figments: new still life paintings August 29 to September 11, 2020

For this show, I returned to one of my favourite subjects: the whimsical still life. Some of the compositions are not arranged according to my usual approach. They are painted from reference photographs I took while visiting Little Woodham 17th Century Village in Gosport, Hampshire, UK, last September -- though the birds were added in my studio. These pieces are special to me because this is a part of the world from where two of my forebears emigrated to eastern Ontario in the early 19th Century. 

(Update, October 31, 2020: This show is now sold out.)

Still Life with George

oil on cradled panel, 15 x 30" SOLD

Still Life with Oriole

oil on cradled panel, 14 x 18" SOLD

Still Life with Carolina Wren

oil on cradled panel, 12 x 16" SOLD

Still Life with Purple Martin

oil on cradled panel, 14 x 14" SOLD

Still life with Nuthatches

oil on cradled panel, 16 x 16" SOLD

Still Life with Sparrow

oil on cradled panel, 18 x 24" SOLD

Still Life with Chickadee

oil on cradled panel, 9 x 12" SOLD

Still Life with Purple Finches

oil on cradled panel, 12 x 24"  SOLD

Still Life with Vireo

oil on cradled panel, 10 x 12"  SOLD

Still Life with Hummingbird #1

oil on cradled panel, 14 x 14" SOLD

Still Life with Hummingbird #2

oil on cradled panel, 11 x 14" SOLD

 

New Work in Graphite and Conservator's Wax

I've turned to a new technique recently.  These pieces are made with graphite and conservator's wax, an acid free paste wax normally used for cleaning and polishing. The process involves not only scraping back to the bare Claybord, but adding more layers of graphite and wax, then scraping again.  Although I've mainly used a mini box cutter for the scraping, some of these effects are achieved with a waxy rag, cotton swabs, sandpaper, and steel wool.  In order to add traces of colour, I've also used touches of egg tempera, pigment mixed with wax, and brown shoe polish. 

These pieces will be available for purchase at Village Studios in Stratford, Ontario, from November 21, when I'll be having a two-person exhibition of new small works with Matthew Tarini. 

Landscape #1

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 8 x 10"  SOLD

Landscape #2

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 8 x 10" SOLD

 Heron

graphite, conservator's wax, egg tempera, and shoe polish on Claybord, 5 x 7" SOLD

 Modesty

graphite, conservator's wax, pigment, and shoe polish on Claybord, 12 x 12"

 Sheep

graphite, conservator's wax, and iridescent silver pigment on Claybord, 12 x 12" SOLD

 Rabbit

graphite, conservator's wax and shoe polish on Claybord, 12 x 12" SOLD

 Tree near the Thames Source

graphite, conservator's wax and shoe polish on Claybord, 5 x 7"  SOLD

 Tree Swallow

graphite, conservator's wax, pigment and shoe polish on Claybord, 7 x 5"  SOLD

 Mouse

graphite, conservator's wax and shoe polish on Claybord, 1 11/16 x 2 1/8"  SOLD

 Wittenham Clumps

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 2 1/4 x 2 1/4"  SOLD

In Wytham Woods

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 2 1/4 x 2 1/4"  SOLD

Landscape #3 (near Kelmscott)

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 1 7/16 x 3 15/16"  SOLD

Bridge on the Thames

graphite, conservator's wax, egg tempera, and shoe polish on Claybord, 8 x 10"

 Landscape #4

graphite and conservator's wax on Claybord, 5 1/2 x 14" SOLD

Hilly Landscape

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 8 x 10"  SOLD

Oxford Night

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 5 1/2 x 10 3/4  SOLD

 Beech Tree

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 11 x 14" SOLD

 Church Street

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 10 x 8"  SOLD

 Vine

graphite, conservator's wax, and shoe polish on Claybord, 7 x 5" SOLD

Landscape with Tree: Rain Coming

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 8 x 10"

 Rooves

graphite, conservator's wax, egg tempera, and shoe polish on Claybord, 8 x 8"  SOLD

Landscape with Path

graphite, conservator's wax, egg tempera, and shoe polish on Claybord, 8 1/4 x 11" 
Donated to I Love My Gallery Auction, Gallery Stratford

 Goldfinch

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 4 x 4"  SOLD

 Baby Robin

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 4 x 4"  SOLD

Quince

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 5 x 7"   SOLD

 Skeleton of a Baby Gorilla

graphite and conservator's wax on Claybord, 14 x 5 3/8" SOLD

 Teri's Garden

graphite and conservator's wax on Claybord, 8 x 10"  SOLD

Indigo Bunting

graphite, conservator's wax, and pigment on Claybord 5 x 7"  SOLD

Visitors

acrylic on muslin laid on birch panel, 16 x 12"  SOLD

Still Life with Strawberries

egg tempera on Claybord, 8 3/4 x 16"  SOLD

Carousel

acrylic on muslin laid on birch panel, 12 x 12" SOLD

Still Life with Scarlet Tanager

acrylic on muslin laid on birch panel, 14 x 18"  SOLD

Night Watch

acrylic on muslin laid on birch panel, 12 x 12"  SOLD

Still Life with Cornishware, acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24" (commission)

The Queen's House, acrylic on birch panel, 24 x 18"  SOLD

Two Peaches, egg tempera on panel, 5 x 7"

NFS (Donated to PAL silent auction)

Still Life with Cheese, acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24" SOLD

Still Life with Bread, Cheese and Lobster Tarts, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 40"  SOLD

Still Life with Eggs and Bagels, acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24" SOLD

Still Life with Coffee, acrylic on canvas, 14 x 18"  SOLD

Pub, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24"  SOLD

Hôtel de Crillon, acrylic on birch panel, 24 x 18"  SOLD

La Musée de la Chasse, acrylic on birch panel, 24 x 18"  SOLD

Natural History Museum, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 12"  SOLD

Kelmscott Manor Brew House, acrylic on canvas, 16 x 12"  SOLD

Life Ring, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 36"  SOLD

Rat, egg tempera on panel, 8 x 8"  SOLD

Three Geese, egg tempera on panel, 8 x 10"  SOLD

Garden on the Godstow Road, egg tempera on panel, 8 x 10"  SOLD

Wytham Laundry, egg tempera on panel, 8 x 10"  SOLD

Man Walking to Oxford, egg tempera on panel, 10 x 8"  SOLD

 Path near Eynsham #1, egg tempera on panel, 8 x 10"  SOLD

Path near Eynsham #2, egg tempera on panel, 8 x 10" SOLD

 Bridge near Eynsham, egg tempera on panel, 8 x 10"  SOLD

 Hawthorn, egg tempera on panel, 8 x 10"  SOLD

Near Swinford, egg tempera on panel, 12 x 12"  SOLD

The Gift, egg tempera on panel, 11 x 14"  SOLD