Lemon and Herbs

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

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):

Mini tomatoes

Acrylics on board, 20 x 15 cm (8 x 6 inches):

Apple

Acrylic on board, 20 x 15 cm (= about 8 x 6 inch):

Fallen things

After an evening storm, another batch of fallen leaves and blooms. Ballpoint pen and watercolor pencil on paper:

Three Tulips

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

Autumn Treasures

Autumn in the southern hemisphere. I have long loved weathered late-season leaves, and this time of year there is such a glut one doesn't know where to start. On my morning walk, I collected a bagful, and sketched some in ballpoint and watercolor pencil...