Fallen Branch (in the Australian Bush) 2018 | Dion Archibald | Oil on canvas 30x30cm I used to pass these trees almost everyday when I lived close to the bush. It was a manicured 9 to 5 tick-tock middle class suburb but I lived on the edges of it so I had easy access to the bush. On my way to the bush, walking on concrete pathways, I would pass many walkers with their … [Read more...] about Fallen Branch (in the Australian Bush) Landscape Painting
Archives for September 2022
Sandals Still Life Painting
Sandals 2018 | Dion Archibald | Oil on canvas 30x30cm A very well used pair of paint-spattered sandals. I usually only buy Birkenstock sandals but these were a cheap Chinese brand and they wore out much sooner than usual. They were comfortable though. … [Read more...] about Sandals Still Life Painting
Walk up the Street in Maitland Landscape Painting
Walk up the Street in Maitland 2018 | Dion Archibald | Oil 30x30cm This was a view I saw almost everyday on my daily walk. Trees and road to the left, railway line to the right. I didn't intend for the painting to be this loose but I got to this level and felt that it was finished. I liked the colours and the energy of the picture so I didn't push it any further. … [Read more...] about Walk up the Street in Maitland Landscape Painting
Hunter River in Maitland Landscape Painting
Hunter River in Maitland 2021 | Dion Archibald | Acrylic 25x30cm View from the river bank in Maitland, NSW, Australia. Whenever I stop for lunch in Maitland I'll eat it overlooking the Hunter river. I try to capture places like a camera but they usually vibrate about so much that I can't hold them still for any amount of time. … [Read more...] about Hunter River in Maitland Landscape Painting
Istanbul Night Painting Cityscape
Istanbul Cityscape 2021 | Dion Archibald | Acrylic 25x30cm This was a painting that I struggled with for many months. I couldn't work out out how to finish it and eventually abandoned it at this point. It could be a good painting, it might be a bad painting, I could never tell which one as I was in love with the subject matter: Istanbul in Turkey. … [Read more...] about Istanbul Night Painting Cityscape