Monsters on op-shop landscapes

The title says it all! I saw someone doing this but it was years ago and I have no idea who it was. More to come.

Dinosaur Roar. 27x18" Original by Mr. Fields.
The idea for this is courtesy of Mr. Brad Thompson.

Duck vs Dragon 17x13".
OK, so this one's not a landscape but it's still a genuine op-shop painting. With June Morris. Available.

Bushmech.  12x18". Original by Don Brown. Available.

Colossus. With Roma Hall. 20x16". Available.




Monster likes mutton. With Robert S Anderson. 18x14". Available.




Swamp monster! 25x18", and the original, in all it's 1970 colour-sceme-glory.

Paintings February 2014

A painting a week- my second month!




The bridge at Banyule creek, main Yarra trail. 18x14"

Top of Banyule Rd, looking over the horse club. 30x21" Available.

St John's Anglican Church, Heidelberg. My Workplace! 28x22". Available.
I come back about 7 different mornings but here's a couple of stages I went through:

An overcast morning: Heidelberg Park. 14x11". Available.
There was still smoke in the air from the recent fires, so the sun came up over the trees an eerie orange.




At Midday on the Yarra, near Banyule tennis club. 15x18". Available.
It was hot work painting this!
I found the frame at an op shop in Eltham. A perfect fit, after I chopped up the painting a bit.

Abbotsford Convent

Painting with the Sketch Melbourne group. I think this is the St Mary building. I only had 1 1/2 hours so I had to work fast and small!

10 x 8"



Painting in illustrious company- Kevin Boyd, esteemed Melbourne art teacher

Banyule Flats, January 2014

Some work from January 2014 around Heidelberg.
This year I'm going to try for a painting every week.




Near Possum Hollow 20x24". Available.



Possum Hollow detail 

Viewbank Silos 20x24"

Dead trees, Banyule Flats. 16"x20". Available.

Banyule Creek, near Buckingham Dve. 16"x20". Available.

Main Yarra Trail, looking up to Banyule homestead. 16"x20"

Hawks Nest

Painted September 2013 on location in Hawks Nest, NSW. Meanwhile it was storming in Melbourne!

Hawks Nest, looking out to Nelson Bay, 16x20". Available.

Hawks Nest dunes, 15x20". Available.

New Nudes

Life drawing at the Swan St Studios. Both paintings are from the same pose. My first life painting in about 4 years!




16x20"

14x18"


And this fella posed while they shot a tennis Australia promo.



Nude Conte on Laptop box

Royal

A commissioned piece by the owner of this pooch, a Brussels Griffon called Royal. Apparently George Lucas was a big fan of these dogs and modelled the Ewok on their furry faces. The owner is also a big Wes Anderson fan, so I thought I would take my inspiration from the dining room wallpaper in the film The Royal Tenenbaums.
Measures 3x4 feet, and has since been wonderfully offset by a big gilt frame. Oil on canvas.

I made this painting from a low-res photo of my son at the playground. I was using one of those camera apps so I decided to imitate the polaroid style it produced. Oil on canvas.