Friday, 13 January 2017

Porcelain Jug with Garlic Bulb

Oil painting of a blue and white porcelain jug beside a bulb of garlic.
According to Wikipedia, the internal jugular vein includes a superior and an inferior bulb.  The title of this painting may bear some resemblance to a jugular bulb in name, but there the similarity ends (though having never seen a jugular bulb, I'm happy to be corrected).

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Thursday, 12 January 2017

Zucchini on Linen-Bound Book

Oil painting of a green zucchini on a green linen-bound book.
A zucchini for the books, rather than a turnip for the books.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Wednesday, 11 January 2017

Housing Commission Flats and Freeway Sculpture from Royal Park

Oil painting of distant high-rise flats with red angled pillars in the middle ground and trees and buildings in the foreground.
Initially I planned just to paint the freeway sculpture (the red angled pillars in the middle ground), but I later thought the housing commission flats made a nice backdrop.  You might say it was com-mission creep.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 8"

Tuesday, 10 January 2017

Pear with Light Bulb

Oil painting of a green pear beside a spherical light bulb.
The glass bulb and the piece of fruit were privately hostile, but in public they were all sweetness and light.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Monday, 9 January 2017

Sunday, 8 January 2017

Rear of Former Presbyterian Church, Parkville

Oil painting of two small Gothic-style windows at the rear of a larger red brick church.
Only part of this building could fit in this painting: it's a relatively broad church.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Friday, 6 January 2017

Egg on Small Chinese Teapot

Oil painting of an egg resting on top of a small vertically-elongated teapot.
This teapot can be difficult to paint, so occasionally I need a bit of egging on.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Thursday, 5 January 2017

Wednesday, 4 January 2017

Carrot with Porcelain Vase

Oil painting of a carrot resting against a white porcelain vase.
Orange are carrots, vases are white;
And neither will help one to see well at night.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Tuesday, 27 December 2016

Hay Shed at Pipers Creek

Oil painting of a distant shed in a paddock of dry grass with a number of trees in the background.
This was painted under a tree in the rain; it was a matter of making hay shed while the sun refused to shine.

Oil on canvas board, 10" x 6"

Friday, 23 December 2016

Tuesday, 20 December 2016

Tomato on Miniature Vase

Oil painting of a red tomato placed on top of a blue and white Chinese-style miniature vase.
Nothing says "I love you" quite like a red tomato.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Monday, 19 December 2016

Copper Jug with Onion

Oil painting of a small copper jug beside a brown onion.
An onion and jug so positioned is far from a juxtaposition.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Sunday, 18 December 2016

Old Quadrangle at University of Melbourne, Parkville

Oil painting of two archways that form part of a Gothic Revival sandstone building.
A fitness instructor told me I should work on my quads.

Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"

Saturday, 17 December 2016

Wednesday, 14 December 2016

Pear with Banana

Oil painting of a green pear with a banana curving around its base.
This scene does not represent impairment, but rather imbananament.

Oil on canvas board, 7" x 5"

Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Glencairn Whisky Glass with Zucchini

Glencourgette is Scotland's most famous fruit-masquerading-as-vegetable whisky.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Monday, 12 December 2016

Red Pepper with Torpedo Bottle

Oil painting of a red pepper beside a green flat-bottomed torpedo bottle.
The torpedo launch set bells ringing.

Oil on canvas board, 4" x 6"

Saturday, 10 December 2016

Garlic Bulbs

Oil painting of two purple bulbs of garlic, one with cloves removed.
Two bulbs of garlic playing strip poker; one in the act of removing its cloves.

Oil on canvas board, 6" x 4"

Saturday, 3 December 2016