Ocean view, British Columbia. Oil on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:
Wednesday 19 August 2020
Ocean view
Monday 17 August 2020
Pylons
Pylons near Balmoral, Mpumalanga:
Oil on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm.
This spot is only a few kilometres from where I lived as a boy. It is mid-winter, and the winter frosts have killed off the grass and, it seems, everything else. New growth will burst forth in spring, and by November, if the rains were reasonable, the area will resemble Ireland.
I find most people don't particularly like this kind of scene: the winter colors are considered drab, even depressing, and the pylons an eyesore. With me it is different, perhaps partly because I grew up in this sort of landscape, and thus perhaps view it through the soft-focus filter of nostalgia. For me, these pylons and their cables snaking over the horizon are very much part of the landscape, and I love the rich but subtle and subdued hues of the winter grass.
This item will be for sale on my Bid-or-Buy store as soon as it is dry enough to travel.
Tuesday 4 August 2020
Thursday 31 May 2018
Onion and bottle
Back to still life, but I decided to try something other than my usual dark backgrounds.
Wednesday 30 May 2018
Pretty flowers
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.
Thursday 24 May 2018
Monday 14 May 2018
Candy and Delftware
Cloudy and drizzly weather today, so the light is no good for photography. And hence, the camera didn't really reproduce the picture all that accurately.
Friday 4 May 2018
Mini bottle, mini tomatoes
Wednesday 2 May 2018
Sweet things
Oil on board, 15 x 20 cm (= about 6 x 8 inches):
Thursday 26 April 2018
Tuesday 24 April 2018
Tomato, egg, pepper shaker
As usual the camera did not reproduce the colors quite accurately. I boldly claim that the original looks better.
This work will appear on my Bid-or-Buy store as soon as it is dry enough to transport!
Friday 20 April 2018
Lemon and glass
This work will appear on my Bid-or-Buy store as soon as it is dry enough to transport!
Thursday 19 April 2018
Wednesday 18 April 2018
Lemon and Herbs
Thursday 12 April 2018
Cloves, tomato, apricot jam
Oil on board, 20 x 15 cm (=about 8 x 6 inches):
Monday 15 January 2018
Three Figs
Happened to walk past a fig tree in fruit and shamelessly stole myself some to serve as models...
Thursday 14 December 2017
Cherry Tomatoes and Miniature Bottle
My cherry tomato bush is beginning to bear more fruit than I know what to do with. Still life is one possible function of cherry tomatoes, but they're so small it is usually preferable to combine them with other small items. Luckily I have a small collection of such trinkets...