58_365 : it’s all in the texture

of the rocks – amazing. I’d love to paint this at some stage. Getting the shot was enough for now. If you look hard enough, there’s a shag resting on the rocks too.

57_365 : still stunning

How could I not want to paint this?

56_365 : looking at the landscape

I really like painting hills, so this view of distant hills in Wellington was not to be missed…

55_365 : more small oils

Still working on the small oils. Love the light we have at the moment.

54_365 : late posting!!

But at least the art was done. Playing with small scale oil paintings inspired by the local landscape.
For some reason the photos I took of this one did not turn out very sharp – sorry about that.

53_365 : rust never sleeps

I liked the colour of the rusty paint on the back fence, so got up close with the macro lens.

52_365 : up close and personal

In early December I stopped and took quite a few photos of some seagulls at Paramata near Wellington. When I got the photos back the other day I was quite pleased. I particularly like this wee guy.

51_365 : macro that!

I’ve been trying to get the hang of using the macro lens with my camera. I think I am finally getting there. This was taken on our “weed-free” back lawn, with me sprawled on the grass waving the camera around, much to the dog’s amusement 😉

50_365 : into paint again

And back into abstraction. Working from a watercolour that was loosely based on an aerial photograph of some islands surrounded by sea.

18×24″ in acrylic on stretched canvas.

49_365 : the final season collage

And we’re into spring, with its warm reds and browns.