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):


Wednesday, 2 May 2018

Sweet things

Nowadays, I try hard not to eat these things. But they are fun to paint.
Oil on board, 15 x 20 cm (= about 6 x 8 inches):


Monday, 30 April 2018

Random bits and pieces

I can't always just work for the market; I'd go crazy that way. I'm an artist, not a money making machine. And thus, in between, I make time for all manner of random things. Like a fun hobgoblin:


It's the evil hobgoblin from Hans Andersen's story The Snow Queen, with his magic mirror. I may just get it into my head to do a whole set of illustrations for the story, which is on eof my favorite Andersen tales.

A portrait sketch:


And some quick studies after Pieter Bruegel, the Elder, and artist whose work I have long admired:




Tuesday, 24 April 2018

Tomato, egg, pepper shaker

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


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!