Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Cottonbud


Cottonbud
Oil on linen on cardboard
75x120mm

Apart from being used to clean those hard to reach places, cottonbuds are used by art restorers to clean old paintings. This is a new one!

Monday, February 23, 2009

A Simple Peach


A Simple Peach
Oil on Linen mounted on MDF
115x88mm
$150
I tryed to paint this peach as simply as I could. I'm using the paint more sparingly on this linen surface. I like the texture and weave of the canvas showing through the paint.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Used Bandage


Used Bandage
Oil on linen on cardboard
$100
sold
I sliced my thumb while cutting boards so was wearing bandages all week. I thought I'd paint the bandage but by then it had stopped bleeding so I stuck a pin in my thumb just to make sure it still hurt. I needed the red. Artists have to suffer for their art.

Friday, February 20, 2009

Fruit and Flowers


Fruit and Flowers
Oil on gessoed board
NFS
Well it was raining today and I couldn't photograph what I'd painted yesterday, so it seems a good opportunity to post this one. This is a commission I painted recently for a wedding anniversary, with the theme of fruit and flowers.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Standing Peg


Standing Peg
Oil on linen mounted on cardboard
86x68mm
Why are plastic pegs invariably coloured pink? Pink is an awkward colour, I've never been sure about it, I have a love/hate relationship with pure pink. But I'm always more interested in colour combinations and relationships than in any individual colour by itself. Hot pink always seems to resonate well with Mars Yellow. Mars Yellow is a synthetic oxide which resembles the traditional yellow ochre - a natural earth. But it has subtle differences and I find it the perfect foil for pink. Anyway, I was also fascinated by the surreal quality of this peg standing like some kind of sentinel or monolith. What kind of people made it? What was it for?

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Dead Rose in a Bottle


Dead Rose in a Bottle
Oil on linen mounted on MDF board
115x110mm
sold
I've prepared a few small linen panels for a change of surface to my usual gessoed hardboard. There is really nothing that can compare to painting on linen, it's a joy to paint onto, and it encourages a different handling and application of the paint. At the meagre price I can sell these paintings for, I can't really justify the expense of linen, however I have a few offcuts from larger paintings that I can use.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

G Clamp


G Clamp
Oil on gessoed board
130x150mm

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Champagne Cork


Champagne Cork
Oil on gessoed board
80x60mm

Friday, February 13, 2009

Red Paperclip


Red Paperclip
Oil on gessoed board
56x60mm

Fallen Montbretia Blossom


Fallen Montbretia Blossom
Oil on gessoed board
60x60mm

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Little Red Pencil Stub


Little Red Pencil Stub
Oil on gessoed board
50x60mm
sold

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Three Beans


Three Beans
Oil on gessoed board
60x60mm
One cow
I will sell these three beans for one cow.

Monday, February 09, 2009

Pencil For Brig


Pencil For Brig
Oil on gessoed board
85x165mm
NFS Commision

Friday, February 06, 2009

One and a Half Apricots


One and a Half Apricots
Oil on gessoed board
100x115mm
$150
sold

Thursday, February 05, 2009

Small Bowl With Four Apricots


Small Bowl With Four Apricots
Oil on gessoed board
150x150mm
$160
It was the rich colour that attracted me to this subject.

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Nasturtiums and an Apricot


Nasturtiums and an Apricot
Oil on gessoed board
130x150mm
This one was painted quite quickly and freely. I love the intense colour of nasturtiums.

Sunday, February 01, 2009

Match With Straw


Match With Straw
Oil on gessoed board
60x95mm
This was just a chance arrangement I spotted. I liked the sepentine movement of the dried grass straw against the static horizontal of the match. I guess you could kindle a fire with a match and enough straws.