Poinsettia, sellotape, matchboxes, dairy, hairbrush

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Poinsettia, sellotape, matchboxes, diary, hairbrush

 oil on card, 15.7 x 16 cm

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Forest,- young and twisted trees- December 2019

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Forest,- young and twisted trees, December 2019, oil on card, 24 x 29.5 cm 

- available through No 31 Gallery

I took a different path and found this grove. The pinks and browns of the fallen leaves are pleasing to paint.

 I`d like to come here again in a few days time- the atmosphere is very calming.

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Smaller trees, Santo Antônio de Lisboa

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Smaller trees, Santo Antonio, oil on card, 23.5 x 25.7 cm unavailable

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Undergrowth, Parque Forestal

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Undergrowth, Parque Forestal, oil on card, 21.5 x 28 cm

A rather Derain influenced piece. Derain offers, I think, a way forward into bigger, more confident forms.

After a period of re-adjustment necessitated by moving,  I am back, I think, to painting on a regular basis.  

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Packing for Araucania

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Medium sized case, carriers

Travelling to Araucania

I`m trying to keep weight and nuisance down. 

 I calculate that I can take 32 card pieces to paint on, in the very unlikely event that all the 32 painting sessions that my four weeks in Chile allows are successful.

 I carry these in 4 carriers. The problem with using oil paints is they need at least three days to dry. That's one reason for not staying anywhere for less than a week-  to allow any pictures the time they need to dry before packing between different painting spots. I have thought about using acrylics but I find them nasty in colour and finish.

As things stand, I`m painting in three places: Villaricca, Pucon and Melipueco, though I  I shall perhaps wander down to Puerto Montt for the last few days in Araucania.

The paints and so on fit into this case, along with various other bits and pieces. It`s tight but it`s just about ok. The larger case is cumbersome. 

My trip isn't until after Christmas, but I like to plan things in advance and do things in a good time, unhurriedly. The Brazilian way of doing everything last minute appalls me.

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Creek, framed

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Creek, Florianopolis, oil on card,  29.1 x 23.5 cm, framed  SOLD   

Thanks Peter for sending me the framed picture

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Two spoon, two books, an unidentified item and a wallet on a table

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Two spoons, two books, an unidentified item and a wallet on a table

oil on card, 15 x 16 cm  - available

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