Apples.

Another rainy day. I'm enjoying painting these still life paintings so I set these apples up on the covered deck at the side of the house. A good place to work when it's too miserable to go down the valley or out to the beach.



15144 "Apples". Oil on panel. 12x10 in. $150

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Apples

Painted this today as a demonstration at the Suter Cafe, as part of our annual plein air painter's exhibition opening.

Ok. I wasn't actually outside, but I was painting at a table by the window, and people could get a pretty good idea of what alla prima or direct painting is all about.

There must have been over forty people there at the peak. Not too bad for a Sunday afternoon, holiday weekend and all.

I think most people were surprised at how fast the painting came together. As I have so often said in the past, on such occasions: "How long to paint something like this? One hour, and twenty years. But the twenty years has to come first." Grin.



15143 ."Apples". Oil on panel. 8x10 in. Sold

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Location:Maitai Valley Road,Maitai,New Zealand

Haul out

Back at the Marina. I just love the shadows and clips of light. Boat hulls cast wonderful shadows, and have splendid graduated tonal structures revealing form.

But most of all I love painting them because they are so evocative, so beautiful.

I think that it is a bloke thing.



15142. "Haulout." Oil on panel. 8x10 in. $100

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Maitai Valley mural.

The Maitai Valley mural is now blocked in, but looks a bit " night and day". Unfortunately the light went off the wall earlier than I expected today, so tomorrow I will have the adjustments to do.

It will be a good place to leave it for this holiday weekend.



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Mural

I spent four hours on this today. The lines are weather boards so the exercise of painting it was a challenge. It counts as my plein air painting today, as it certainly was painted out doors.

The image is a birds eye view of the valley I live in. Tomorrow I paint the second half, and that will include our place.



"Maitai Valley Mural". Acrylic on weather board. 2m. X 3m aprox.

Commissioned.

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"Mackay's Bluff".

Another funny old day. Started out fine and still, then the faithful old Southerly returned. I was out Boulder Bank Drive and managed to find a sheltered spot behind some trees.

The tide was in so for once the creeks were full. Quite a lot of wild life. Mostly ducks finding a safe haven I suspect.



15141. "Mackay's Bluff". Oil on panel. 8 x10 in. $100

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Detail Work.

Down at the Marina again today. Cold southerly still blowing, but last night I saw the film "Mr Turner", and remembering how he had himself lashed to a mast to stud a storm, how could I not paint today?

I decided to close in on the worker rather than the boat. I am happy with the result.


15140. "Detail Work". Oil on panel. 6x8 in. $100

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