Monday, 27 January 2025

Tomato with Small Brown Jug

 

Still life oil painting of a tomato beside a small brown jug
Jugs are brown, tomatoes are red,
Can't think of a pun, here's a couplet instead.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Sunday, 26 January 2025

Hochgurtel Fountain at the Royal Exhibition Buildings

 

Whilst I'm not disappointed with this painting, it's hardly the high water mark.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Eggplant with cream milk jug

 

I'm unsure of what it is that eggs me on, but I can't keep from milking the same old jokes.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Tuesday, 21 January 2025

Dahlia Flower in Glass Vase

 

Still life oil painting of a dahlia flower in a tulip-shaped glass vase
I considered painting multiple flowers, but thought it best to take one dahlia at a time.

Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16"

Saturday, 18 January 2025

Pullman Hotel from Fitzroy Gardens

 

Landscape oil painting of a tall building behind a mass of trees
The hotel in the distance lodged into view.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

P.S. This was painted as part of a most enjoyable workshop with Robert Kelly, organised through the Victorian Artists' Society.

Monday, 13 January 2025

Copy: Percy Leason Self Portrait

 

Portrait oil painting of a bald man with glasses
This is a copy of a Percy Leason self portrait -- from the collection of the Castlemaine Art Museum -- that I painted as a class exercise.  It was cut into eight sections, with students given the task of painting one section each, upside down, in an effort to disguise the final picture.  At the end of class, each section was brought together to form the whole.

You could say this gave the picture a new Leason life.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Monday, 6 January 2025

Pears with Kerosene Lamp

 

Still life oil painting of three green pears beside a red kerosene lamp
Things got a bit fruity in the red light district

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"