Still Life with Plastic Skull and Tomatoes

I've had a bit of time, recently, to refine my painting skulls.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 12"

Pear Half with Earthenware Jar

To say that this pear half is beyond repair, is such a bad pun it's jarring.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Nectarine with Shaving Brush

I'm finding it very difficult to compose an original nectarine pun, so I'm hoping you won't notice if I brush over it.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Milk Jug with Lemon Quarter

Pith pour

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Salt Shaker with Onion

A story with a ring of truth, but to be taken with a grain of salt.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Former Curator's Cottage, Colac Botanic Gardens

Gin palace: a residence flavoured with botanicals.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Near Sparkes Gully, Port Campbell

Can't say I noticed any seabirds whilst painting this scene, so I have to question the appellation of gully.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Wild Dog Cove, Peterborough

Painted by a man at the sea about a dog.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Sand Dunes at Peterborough

This painting was completed despite the sporadic rain that threatened my resolve.  I came very close to hoisting the blue Peterborough.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Egg and Désirée Potato in Cider Glass

Batten down the hatches or go down with the chip.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Sample Bottle with Banana

Plantain and sample

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Still Life with Red Pepper and Copper Kettle

This painting cannot be characterised as a pot-boiler: I watched the silly kettle for several hours.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 12"

Portrait of a Young Woman

Some may describe the sitter's hair as auburn; I'd take it as read.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Teapot with Garlic Bulb

Donate unwanted cloves to the pour.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Trees on Rosebery Hill

Were I to have added one more tree to this picture, it would have made a trio.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Tomato Half with Sauce Jug

Painting the jug was wholly straightforward, but the tomato, well, you don't know the half of it.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Porcelain Jug with Nectarine

Overindulging in the nectar of the gods may occasion a prayer to the porcelain.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Coffee Mug with Egg Carton

The beauty of still life is the free range of subject matter, though it can sometimes be wide of the mug.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"