Golf Chicks

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"Golf Chicks"

75cm x 120cm - oil on canvas - (2017).

Winter Show at Plus One Gallery

Plus One Gallery

My Paintings are now on show as part of the annual Winter Show at the Plus One Gallery in London from 24 Jan to 25 Feb 2017.

The old fashioned Old Fashioned

The old fashioned Old Fashioned

"The old fashioned Old Fashioned"

60cm x 70cm - oil on canvas - (2016).

1 1/2 oz Rye whiskey
Angostura bitters (add Orange bitters for added flavor)
1 Sugar cube (I prefer 1 - 2 bar spoons simple syrup instead)
Twist of orange
Served on the rocks.

This is the classic version of an Old Fashioned cocktail from before the prohibition era. In later versions orange wedges and a cherry were added to the drink.

Setting up the reference for this painting was quite challenging. Photographers would normally use acrylic ice cubes and food coloring and all sorts of other gimmicks when creating pictures of beverages. This, however is the real thing. The problem with that was that I had about a 20sec window after pouring the drink to take my reference picture. After that the glass would mist up with water droplets forming all over, which I didn’t want because they obstructed the view into the inside of the glass. I also wanted to show the drink in its state right after it had been prepared. The ice cube is hand carved and sculpted to lie at this angle. Together with some air bubbles and cracks this looks more interesting than an upright and completely clear cube.

Meerglass

Meerglass

"Meerglass"

60cm x 80cm - oil on canvas - (2016).

Matchless

Matchless

Finished: "Matchless" - 80cm x 100cm - oil on canvas.

#enervation

#enervation

Finished: "#enervation" - 100cm x 80cm - oil on canvas.

Factitious friends

Factitious Friends

"Factitious friends" - 80cm x 100cm - oil on canvas.

"Fowl Mood"

Fowl Mood

Finished: "Fowl Mood" (Portrait of a Guineafowl) - 60cm x 80cm - oil on canvas.

Portrait of a Cheetah

Portrait of a Cheetah

Finished: "Portrait of a Cheetah" - 30cm x 40cm - oil on canvas.

Portrait of a Leopard

Portrait of a Leopard

Finished: "Portrait of a Leopard" - 30cm x 40cm - oil on canvas.