Farm Scenes

Farm scenes lend themselves to paintings. Any collection of sheds, trees, machinery and animals is interesting. Just find the right angle and a painting appears.

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Jul262024

Painting Box

These small paintings of scenes around South East Queensland try to capture the energy and movement in the situation in front of the artist.

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Jun172024

The Lily

The Lily makes a great subject for still life painting. Their colourful forms give rise to endless variety. Many of the lilies shown here were grown in my own garden.

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May282024

Outdoor Markets

Paintings of the colourful markets of many different countries are gathered together in this post. Many keen shoppers are shown, all looking for a bargain.

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Dappled Light

There is something magical about the way dappled light dances through the leaves and casts patterns underneath that makes it a joy to paint.

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Feb162024
This shed has a lean and is full of old time machinery.

Purple and Blue

Blue and purple flowers are featured in this still life post. I grow many of these flowers for my paintings or garner them from neighbouring streets.

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Feb12024
Bengal Clock Vine grows on a fence in my suburb. Even in a glass vase, the large pods will open into flowers, so painting these flowers is a journey of discovery. You are never quite sure how the final composition will look until it's finished.

Kitchens

Old Queensland houses have plenty of character and that is what I have tried to capture in this series of paintings.

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Jan182024
This room is crowded with plate racks of chinaware and other culinary items.

Mandarins

Mandarins are often featured in modern still life paintings because of their beautiful colour. I have gathered together in this post some of my paintings of this fruit.

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Jan32024
A collection of objects stand in front of an open window.

Queensland Landscapes

Queensland landscapes vary from place to place with the many different parts of our celebrated country. However it’s all exciting, every bit!

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Dec212023
A muddy dirt road runs along beside a fence. Steep mountains are in the background.