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Showing posts with label green. Show all posts

Tuesday 19 March 2019

Periwinkles

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



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Thursday 7 February 2019

Two small landscapes

Both in acrylics on Masonite, 10 x 15 cm:

Partly cloudy and mild:


When I was a kid, we did not have TV. We got the weather report on the radio, but through all those lazy summer days, it always seemed to be the same report: "Partly cloudy and mild, with scattered thunderstorms." You can't really go wrong with such a report in summer here.

Rain's coming:

SOLD

Over much of South Africa, rain is mostly in the form of summer afternoon storms rolling in from the south. It often creates this rather pleasing effect: you are standing in bright sunlight, but half the sky is already covered in dark, approaching clouds. 

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Wednesday 30 May 2018

Pretty flowers

Oil on board, 20 x 15 cm:


For a change, an outdoor scene. For this sort of thing I often prefer a far looser, impressionist sort of style. I based it on a reference photo I took in the garden of a local school; I noticed the girl intently staring at the flowers, haloed in rich light, and knew I wanted to try painting it.

Monday 7 May 2018

Grapes, mushrooms

And another small one. I really should do a whole series of them, but we'll see...
Oil on board, 10 x 15 cm (= 4 x 6 inches):


Thursday 19 April 2018

Wednesday 17 January 2018

Morning Glory

Oil on board, 20 x 15 cm (= about 8 x 6 inches):


Weeding the vegetable garden produced a bit of treasure!


Monday 15 January 2018

Three Figs

Oil on board, 15 x 20 cm (= about 6 x 8 inches):


Happened to walk past a fig tree in fruit and shamelessly stole myself some to serve as models...