Thursday 31 January 2019

Tuesday 29 January 2019

Small Garlic-Head Vase with Banana

Oil painting of a small blue garlic-head vase beside a banana.
Coming up for a caption for this painting is a one-banana problem; it's a one-vase problem too.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Thursday 24 January 2019

Wednesday 23 January 2019

Fluted Jug with Tomato

Oil painting of a small white ceramic fluted jug beside a red tomato.
Tomayto, tomato, flautist, flutist; there's never a need to be absolutist.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Tuesday 22 January 2019

Shaving Brush with Pear

Oil painting of a white shaving brush beside a green pear.
In order to prepare for this painting I had to brush up a little.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Thursday 17 January 2019

Copper Jug with Désirée Potato

Oil painting of a copper jug beside a Désirée potato.
Alongside copper nitrate is the slightly lesser-known compound copper nightshade (also known as CHiPs).

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"


Wednesday 16 January 2019

Tuesday 15 January 2019

Saturday 12 January 2019

Rail Bridge with Tram Tracks, Royal Park

Oil painting of tram tracks winding beneath a brick and concrete rail bridge.
When it comes to painting this bridge, it seems I have a track record -- here it is viewed from the other side of the tracks: https://www.paintingaday.net/2016/11/rail-bridge-with-tram-tracks-near.html

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Thursday 10 January 2019

Old Fashioned Glass with Nectarine

Oil painting of a nectarine beside an Old Fashioned glass.
There once was a young nectarine,
Who dreamed of the stage and the screen.
She took a part in a farce
With an Old Fashioned glass,
But she worked at the local canteen.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Wednesday 9 January 2019

Onion with Coffee Percolator

Oil painting of a brown onion beside a stainless steel coffee percolator.
The onion was happy to pose for me because it was a job with serious perks.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Tuesday 8 January 2019

Sunday 6 January 2019

Mount St Mary from Walls Lane, Pipers Creek

Oil painting of a gravel road leading to grassy paddocks and distant hills.
In order to create this painting I had to drive myself up the wall.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"