Blue shutters. Oil on board. 8 x 10.
No rain today so got this one done. The owner thought I was ‘casing the joint’ for a burglary…
Mouse trap
Archives
Fruit flies like a banana
Red door on a grey day. Oil on board. 11 x 14.
A cloudy day but no rain, so managed to get this one painted. I’ve passed this farm dozens of times on my way to work, about time I made a picture of it.
Mad dogs and Englishmen
Summer fields. Oil on board. 8 x 10.
Painted from just off the road to Soignies on Monday. It’s been raining non-stop since that evening, so no more plein air since then…
Sonic boom
Hazy day on University Drive (work in progress).
Oil on canvas panel. 70 x 25 cm.
A bit more done. This one isn’t clicking for me yet, maybe that will happen when I start in earnest on the cars…
Summer lawns at midnight
Hazy day on University Drive (work in progress). Oil on canvas panel. 70 x 25 cm.
Thought something bright would distract me from the dreary Belgian weather. This is the third time I’ve painted this scene, both the others sold so perhaps this will be lucky too!
Peculiar piano riffs
Tripwire. Oil on canvas. 10 x 14.
Painting of a US soldier in the Ardennes, New Year’s Eve 1944 .
Replicant
Road to Masnuy St. Jean. Oil on board. 8 x 10.
NATO star. Oil on board. 8 x 10.
Day off work today so managed to get out and finish a couple of small paintings. A very dull, overcast day and I really couldn’t get into my stride at all for some reason. Meh.
Blindspot
Autumn colours. Oil on board. 8 x 10.
A sunny weekend here in Belgium! Got out to paint for an hour or so yesterday, this is the view of a ridgeline in the late afternoon near the ‘Joyeux Asticots’.
Peace, love and understanding
Late afternoon autumn, Casteau. Oil on board. 8 x 10.
Managed an hour or two out in the grey and threatening drizzle this afternoon. Think I may start a series on the theme of dull afternoons in Belgium!
Glass and concrete and stone
A grey afternoon, Masnuy St. Jean. Oil on board. 8 x 10.
Last weekend’s effort. The sun burst through the cloud cover (albeit briefly) as I was packing away my gear…