Hiro: Oil Painting (2019)

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Monday, December 30, 2019

Self portrait oil painting

Another selfie in my studio (bathroom). It’s unbearable 45 °C here.

I spent 2 hours.

Oil on canvas. 12x9 in.

Plein Air Oil Painting

I drove to Warneet in Mornington Peninsula this afternoon.

This is my favourite North Jetty. It was a lovely time painting although I think I lost all the ‘darks’.

I spent 3 hours.

Oil on canvas. 14x18 in

Plein Air Oil Painting

I drove to Woodlands Historic Homestead this afternoon.

It’s been a long time since I painted here. My favourite place, always quiet.

I spent 3 hours.

Oil on canvas. 14x18 in.

Plein Air Oil Painting

I drove to Kynetone this afternoon to catch up with Greg , Rachel and their family.

It was great sharing time with lovely people on Christmas Day.

Then, Greg and I did a painting on this gorgeous property.

I spent 3 hours.

Oil on canvas. 14x18 in.

Plein Air Oil Painting

I drove to The Centre Ivanhoe this afternoon.

I painted this view many times at different time of a year. Lovely building. Always challenging though.

I’m reasonably happy with this one.

I spent 3 hours.

Oil on canvas. 14x18 in.

Oil painting lesson with Gregory Smith

The fourth and final session.

I reworked on the bottle and grapes. So, this is it!

Another year has gone by. So quick. It’s comforting to know that I’ve become a better artist, loving what I do. Compared to the paintings at the beginning of the year, I can definitely see the difference.

I’m looking forward to the next year in the studio.

Oil on panel. 16x20 in.

Plein Air Oil Painting

I drove to Yarra Bend Park in Fairfield this afternoon.

I painted from this spot, but I decided to turn around and paint this view.

It was very challenging in a sense that there’s not much going on. I mean, when I squint my eyes, all details disappeared.

I’m reasonably happy with this one. I spent 2.5 hours.

Oil on canvas. 14x18 in.

Oil painting lesson with Gregory Smith

Third session.

After a lecture about “order of painting process and priority”, that was great, I started grapes. Surprisingly they turned out good.

Then I retouched background and table, also a bottle.

It’s getting there.

Work in progress. 16x20 in.

Oil painting at LastPeek Studio

I went to my favourite studio in Thornbury this afternoon.

John is a great model, holding a pose very well.

The last session of the year.

I spent 2.5 hours.

Unfinished

Oil on panel. 16x20 in.

Self portrait oil painting

Another selfie in my studio (bathroom) this afternoon.

I spent 2 hours.

Oil on canvas. 12x9 in.

Plein Air Oil Painting

I took a bike ride this morning. This pony club in Viewbank is a lovely place along Plenty River Trail.

I’ve never got tired of painting these areas. I spend 1.5 hours.

Oil on canvas. 12x9 in.

Plein Air Oil Painting, ‘Piano Lesson’ by Anna Goldsworthy

I drove to Tooborac, 1.5 hour drive, north-west of Melbourne this afternoon.

There’s a wonderful pub, Tooborac Brewery. I always get something from this place.

This is Tooborac-Baynton Rd. The area is fascinating. Lots of boulders scattered around.

Always very peaceful. My favourite ‘retreat’.

I spent 2.5 hours.

Oil on canvas. 14x18 in.

After late lunch, I set up a camping chair under a tree and listened to this audiobook from BorrowBox, ‘Piano Lessons’ by Anna Goldsworthy. A blissful time.

This is a lovely memoir, and she reads it very well. It’s a shame that I’ve never heard of her. Although it’s very short, I was captivated by her life story.

I’ll definitely keep an eye on her career as a musician and a writer.