A Painting a Day ... Wendy van der Drift ... Daily Painter ... Painting Daily

Old Dutch Gouda

2009-11-15T05:19:00.001-08:00

oil on canvas / 12 x 16"

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Two Beets and Two Swedes

2009-11-13T05:16:00.000-08:00

oil on canvas / 12 x 36"

Cheesecake, Strawberries n Cream

2009-11-12T05:09:00.000-08:00

oil on canvas / 8 x 12"
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Six Strawberries

2009-11-10T05:08:00.000-08:00

oil on canvas / 12 x 16"
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Four Strawberries

2009-11-08T05:04:00.000-08:00

oil on canvas / 5 x 7"
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Russian Garlic No3

2009-11-06T02:40:00.000-08:00

oil on canvas / 6 x 6"

Background using Recycled Paint method.

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Golden Pear

2009-11-03T03:25:00.000-08:00

Oil on Canvas / 6 x 6"

Russian Garlic No 1

2009-10-28T15:22:00.000-07:00

Oil on Canvas / 4 x 4"

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Russian Garlic on Japanese Trinket Drawers - Political Fruit No2

2009-10-28T14:57:00.000-07:00

24 x 24" / oil on canvas

Eggplant No2

2009-10-27T06:19:00.000-07:00

8 x 8" / oil on canvas
SOLD

Four Eggs

2009-10-27T06:16:00.000-07:00

8 x 8" / oil on canvas
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Three White Objects

2009-10-27T06:15:00.000-07:00

8 x 8" / oil on canvas
SOLD

Political Fruit #1 ... North Korea / South Korea

2009-10-27T06:12:00.000-07:00

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Political Fruit #1 ... North Korea / South Korea

© w a van der Drift 2009

24 x 30" / oil on canvas

Victorian Bushfires - FEB 2009

2009-10-26T05:00:00.000-07:00

Oil on Canvas ... painted with Recycled paint and spatula

detail 1 - confusion

detail 2

detail 3

detail 4

detail 5 - the helper

VICTORIAN BUSHFIRES - feb 2009

This painting was inspired and in response to the horror and heat of the Victorian Bushfires which happened in Australia early in 2009 where 173 people died.

This is a sample of a painting done entirely using a single painting spatula and recycled oil paint. Painted on a large canvas approx 90cm X 120cm.

Recycled Paint

2009-10-22T23:00:00.001-07:00

Canvas in process of being covered with 'Recycled Paint'

... at times I am inspired to do a little painting with the recycled paint, just using the spatula and selected colors.

Bunch of canvasses and panels prepped with 'Recycled Paint' set out to dry.

Garlic Painting done on background prepped with 'Recycled Paint'

Recycled Paint being mixed on the palette with Spatula.

Closeup detail of textures which are achieved by using 'Recycled Paint'

on a canvas panel

Prepared "Recycled Paint" Canvasses ... ready to go!

I have been working with a new technique of recycling paint. Having never liked to throw out older [off] paint, which is just beginning to become unusable, but still fairly soft, I started scraping it onto the canvasses with a large spatula. I call it Recycling Paint. Very eco friendly! Then leave it to dry out completely and sand it back (being careful not to sand through the canvas, to give a wonderful effect to the backgrounds of my paintings. This method gives a deep aged heavy background. I don't want to use this for all my paintings, but have liked the effect it gives to some, as with the one below of Russian Garlic. Best thing about this method is that I don't have to waste paint any more.

I've painted a few larger paintings by using this method ... which I've called my "Recycled Paintings". I'll post some photos of these paintings on the blog some time down the track. They are more abstract, and I use the spatula for these as well, but have introduced figures.

The photo above is of the last lot of canvasses I prepared using the Recycled Paint method. By mixing the colors selectively straight from the palette onto the canvas, I get fabulous colors, no matter that they don't always remain those colors, it's great fun and good exercise. The top photo is a close-up of a prepped canvas using recycled paint, to show you the effect.

Pear on the Easel

2009-09-21T00:43:00.000-07:00

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Back to Work ... Pear on the Easel

Well, much has happened since my last posting, I've had a great exhibition at Maleny Artworks Gallery in Maleny. I've had the Swine Flu, I've hurt my back in the hospital while having Swine Flu and I've taken a long time to recover. Still not completely back to my old self, but walking around a little. So it's back to work, and back to the studio. My first little painting, a 5 X 7" oil of a lovely organic Pear I found with a single leaf at the local Co-op market in Maleny. I also found 5 friends with leaves, but they may have waited a little too long to be painted. So this is it for now. I have some other paintings to post, but haven't had time to photograph them yet, not too far off tho.

SUCCESSFUL ART EXHIBITION at MALENY ARTWORKS

2009-08-04T01:41:00.000-07:00

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Hi everyone,

I'm very happy to share with you some pics of the Art Exhibition opening on Sat Night at Maleny Artworks Gallery, in Maleny Qld Australia. The show was opened by Ken Munsie, who manages to pull a wonderful art scene together in Maleny for more than 200 local eminent artists who live in the region, and is a superb ceramicist and potter.

So many paintings sold on the night, and over the weekend, and all continuing to go well it should be a very successful exhibition, running for 3 weeks until 19th August at 50 Maple St, Maleny. Also exhibition at the Gallery is Rosemary and Helen Almberg and Ann Oliver.

Some pics from the opening night:

Two Mandarins on a Painters Box

2009-07-11T04:46:00.000-07:00

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"Two Mandarins on a Painters Box" by w van der Drift

oil on canvas / 12 x 24"

© wendy van der Drift 2009

Maleny, Blackall Ranges, Australia

A painter gets very thirsty, and at times hungry,

a painter will then peel a mandarin

rest it on the painter's box

and paint it.

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Bunch of Beets or Beetroot ... take your pick

2009-07-11T04:42:00.000-07:00

Bunch of Beets or Beetroot ... take your pick

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© w a van der Drift 2009

Blackall Ranges, Maleny, Australia

12 x 24"

oil on canvas

Big Bunch of Beets or Beetroot as we call them in Australia

I love the color of the stalks, spurting out life force from the

dull beets which struggled under the earth for such a period of time

to produce the most intense and radiant deep magenta / carmine

colors that one could imagine.

Kohl - Rabi ... side by side

2009-07-10T19:04:00.001-07:00

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"Kohl - Rabi ... side by side" by w van der Drift
oil on canvas / 12 x 12"
© w van der Drift 2009
Maleny, Blackall Ranges, Australia

Review

2009-07-08T06:16:00.000-07:00

Lovely Post by Australian Ceramic Artist Shannon Garson of Strange Fragments Blog:

Thought I would share with you here...

http://strangefragments.blogspot.com/2009/06/theres-something-human-about-that.html

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009

There's something human about that garlic!- the paintings of Wendy Van der Drift

Wendy Van der Drift posts a painting a day on her blog "Painting Daily" Her beautiful paintings reference old masters and dutch still life painting.
What I like is that her composition and subject matter is modern and humorous. There's something human about that garlic!

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3 COMMENTS:

jimgottuso said...: beautiful paintings, i particularly like the last one with the ginger. looks like she's studied the palette of the masters... it's a somewhat lost art these days and i think there's only a handful of painters worldwide that really understand "seeing color" in the old master painter's sense. nice paintings.; 12:12 AM; Studio Terrafemina said...; There is something so soothing about Wendy's work. Even the Clay work she has posted is calming somehow.
Yup. Yup. Very nice.
Vibrant and juicy also spring to my mind when I see her paintings.
Great thing this internet!
:D
Cheers from a 1st generation Canadian Dutch Woman on Vancouver Island.; 4:11 PM

Three Pears in Conversation

2009-07-06T04:48:00.000-07:00

"Three Pears in Conversation" by w van der Drift
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oil on canvas / 8 x 10"

© wendy van der Drift 2009

Maleny, Blackall Ranges, Australia

1 1/2" Deep Gallery Wrapped Canvas,

Painting is painted on all sides, and can be hung framed or as is

visit other art and sculpture blogs of

Wendy van der Drift
Artists Studios
Clay Sculpture

Antique Apple

2009-07-06T02:28:00.000-07:00

"Antique Apple" by w van der Drift
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oil on canvas / 5 x 7"

© wendy van der Drift 2009

Maleny, Blackall Ranges, Australia

God gave us fruit so

we could learn how to

paint humans properly

Garlic with Green Shoots No1

2009-07-05T22:59:00.000-07:00

Garlic with Green Shoots No1
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5 x 7" Oil on Canvas

Maleny , Blackall Ranges, Australia

Painted on 11 1/2" deep gallery wrap canvas

can be hung as is, or framed

visit other art and sculpture blogs of

The art of Wendy van der Drift

Artists Studios

Clay Sculpture

Red Onion No4

2009-07-01T03:43:00.000-07:00

"Red Onion - No4" by w van der Drift

oil on canvas / 6 x 6"

© w van der Drift 2009

Maleny, Blackall Ranges, Australia

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"Two Metal Oil Pots" by w van der Drift

2009-06-25T03:12:00.000-07:00

"Two Metal Oil Pots" by w van der Drift
oil on canvas / 4 x 4"
© w van der Drift 2009
Maleny, Blackall Ranges, Australia

Russian Garlic No2

2009-06-24T00:36:00.000-07:00

"Russian Garlic - No2" by w van der Drift
oil on canvas / 6 x 6"
© w van der Drift 2009
Maleny, Blackall Ranges, Australia

Three Radish ...

2009-06-20T07:07:00.000-07:00

"Three Radish ... together" by w van der Drift
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oil on canvas / 8 x 8"

© wendy van der Drift 2009

Maleny, Blackall Ranges, Australia

Good for digestion ... good for the stomach

good for so many things that ail you

good looking too

round like a stomach

long tentacles resembling the intestines perhaps

Russian Garlic Clove - No1

2009-06-18T07:38:00.000-07:00

"Russian Garlic Clove - No1" by w van der Drift

oil on canvas / 4 x 4"

© w van der Drift 2009

Maleny, Blackall Ranges, Australia

Two Clementines ... Side by Side No2

2009-06-11T02:23:00.000-07:00

"Two Mandarins ... side by side" by w van der Drift

oil on canvas / 5 x 7"

© wendy van der Drift 2009

Maleny, Blackall Ranges, Australia

A clementine, another clementine,
orange colored friends

Two Apples ... Side by Side

2009-06-09T05:40:00.000-07:00

"Two Apples ... side by side" by w van der Drift

oil on canvas / 5 x 7"

© wendy van der Drift 2009

Maleny, Blackall Ranges, Australia

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Round, deep, edible, juicy, organic, healthy, delicious,

delicious, that's it.

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Two Mandarins ... Side by Side

2009-06-07T16:00:00.000-07:00

oil on canvas / 5" x 7"

1 1/2" wrapped canvas frame

© wendy van der Drift 2009

Maleny, Blackall Ranges, Australia

A mandarin, another mandarin, how

clever, a food source that you can

peel the wrapping off and eat,

and simply enjoy the juice

without packaging and hoopla

no straws, no words, just pull off tree and eat.

visit other art and sculpture blogs of Wendy van der Drift

Custard Apple No4

2009-06-04T06:04:00.000-07:00

oil on canvas / 8" x 8"

1 1/2" wrapped canvas frame

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There is something sculptural and warm and loving

about a Custard Apple

They look like Gods Little Sculptures that

he made on a lazy Saturday afternoon

when all was said and done.

With great joy and abandonment

the custard apple

so needs to be painted.

They are as splendid and friendly

as a big bunch of flowers

They change shape overnight ... literally.

Ginger, Turnips, Chili and Shallots

2009-06-02T07:00:00.000-07:00

Ginger, Turnips, Chilies and Schallots

1 1/2" Deep Frame

Turnips detail

Ginger detail

Chili detail

© wendy van der Drift 2009

Basket of Chilies

2009-06-01T23:14:00.000-07:00

"Basket of Chilies" by w van der Drift
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Oil on Canvas / 12 x 12"

1 1/2" Deep Gallery Wrapped Canvas,

Painting is painted on all sides, and can be hung framed or as is.

Original oil painting by © wendy van der Drift 2009

Maleny, Blackall Ranges ... Australia

Plein Air Workshop / May 09

2009-05-31T03:15:00.000-07:00

We recently had the honor of holding a Plein Air landscape painting workshop on the farm where I live near Maleny. The workshop was lead by Peter Hudson, who is a multi finalist of the Australian Archibald Prize, and one of Australia's finest painters of portraits and landscapes. I am sharing some photos of the weekend with you here on this blog. It was a great success, with 12 of Maleny's finest artists gathering for great art, great views, great food and great times. Hope to hold many more events like this as the years unfold. Very inspiring. The workshop was organised by Ken Munsie, fearless leader and entrepreneur extraordinaire of COMA [collaboration of Maleny Artists].

Denni, painting on the tree corridor

Charmaine, painting on one of the decks at the cabin

Peter Hudson giving constructive advice

Stef, took on the whole vista

Looks good to me, said Sonja

Olive Oil, Bread, Lemon and Two Olives

2009-05-22T08:27:00.000-07:00

oil on canvas / 1 2 x 24"

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The challenge here was reproducing the gold alfoil on the bottle.

Finding the right yellows and combinations of warm

and cool colors, create the perception of fine creases,

and retaining a brushy finish. I don't wish to end up with

a photographic realist painting, just a realistic painted finish.

Two Sweet Potatoes ...in a field

2009-05-19T21:10:00.000-07:00

Two Sweet Potatoes ...in a field

oil on canvas / 12 x 16"

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What is it about the humble sweet potato that says,

"don't paint me,

I'm an ugly old thing that lives under the ground.

I taste sweet,

I actually look great,

if you take the time to see beyond

my dirty face and my bumpy body.

I'm so sweet and bright on the inside,

but don't paint me that would be just too kind.

Perhaps you could find another one

as lonely as I am and we could be painted together ..."

Donut with Chocolate and Strawberries in a Paper Bag

2009-05-12T06:33:00.000-07:00

Donut with Chocolate and Strawberries in a Paper Bag

oil on canvas / 12" x 16" [deep frame]

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THE STILL LIFE DIET: Great way to lose weight,

buy a fabulous donut in a brown paper bag,

delight in the sight of it, decide to paint it,

until it's just too old to eat.

Apple ... with a bite taken from it

2009-05-11T16:29:00.000-07:00

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Apple ... with a bite taken from it

oil on canvas / 5 x 7" [deep frame]

The original apple: I posted a photo of the original apple because, this apple with the bite taken out of it is now about two weeks old when I took this photo. I stopped eating the apple, and decided to paint it mainly because it didn't taste like an apple. It tasted rubbery, and without flavor. This photo of the inside of the apple still so white, after days of sitting in the open air, proves to me that the apple has been tampered with either genetically, or with gas or some sort of preservative to sit on shelves in the big corporate supermarkets. Aaargh!

Dragon Fruit

2009-05-03T21:37:00.001-07:00

Dragon Fruit / oil on canvas / 12" x 12" [deep frame]

Otherwise known as the "Strawberry Pear" Wow, what a creation this is, a fruit that can fan itself, on a hot day.

Three Pears ...and a mouse

2009-04-30T16:40:00.001-07:00

Three Pears ...and a mouse

SOLD

oil on canvas / 12 x 12" [deep frame]

Three Figs on a Box

2009-04-27T04:44:00.000-07:00

Three Figs on a Box

oil on canvas / 12 x 16" [deep frame]

Three Figs on a Box in a Cardboard Box

2009-04-26T07:10:00.000-07:00

Three Figs on a Box in a Cardboard Box

oil on canvas / 12 x 16" [deep frame]

This one started off as a painting of 3 figs. Simple enough, bit cliché but figs are figs, and deserve to be painted. Then I pulled out an old cardboard box, cut a few holes in the side, and shone a light in through the holes to create some nice shadows and lighting effects. If that didn't grab my attention enough, I was drawn to the old cardboard flap which I pushed in to hide some light, and before I knew what I was doing, I was painting Three Figs on a box, inside a cardboard box. One subject totally doesn't relate to the other, but it may just be where I am up to in my own life, that is ... "what you see is what you get".

Custard Apple No3

2009-04-23T02:59:00.000-07:00

Custard Apple No3 / oil on canvas [deep frame] / 8 x 8"

One Hass Avocado Cut Open

2009-04-22T07:53:00.000-07:00

One Hass Avocado Cut Open / oil on canvas / 5 x 7" [deep frame]

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One Hass Avocado

2009-04-22T05:58:00.000-07:00

One Hass Avocado / oil on canvas / 5 x 7" [deep frame]

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Three Egg Tomatoes

2009-04-22T03:50:00.001-07:00

Three Egg Tomatoes / oil on canvas panel / 4 x 4"

Young Green Olive

2009-04-21T05:48:00.000-07:00

Young Green Olive / oil on canvas panel / 4 x 4"

Buddha's Hand - Citron Fruit

2009-04-21T05:44:00.000-07:00

Buddha's Hand - Citron Fruit

oil on canvas / 12 x 12"

2009-04-21T05:39:00.000-07:00

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Postcard from Maleny No5

view from Booroobin late afternoon ... storm brewing

oil on canvas panel / 4 x 4"

Five Sugar Coated Cookies

2009-04-15T04:20:00.000-07:00

Five Sugar Coated Cookies / oil on canvas / 5 x 7"

Lemon ... sliced

2009-04-12T17:25:00.000-07:00

Lemon ... Sliced / oil on canvas / 4 x 4" [deep frame]

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Lime Sliced

2009-04-12T00:40:00.000-07:00

Sliced Lime / oil on canvas / 6 x 6" [deep frame]

SOLD

Three Peaches

2009-04-10T06:46:00.000-07:00

Three Peaches / oil on canvas / 5 x 7"

SOLD

All paintings on this site will be for sale very soon, if in the meantime you would like to buy one direct from the artist, please email Wendy by clicking here:

A Pear of Lovers

2009-04-10T02:11:00.000-07:00

A Pear of Lovers / oil on canvas / 8 x 8"

SOLD

Custard Apple No2

2009-04-07T07:18:00.000-07:00

Custard Apple No2 / oil on canvas / 5 x 7"

All paintings on this site will be for sale very soon, if in the meantime you would like to buy one direct from the artist, please email Wendy by clicking here:

One Beurre Bosc Pear

2009-04-07T04:44:00.000-07:00

One Beurre Bosc Pear / oil on canvas / 5 x 7"

All paintings on this site will be for sale very soon, if in the meantime you would like to buy one direct from the artist, please email Wendy by clicking here:

Two Persimmons and a Wooden Box

2009-04-06T14:23:00.000-07:00

Two Persimmons and a Wooden Box / oil on canvas / 8 x 8"

All paintings on this site will be for sale very soon, if in the meantime you would like to buy one direct from the artist, please email Wendy by clicking here:

Three Figs

2009-04-05T08:27:00.000-07:00

Three Figs / oil on canvas / 5 x 7" [deep frame]

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Postcard from Maleny No1

2009-04-04T06:22:00.000-07:00

Postcard from Maleny No1 / oil on canvas / 5 x 7" [deep frame]

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Work in Progress ... Buddha's Hand Citrus Fruit

2009-04-03T09:30:00.001-07:00

Work in Progress ... This is the latest piece of exotic fruit that I've discovered in the fruit box to model for me. We try to source unusual pieces of fruit and vegetable to taste and experience, and this one was amazing. It's called Buddha's Hand, it's a citrus fruit, with strong citrus flavour and smells. Poor fruit at our place these days, doesn't get much chance to be eaten, it needs to be painted first. Oh well, it could be worse, we could have no fruit at all. You can read more about "Buddha's Hand" and see more photos by visiting this webpage [buddha's hand: click here]

Fruit to paint 4th April 2009

2009-04-03T09:15:00.000-07:00

This is the fruit I have waiting patiently on the sidelines for to be painted. Persimons, peaches, figs and a celeriac [celery family root vegetable]. Personally I love painting root vegetables, they pose great challenges to find as much color as possible out of fairly dull colors to start with. Bright colored tropical fruit is of course more appealing at first glance, but give me a garlic, or onion, or potato and I'm a happy painter.

Eggplant No1

2009-04-03T07:01:00.000-07:00

Eggplant No1 / oil on canvas / 12 x 12" [deep frame]

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Red Delicious Apple with Long Leaves

2009-03-31T17:02:00.000-07:00

Red Delicious with Long Leaves

detail 1

detail 2

Red Delicious Apple with Long Leaves

oil on canvas / 5 x 7" [deep frame]

All paintings on this site will be for sale very soon, if in the meantime you would like to buy one direct from the artist, please email Wendy by clicking here:

Red Apple with Three Leaves

2009-03-30T01:48:00.000-07:00

Red Apple with 3 Leaves / oil on canvas / 8 x 8" [deep frame]

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Fig No2

2009-03-24T21:03:00.002-07:00

Fig No 2 - deep edge detail

Fig No 2 / oil on canvas / 4 x 4" [deep frame]

3 Tomatoes in a Wooden Box

2009-03-24T20:10:00.000-07:00

3 Tomatoes in a Wooden Box / oil on canvas / 12 x 16" [deep frame]

Sugar Plums - side by side No 1

2009-03-24T18:28:00.000-07:00

Sugar Plums Side by Side / oil on canvas / 4 x 4" [deep frame]

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Sliced Lemonade

2009-03-23T16:19:00.001-07:00

Sliced Lemonade / Oil on Canvas / 6 x 6" [deep frame]

Big Beetroot

2009-03-22T19:08:00.000-07:00

Big Beetroot / Oil on Canvas / 8 x 10" [deep frame]

SOLD

Pomegranate No2

2009-03-21T04:46:00.000-07:00

Pomegranate No2 / Oil on canvas / 8 x 8" [deep frame]

SOLD

2 Pomegranates - side by side

2009-03-20T04:51:00.000-07:00

2 Pomegranates - side by side / Oil on canvas / 8 x 8" [deep frame]

SOLD

2 Swedes - side by side

2009-03-19T17:19:00.000-07:00

2 Swedes - side by side / Oil on canvas / 8 x 10" [deep frame]

SOLD

Potato and Garlic

2009-03-18T07:41:00.000-07:00

Potato and Garlic / Oil on Canvas / 8 x 10" [deep frame]

Lemon and a Box

2009-03-16T06:46:00.000-07:00

Lemon and a Box / Oil on Canvas 5 x 5" [deep frame]

This and all paintings will soon be for sale ...

Russian Garlic IV

2009-03-15T06:07:00.000-07:00

Russian Garlic No4 / Oil on Canvas 5 x 7" [deep frame]

This painting will soon be for sale ...

Humble Potato

2009-03-14T05:48:00.000-07:00

The Humble Potato / Oil on Canvas / 8 x 10" [deep frame]

SOLD