#26: Apple and glass

Bit of a failure, I think, but the apple looks better than they used to.

I have forgotten how to paint glass, so I had a mighty battle with the thing. I used to struggle quite a bit with this cultivar of apples; I seem to be getting a bit better at it. 

#25: Squash and egg

Another small panel, 5 x 7 inch, painted with a limited palette of red, yellow, black and white oils. Not entirely successful, but then, they never are.

The photo didn't get the colours quite right, but it's not too far off.

A small series of camels

Why camels? Just because, that's why.

#24: Pepper and egg

Weekend: time to paint. I have had a piece of 6 x 8 inch canvas board lying around here for ages, so today I decided to take the plunge and paint on it instead of my usual cardboard cut from a cereal box. 


My verdict: I hate it. The paint soaks right into it and it's a battle to blend or manipulate on the support. Only Masonite for me from now on, I think...

#29: Glass and teaspoon

Trying to draw glass with a ballpoint pen is probably not a good idea...

Aubrey Beardsley

A portrait of Beardsley, in the style of Beardsley. Well, sort of...

India ink on printer paper, about 20 cm in height.

#23: Measure glass and banana

It has been ages since I tried oil painting, and it shows. I have become monstrously rusty. Not that I was much good to begin with, but this is only painting no. 23, so as Ed Wood said, "my next one will be better."

Cheap oils on cheap cardboard cut from a box, primed with cheap acrylic. About size A5 or so: