Hens and Chickens

Chickens make a great subject for painting and as such they are the images of great domestic bliss. Paintings of them are often found in many well-contented homes.

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Winter Blooms

Winter flowering species like gordonia and camellia make good subjects for still life painting. Their beautiful blooms last well in a vase.

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Markets

Many vibrant market scenes can be seen on weekend mornings around Brisbane. They make great subject matter for paintings.

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Portrait Class

A collection of portrait studies in oil and pastel completed over a number of years from various Life Portrait sessions that I attended.

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Beautiful Bulbs

Each spring beautiful bulbs produce spectacular flowers in a great range of colours. Making a choice of still life subject between these flamboyant flowers is sometimes hard.

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Queensland Homes

Old Queensland houses often feature extensive back gardens and an architecture typical of the period in which they were built. High stumps, window hoods, stove recesses were all common on these old homes.

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Prunus Flowers

Prunus flowers have been used as a ceramic decoration in many parts of the world, but I particularly like the Mak’Merry studio version for their bold shapes and bright colours. This early 20th Scottish ceramic studio deserves to be warmly remembered.

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Nasturtium Still Life

Nasturtium leaves and flowers are always a popular still life subject. They are always colourful and sometimes triffid like, giving rise to a great variety of still life paintings.

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