Monday, August 23, 2010

Autumn Still Life


Acrylic on canvas board

First submitted to I Paint and Draw for the
August acrylic challenge .


14" x 18"

Painted 2010

Attribution: After photo by chefranden on flickr.com called "Autumn Still Life"

LINK :- http://www.flickr.com/photos/chefranden/2991186378/

Acrylic canvas on board 23" x 16"
A plein air work
Painted 1972

Peacock Butterfly



Acrylic on Canvas board 12" x 16"

First submittedto IPaint and Draw as Late entry for Acrylics Challenge : MAY 2010
Attribution:After photo by HaPe_Gera on Flickr.comhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/hape_gera/193869094/in/set-72157600345382394/

Friday, August 20, 2010


Acrylic on canvas board
48" x 24"
Painted in 1971

Platter with vegetables and knife

Acrylic on canvas board

10" x 14"

Underpainted as a tonal exercise first

Painted 2010

Still Life from life

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Daisies in the Veld


Acrylic on canvas board.
30" x 36"
Painted 2010
Composed from a series of my own photographs and memories of the area

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Fishing Harbour at Hout Bay


The fishing harbour at Hout Bay
Acrylic on canvas board
30" x 30"
Painted mostly by knife 1972

Monday, August 16, 2010

Roses Red and Pink

These were store bought roses from amongst twenty bought for my mother's 87th birthday.
Acrylic on canvas board
6" x 12"
Painted 2010 A study for possibly a larger Still Life.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Pansy Palette


This acrylic painting is 30" x 36" and was painted in 2010 .Most of the flowers were/are growing in my garden.
The blue,red, purple and black flowers have matching glitter in the paint to give a velvety appearance.

Table Bay from Sunset Beach

Acrylic on Boxed Canvas
A Diptych
Two panels each 18" x 48"
Painted 2010 from own observations and photographs