Sunday, 7 August 2011

watercolour street-scape from a black and white photo of lower johnston street in victoria. 

'lower johnston'   watercolour  8 in x 8 in (matted) - for sale contact me for price


  I love seagulls.  I have a friend who does not. 


'ode to sue'   acrylic on canvas board  9 in x 6 in - for sale, contact me for price

oh so random

watercolour streetscene from a black and white photo of lower johnstone street in victoria.  no idea if i got the colours right.  know for sure the perspective is not right, but i wanted to make it a bit more organic.

Saturday, 30 July 2011

a bit more colour and something new

Two new pieces.  The first - my girlfriend's daughter picking daisies - back to bright bold colours that make me happy.  This one could be headed off across the ocean as a gift for a grandmother - I hope they like it. 


"picking daisies"  acrylic on canvas  12 in. x 12 in.  NFS 

The second piece - 'fireworks in the city' is a first attempt at collage - it might be my last as well. I was inspired after my niece and nephew made a trip to NYC and were there for the 4th of July.    It was definitely the product and not the process in this case.  I am pleased with how it turned out - but spent the entire time (10+ hours) wondering why I was doing it.  It certainly challenged my patience!


'fireworks in the city'  paper collage  12 in x 7 in  NFS


Sunday, 24 July 2011

flora and fauna

a few new pieces done recently.   the last pieces posted here (poppies) was done after working with so many dark and dirty tones - i needed to do something that was bright and colourful!


'Crow at sunset'  acrylic on canvas board  9 in. x 12 in.




'blackbird in winter'   acrylic on canvas 12 in x 12 in.
 



'shot put'   acrylic on canvas   16 in. x 12 in.   nfs
 

'poppies'     acrylic on canvas board   6 in. x 9 in. nfs


Monday, 11 July 2011

working with faces part II

Painting of a friend's daughter. 
"maisha jane"   acrylic on canvas 12 in. x 12 in.   nfs

Saturday, 9 July 2011

working with faces

I finished this one a couple of weeks ago.  Painted on very rough plywood.  I think I'll be exploring faces more and working with expression and likeness.

'old man'   acrylic on plywood   12 in. x 12 in.

Saturday, 25 June 2011

just finished...

Just a couple of newer pieces - the 'marbled godwit' (type of a sandpiper) was the most recent piece completed.  This was done on a small piece of plywood. The texture of the wood really added something to the piece. 
marbled godwit (aka sandpiper)  acrylic on plywood  6 in. x 9 in.  nfs

Gingko leaves are awesome. 


gingko leaves acrylic on canvas board    14 in. x 10 in.


recent pieces


"caribbean sea"    acrylic on canvas 24 in x 12 in


"ink spots"   acrylic on canvas  16 in. x 12 in 


"a grate birdbath"   acrylic on canvas  16 in. x 12 in.


"not just a cracker"   acrylic on canvas  10 in. x 10 in.


"wtf???"     acrylic on canvas  10 in. x 10 in. 


"wish you were here"    acrylic on canvas board  14 in. x 10 in.


"trophy catch"    acrylic on canvas   14 in. x 11 in.


"crow"    acrylic on canvas board    11 in. x 14 in.


some earlier pieces

some of my first pieces - my personal favourite is the sea turtle.  i hope you enjoy.

'see turtle'  acrylic on canvas   NFS

'super lawnmower man'  acrylic on canvas  NFS

'cooking art'  acrylic on canvas board NFS

'moped in new orleans'  acrylic on canvas board NFS

'vw van with lawnmower man'  acrylic on canvas board  NFS

'robyn on the dock'  acrylic on canvas board  NFS

'sun worship'  acrylic on canvas  NFS

'my ami'  acrylic on canvas NFS

'violet green'  acrylic on canvas  NFS

'hummer'  acrylic on canvas  NFS

untitled   acrylic on canvas  NFS

'bodhey'  acrylic on canvas NFS

'daffy'  acrylic on canvas NFS

'fox on the heather'  acrylic on canvas board  NFS