Green Apples with Vintage Electric Kettle

 

If this was an attempt to paint a pot-boiler, I failed -- having watched this kettle for several hours, I can confirm that it did not stir.  The idiom is the core of the issue rather than the apples.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Antique Bottles with Lemons

 

This is primarily a painting about old bottles (and executing it was quite a battle with the bottles) interspersed with random acts of rindness.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Young Woman in Traditional Dress with Oranges

 

I'm not entirely sure which tradition this represents only that it has something to do with oranges; perhaps we should simply appreciate the scene and not indulge in too much navel gazing.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Daffodils in Enamelware Jug

 

Daffodils are such narcissists, always blowing their own trumpets.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Young Woman with Guitar

 

The model who'd been booked didn't show, so thankfully Lucy from the VAS was able to fill in at the last minute.  It was, however, necessary to pull a few strings.

Oil on canvas board, 16" x 20"

Corella Pears with Stoneware Vessels

 

A pair of pears and an assortment of wares

Oil on canvas board, 20" x 24"