Old gate

 Acrylics on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm:

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Nasturtium tangle

 Oil on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

This work is for sale. Contact me at brianvds@gmail.com. 

Nowadays I don't do many oils, partly simply because I don't really have space to put them all while waiting for them to dry to the point where they can be packed away. But for some sorts of effects, nothing else will do. For many artists, oil is their "serious" medium; for me it's something to be playful with, and plaster on thick, juicy brushstrokes in uninhibited manner. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't, but I always learn some thing in the process. 

Cosmos field

 Acrylics on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm:

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Parked bike

 Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

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Lauren's Fridge Monster

 This children's book is no longer for sale, but feel free to enjoy this online version:

Overgrown lamppost

 Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

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Blue door behind oleander

 Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

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Crown of thorns

 Oil on Masonite, ACEO (= 3.5 x 2.5 inches):

One of my very occasional ventures into religious art, a genre I enjoy looking at, but am not too confident about working in. 

This work is for sale. Contact me at brianvds@gmail.com. 

Red barn

 Acrylics on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm:

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Free State landscape

 Acrylics on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm:

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I decided to play around a bit with a palette knife, and liked it so much I may well make something of a switch in equipment.

Stone arch

 Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

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Windmill and tulips

 Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

This work is for sale. Contact me at brianvds@gmail.com. 

Old door, Greece

 Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

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The Japanese call it wabi-sabi: the beauty of imperfection, and of old, used and withered things. Everyone (except perhaps very rich people?) seem to get it intuitively, which is why still life paintings are so often filled with such old things. One wonders then why, in the west, billions upon billions of dollars are spent annually in an attempt to make ourselves look younger more perfect. 

Cabbage field

Acrylics on Masonite, 10 x 15 cm:

SOLD