Still Life Paintings
How does one go about teaching oneself to paint? By trying to make the task as easy as possible? Focusing on “inanimate” objects in a setting where one has command over composition and lighting leaving one free to concentrate on the business of looking, seeing and transcribing that into paint. However to begin with the early paintings were usually preceded by a pencil drawing.
What began as purely a learning process quickly developed into the realisation that part of the enjoyment that could be shared was also about a desire to make something new of the genre. A sense of theatre coupled with a feeling that there was nearly always a story behind each new picture.
Ducks A L’orange, 1994, 54×52”
Mahnaz And Zip, 1993, 53×45”
Being Dressed And Undressed, 1994, 51×49”
Birds Of A Feather 1993, 42×42”
Succulent, Pebbles, 2000, 39×33”
To Be A Different Fish, Jump School, 1994, 47×45”
Observing Convention, C1979, 28×30”
Self Portrait As A Stubborn Artist, C1981, 33×25”
Time For Beethoven, 1992, 31×31”
Feeling Like A Fish Out Of Water, C1988, 23×25”
Homegrown Galia, 1992, 37×35”
Homard Aux Prunes, 1992, 47×45”
Batch Of Brassicas, 1993, 35×40”
No Trickery, Some Treats, 1994, 38×34”
Pile Of Potted Plants, C1991, 44×42”
Life, Through Rose Coloured Glasses, 1999, 24×31”
So What’s Not To Like About Being Pear Shaped, 2000, 46×41”
Not Past Their Shelf Life, 1999, 32×25”
Persian Pomegranates, C1988, 27×28”
Getting To Know One’s Onions, 1993, 45×25”
Standing On Ceremony, 2000, 36×33”
Bracing For The Fall, C1981, 41×29”
Humble Pie, Always On The Menu, 2000, 27×24”
A Balanced Approach To Death, C1981, 37×27”
Spuds I Like, 1992, 38×24”
The Roots Of Good Health, C1989, 24×48”
Mellow Yellow, C1988, 32×42”
Fig’n Banana, 1998, 13×16“
Not A Colander With Peaches And Pears, C1989, 20×31”
Biting Off More Than One Can Chew, 1998, 12×14”