Cup of Gold

The Cup of Gold flower is large, beautiful and poisonous. Visited by bats in the dead of night, it lends mystique and character to a still life painting.

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Apr22022
This shows four large blossoms, each the size of an open human hand.

Four Views of a Veranda

Four views of the same veranda which looks out over a tropical garden. The sunlight stream in through the lattice giving a warmth and feeling of happiness to the paintings.

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Mar142022
Sunlight streams through lattice onto the floor of this veranda.

Yellow and Blue

Bright colours really stand out when combined with a dark background. I often use this effect in still life painting. I have a lot of blue-patterned cloths and when combined with yellow lemons from my tree that makes a great subject for still life painting.

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Mar42022
Yellow lemons against a blue cloth.

Horses

I went to sketch a group of horses and they proved very friendly. Several paintings resulted from sketches of this warm-hearted interaction.

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Feb232022
Five horses graze in a paddock.

Bottlebrush

The great variety of bottlebrush flowers makes for a great still-life subject. In this post I have shown some of my paintings of these great Australian flowers.

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Feb142022
Bottlebrush flowers are in a glass vase on a tablecloth.

Bananas

Houses with space enough to grow bananas in the backyard are becoming rare in Brisbane. Where once bananas were a common sight in the backyards of Brisbane, now such things are a coveted luxury.

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Feb42022
Two cane chairs stand on a veranda overlooking banana plants.

Chickens

A collection of still life paintings featuring kitchen utensils and chicken-shaped objects in ceramic and carved wood.

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Jan262022
A collection of colourful enamelware sits on a table.

Beaches

Paintings from a selection of Queensland beaches are shown. Many are very colourful, heavy with sunlight, filled with boats and umbrellas, others are gloomy and deserted as a storm approaches.

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Jan152022
People are having a picnic on the grass near the beach.

Sunflowers

With the virus spreading in our community, I have gathered some sunflower paintings to cheer us all up. Their bright happy faces remind us that one day good times will come again.

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Jan72022
The flowers are accompanied by blue and white china.