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 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:

Oil on board, 15 x 20 cm (= about 6 x 8 inches): Cloudy and drizzly weather today, so the light is no good for photography. And hence, ...

Been a while since I have made one of these mini paintings. Oil on board, 15 x 10 cm (= 6 x 4 inches):

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

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...

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! 

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...

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 a...

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. Sti...