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...

Wednesday 10 January 2018

Mustard and tomato

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


After a long battle with lack of sun and tough clay soil, I finally managed to get a tomato plant to grow and produce a few fruit. Makes for a nice edible model!

Thursday 14 December 2017

Cherry Tomatoes and Miniature Bottle

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


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...


Tuesday 12 December 2017

Friday 8 December 2017

Tomato and Egg

Oil on board, 10 x 15 cm (= about 4 x 6 inches):


Haven't done an oil painting in a while, so I'm a bit rusty!