Standing Peg

Standing Peg
Oil on linen mounted on cardboard

86x68mm

$100

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?

Four Quick Sketches

Apple and Bottle at the Window

Watercolour on paper

150x105mm

White Mask on the Floor

Watercolour on paper

Aprox 150x90mm

Self Portrait

Pastel on paper

150x105

Tin Can With Pink Peg

pastel on paper

150x105mm

This motley collection of quick sketches was done on various sample papers. I love paper and it's fun trying out different kinds. I did these the same afternoon after the Guavas, one after the other. I just chose random subjects in the immediate vincinity. If anyone wants one - $80.