Still Life with Mandarine and Assorted Flowers

 

A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and a mandarine cannot live without love (apologies to Max Müller).

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Wedge Street, Kyneton

 

You might say the necessity to paint on plywood for the VAS 9x5 Exhibition drove a wedge between my normal approach to painting and the approach followed for this picture.  You can definitely say I drove on Wedge as I took a little jaunt in my car looking for subject matter.

Oil on plywood, 9" x 5"

Autumn, Kyneton

 

This is the first painting I've done directly on plywood, as per entries into this year's VAS 9x5 Exhibition.  It was certainly a different way to ply my trade, though I'm not sure I'd trade my canvas for ply.

Oil on plywood, 9" x 5"

Mandarines with Enamelware Jug

 

A man is judged by his deeds, and a mandarine is judged by its seeds (or lack thereof).

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"