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
Fallen Branch (in the Australian Bush) Landscape Painting
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
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