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:
Monday 30 April 2018
Thursday 26 April 2018
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!
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!
Monday 23 April 2018
Friday 20 April 2018
Lemon and glass
Oil on board, 20 x 15 cm (8 x 6 inches):
This work will appear on my Bid-or-Buy store as soon as it is dry enough to transport!
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
Labels:
artist Brian Van Der Spuy,
bottle,
food,
fruit,
garden,
glass,
herbs,
homesteading,
kitchen,
oil,
oil painting,
oils,
still life
Thursday 12 April 2018
Cloves, tomato, apricot jam
I remain torn between oils and acrylics for this sort of painting. Both have their own advantages and disadvantages. In practice, I work with one for a while, then get sick of it and switch to the other. Perhaps I'll eventually figure out which one I really prefer.
Oil on board, 20 x 15 cm (=about 8 x 6 inches):
Oil on board, 20 x 15 cm (=about 8 x 6 inches):
Tuesday 10 April 2018
Thursday 5 April 2018
Monday 2 April 2018
Fallen things
After an evening storm, another batch of fallen leaves and blooms. Ballpoint pen and watercolor pencil on paper:
Labels:
artist Brian Van Der Spuy,
autumn,
ballpoint pen,
Bignoniaceae,
coloured pencil,
drawing,
flower,
garden,
garden plant,
leaves,
Malvaceae,
natural history,
sketch,
still life,
watercolor pencil
Sunday 1 April 2018
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