Portrait of a Young Woman

John Singer Sargent is reputed to have said: "Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend".  Luckily the sitter is family.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Jageurs Lane, Parkville

This painting is a pictorial imitation of Jageurs Lane and is therefore a mock Jageur (who I think is also the lead singer of the Rolling Stones).

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Pear with Sugar Bowl

Forbidden fruit is the sweetest (although we're perfectly entitled to eat pears, they're sweet nevertheless).

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Melbourne Docklands from Royal Park

After assessing the lay of the land I attempted to be portray how the docklands lie.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Roses with Copper Pitcher

A bunch of roses and a night out at the pitchers

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Small Garlic-Head Vase with Lemon Quarter

A lemon drawn (or painted) and quartered.  It remains to see if it shall be hung.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Onion with Small Glass Jar

Onions are brown, so are shallots; but the colour of glass describe I cannot.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Women's Dressing Pavilion at Poplar Oval, Royal Park

A somewhat poplar subject worth addressing.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Portrait of a Woman in a White Shirt

In my rush to complete this portrait, I set the model too far to the left (conventionally the model should be looking into the painting); it seems I failed to get it right.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 16"

Nectarine with Painted Glass Vase

There once was an old nectarine,
Who recited a verse quite obscene;
And a vase chimed in too
With a rhyme somewhat blue,
But it's best that the lines stay unseen.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Tomato with Pewter Jug

A tomato taking in the big pitcher

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Horsfall Chapel, University of Melbourne

Strong afternoon shadows had me darkening a church door.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Footbridge over Merri Creek

Footsy cross the Merri

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Plaster Cast: Dante Alighieri

A less than divine depiction that should perhaps be cast into the inferno.

Oil on canvas board, 10"x 16"