Brian's Notebook

 Ocean view, British Columbia. Oil on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm: Doesn't hurt to now and then try something I am not so familiar with. A Cana...

 Pylons near Balmoral, Mpumalanga: Oil on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm. This spot is only a few kilometres from where I lived as a boy. It is mid-wi...

Oil on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm: SOLD

Oil on Masonite, 20 x 25 cm: SOLD The Belgian-South African artist Frans Claerhout spent his last years here, in the small Free State t...

Oil on Masonite, 20 x 25 cm: SOLD

Oil on Masonite, ACEO (= about 65 x 90 mm): I haven't painted anything in ages, but have been itching to do so, and to try out a me...

Oil on board, 20 x 15 cm (= about 8 x 6 in): Back to still life, but I decided to try something other than my usual dark backgrounds.

Oil on board, 20 x 15 cm: For a change, an outdoor scene. For this sort of thing I often prefer a far looser, impressionist sort of sty...

Oil on board, 20 x 15 cm:

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):

Oil on board, 20 x 25 cm (= about 8 x 10 inches):

Another citrus-themed one. Oil on board, 15 x 20 cm (= about 6 x 8 inches):

When life gives you lemons, paint them... Oil on board, 20 x 15 cm (= about 8 x 6 inches):

I remain torn between oils and acrylics for this sort of painting. Both have their own advantages and disadvantages. In practice, I work wit...

Just about time I got a bit of oil painting done again. Oil on board, 25 x 20 cm (= about 10 x 8 inches):

Oil on board, 15 x 10 cm (= about 6 x 4 inches): As I worked on this one, I took a series of WIP photos, which I planned on working int...

Oil on board, 25 x 20 cm (= about 10 x 8 inches):

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

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!

Oil on board, 20 x 15 cm: Been enjoying playing around with the rich colours and textures of wood. I have long enjoyed this sort of ...