Quinces with Enamelware Jug

 

These quinces make a good subject, but are also for eating; if they were merely for display they'd be mannequinces.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 10"

Still Life with Lemons and Linen Tea Towel

 

The towel saved the citrus by providing lemon aid; otherwise they might have dried of natural causes.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Murphys Road, Near Kyneton

 

Painting like I own the road.

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Still Life with Large Squashes

 

I had to paint these squashes of unusual size on a larger canvas -- I didn't want the scene to be too squashy.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Off Dan Hallorans Lane, Pastoria

 

Having nominated a location for a paint-out with my friends Paul and Hiro, I said, "See you in Hall-orans Lane".

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Colour vs Skull

 

Don't be bored out of your skull, add a little colour to your life.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Near Kyneton Station

 

Trialling the 9x5 format in preparation for the VAS 9x5 Exhibition.  I quite enjoyed it, though I'm not sure I could do it 9 to 5.

Oil on canvas board, 9" x 5"

Still Life with Garlic Bulb

 

The cloven hoof in the depths of allium.

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Ripening Tomatoes with Enamelware Bowl

 

A subject ripe for wordplay (or not quite, as the case may be).

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10" 

Pear with Brass Fire Starter and Apple

 

A pear beside a pair (of things).

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Still Life with Fruit Spectrum

 

Richard of York before the battle (or ROY for short).

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Bosc Pears with Bottle

Keen observers may notice a subtle echo of the pears in the bottle glass; you might say it's two Bosc in reflected glory.

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"