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
Update and Paintings For Sale
It's been more than a year since I have updated my site so I figured I should do an update post before I start posting some new paintings for sale. If you follow me on social media then you'll probably already know that I am back in Australia after about 18 months in Istanbul, Turkey. It was an amazing time and I loved every day of it but that chapter has finished now and I … [Read more...] about Update and Paintings For Sale
Ballpoint Pen Drawing 6: Interior with Sleeping Kitten
I haven't been updating my site with my 30 pen drawings in 30 days but I have been drawing the pictures. See my Instagram account here for them. I'll try to start posting them here on my blog though as I'm thinking I should be a little more active online. The pen drawing from day six was of my friend's kitten Kasik. I was looking after her house for a couple of days and saw … [Read more...] about Ballpoint Pen Drawing 6: Interior with Sleeping Kitten