Gold Coast View 2018 | Dion Archibald | Oil on canvas 35x28cm View from the Q1 Tower on the Gold Coast in Surfers Paradise, Queensland in Australia. I forget what level I was on but it was up high. It's not always blue skies and sunshine in Queensland. I also painted this same view of the Gold Coast with Fog. … [Read more...] about Gold Coast View Cityscape Painting in Australia
Archives for September 2022
Dusk Road Night Time Painting
Dusk Road 2018 | Dion Archibald | Oil on canvas 30x30cm Bend in the road, heading into the Australian bush at dusk. I've always intended to do a series of night paintings but am still yet to get around to doing it. … [Read more...] about Dusk Road Night Time Painting
Smiley Cat Portrait Painting
Smiley Cat Portrait 2018 | Dion Archibald | Oil on canvas 30x30cm This did start out as a serious cat portrait commission for my friend but I just couldn't get a facial likeness. I thought the body of the cat was a pretty good painting but no matter what I did to his face, it just wasn't looking like my friend's cat! So in order to save my very short-lived career as a … [Read more...] about Smiley Cat Portrait Painting
Pile of Prawns Still Life Painting
Pile of Prawns 2018 | Dion Archibald | Oil on canvas 30x30cm I've painted prawns a few times now. Partly because I like cadmium orange, but also because I like eating prawns. I don't think I'm done with painting nor eating them, they will return to the plate and the easel. … [Read more...] about Pile of Prawns Still Life Painting
Boat Harbour Seascape Painting
Boat Harbour (NSW, Australia) 2018 | Dion Archibald | Oil on canvas 30x30cm Boat Harbour is a little suburb in the Port Stephens area of New South Wales. It's a nice place to escape to for a few days. … [Read more...] about Boat Harbour Seascape Painting