Monday 22 January 2018

Crepe myrtle

Oil on board, 25 x 20 cm (= about 10 x 8 inches):

SOLD

Also known as Pride-of-India (Lagerstroemia indica). These plants are originally from India and China, but are now commonly grown as ornamentals wherever the climate will allow. They are currently in bloom around here, so I couldn't resist...



Wednesday 17 January 2018

Morning Glory

Oil on board, 20 x 15 cm (= about 8 x 6 inches):


Weeding the vegetable garden produced a bit of treasure!


Monday 15 January 2018

Three Figs

Oil on board, 15 x 20 cm (= about 6 x 8 inches):


Happened to walk past a fig tree in fruit and shamelessly stole myself some to serve as models...

Wednesday 10 January 2018

Mustard and tomato

Oil on board, 15 x 20 cm (= about 6 x 8 inches):


After a long battle with lack of sun and tough clay soil, I finally managed to get a tomato plant to grow and produce a few fruit. Makes for a nice edible model!

Thursday 14 December 2017

Cherry Tomatoes and Miniature Bottle

Oil on board, 20 x 15 cm (= about 8 x 6 inches):


My cherry tomato bush is beginning to bear more fruit than I know what to do with. Still life is one possible function of cherry tomatoes, but they're so small it is usually preferable to combine them with other small items. Luckily I have a small collection of such trinkets...


Tuesday 12 December 2017