water.
The larger of two paintings completed on this day, giving you more Banksia for your buck.

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Venus Bay Wetlands

Oil painting of a marshy wetlands with distant hills and a bird in flight.
Venus may be the second planet from the sun, but Venus Bay seemed far removed from any solar system.  The wetlands, on this particular day, were aptly named.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Friday 14 September 2018

Ridgway Road, Kilcunda

Oil painting of a cypress tree and an electricity pole with a twisting road in the foreground.
Middle of the road painting painted from the side of the road.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Beach at Kilcunda

Oil painting of a rocky headland with waves splashing on rocks.
It was quite windy on the beach: I was tide in knots.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Thursday 13 September 2018

Western Beach at Sunset, Inverloch

Oil painting of a distant coastal scene close to sunset.
Goldie Lochs

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Anderson Inlet, Inverloch

Oil painting of a path beside a coastal inlet.
This scene at Inverloch does not include the jetty (which is directly behind where I stood).  It is a loch without a quay.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Sunday 9 September 2018

Exhibition: Bigger and Better Small Things

Exhibition flyer including show details and pictures of a jug with a pumpkin and a wooden elephant with a banana.

The Small Things painting show returns to Rosebery Hill for another season during the 2018 Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival, and this time it's bigger and better than ever.  At least, I can objectively say it's bigger as the show will comprise the greatest surface area I've yet to exhibit, with some artworks up to four inches longer and wider.  This is a never-to-be-repeated offer, notwithstanding the fact that I'll be pretty much repeating myself for the fourth year in a row and will doubtless do so again.

But wait, there's more!  The show will be held in conjunction with my parents' open garden.  In the tradition of never-to-be-repeated offers, here's what I wrote about the garden last year:

The garden at Rosebery Hill has been aptly described as a place where nature has triumphed over human endeavour, and whilst its varied collection of trees are best viewed during autumn months, there's more than enough to keep the most apathetic botanist entertained, not to mention crowds upon hosts of daffodils (golden and otherwise).*

Where can I view this prosperous partnership of paintings and perennials? I hear you think.  Well, I'm glad you thought:

When:
Friday 31st August - Sunday 9th September 2018
10am - 4pm daily

Where:
The Shearing Shed
Rosebery Hill
156 Pipers Creek-Pastoria Road
Pipers Creek 3444

I'll be in attendance during weekends, so please let me know if you're planning to visit and I'll be sure to be on hand to pontificate about the artwork.

* Seasonal variance may apply

Tuesday 4 September 2018

Lemon-Scented Gum at Sunset, Royal Park

Oil painting of a eucalypt with background vegetation and an apricot-tinged sky.
I painted this tree just as the gum was scenting; er, just as the sun was setting.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"