Bell peppers

Acrylics on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm:

This item is for sale on my Daily Paintworks Gallery.

Hoopoe

Acrylic on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

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Two pumpkins on a shelf

Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 25 cm (= about 8 x 10 inches):

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Grapes in a basket

Acrylics on Masonite, 35 x 50 cm:

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Sunflowers in a ceramic vase

Acrylics on Masonite, 36 x 51 cm (= about 14 x 20 inches):

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This one is a bit larger than my usual thing, and as such I did not put it up on my Bid-or-Buy store, because it is likely a bit too unwieldy to send anywhere by mail. It will hopefully feature in a local exhibition in due course.

Red apple

Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

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Pug on the lawn

Acrylics on Masonite, 10 x 15 cm:

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Red jungle fowl

Acrylics on Masonite, 10 x 15 cm:

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These are the critters domestic chickens are descended from. I experimented a bit here with a much looser, expressionist sort of style; I have yet to decide whether I like it!

Two blue waxbills

Acrylics on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm:

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When you wander around in dry thorn veld, it's all muted greens and earth colors. Until you glimpse a little flock of blue waxbills; they always come as a pleasant surprise, their powder blue plumage looking strangely out of place in surroundings. Which is perhaps one reason why I enjoy painting them.

Yellow-billed hornbill

Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

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Red-headed finch

Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

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Karoo donkey

Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 25 cm:

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Busy bee

Acrylics on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm:

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Sunbird and Protea Flower

More specifically, a greater double-banded sunbird. Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

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The sunbirds (there are many species) are Africa's version of the hummingbirds of the Americas. despite their similar looks, they are not closely related. The sunbirds have a similar lifestyle though, and live on nectar and small insects.

Blue waxbill

Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

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Landscape with conifers

Acrylics on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm:

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A Whale of a Tale

My latest venture in children's books, The Tale of Wally Whale, is finally available! It turned out to be a bit of a battle.

I decided to try out a new format, in which I stretch a single illustration across two facing pages - this is a popular format for children's books. Alas, I simply could not get Amazon's software to accept the paperback version of the manuscript. Either they simply cannot print it that way, or I did something wrong, but even with the friendly help of human operators at Amazon, I could not get the manuscript print-ready; I have no idea what went wrong.

This went on for weeks, and I eventually gave up. Looks like this one will only be available in electronic format!

EDIT, 23/7/2020: I decided to give it another go, and this time round managed to solve the technical problems. The book is finally available in a paperback format too.

Feeling sick to his stomach for no good reason, Wally has to travel all the way to the coral reef, to go ask the Sea Wizard for a cure... Ages 5 - 8.

Here's the free web version

If you enjoyed this story, please consider buying a copy on Amazon:

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Tomato and banana

Acrylics on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm:

I have been rather busy with bankers and bureaucrats, as well as some non-fine art projects (watch this space!). But finally had time for a quick painting again. This sort of small still life done from the result of a raid on the kitchen remains an old favorite genre of mine.

This item may be for sale on my Bid-or-Buy store. 

Periwinkles

Two small paintings of periwinkle flowers from the garden; both acrylics on Masonite, 10 x 15 cm:

These items may be for sale on my Bid-or-Buy store.  

Butterfly

A yellow pansy (Jujonia hierta) sitting on foliage. These are quite common around here where I live. Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

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