Cherries in oils

This is my second painting on the gessobord.  It really is a lovely surface to paint on - paint goes on so much smoother than on canvas.   Rather enjoy painting the smaller pieces too.  Will have to look at ordering more gessobord as I only have two of the 4 x 4 size left. 

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Many thanks to Alina for the reference photo.

Sea Gull in oils

I wanted to try out Ampersand gessobord as a lot of American artist use this surface  and I was curious to compare it to canvas.  Eventually found a Sydney art store that sold them.  It is a lovely surface to paint on - the only draw back is the bigger panel sizes are rather expensive in Australia and to bring them in from US the postage would be quite high.  Might have to just use the smaller panels for the time being.  I photographed this sea gull down in Tasmania when visiting the Bay of Fire region.  It is 4 x 4 inches on Ampersand flat 1/8" panel gessobord.

Happy face in oils

Loved painting this one - he seems such a happy dog. Painted it in more looser style as I just wanted to capture his "Happy Face". It is 7 x 5 inches  painted on canvas board.

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Many thanks to ESP for the reference photo.

 

Quiet Reflections in oils

For a change I decided to paint a landscape.  Loved painting the autumn colours - they are just so vibrant.  It is one thing I do miss living in Brisbane and that is the change of seasons.  It is 7 x 5 inches on canvas board.

 

Many thanks to Janet Bowden for the reference photo.

 

Horse in pencil

Decided to do a pencil drawing for a change.  It is 17 x 25 cm on Mellotex paper.

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Many thanks to Rita Morgan for the reference photo

Green Eyes (Cat) in oils

Loved the colour of this cat's eyes.  It is 6 x 4 inches on canvas board. 

Many thanks to ESP for the reference photo

Tiger cub in oils

As mentioned before I love painting big cats so I couldn't resist painting this cute tiger cub.  It is 6 x 8 inches on canvas board. 

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Many thanks to David Stribbling for the reference photos.