Dumper Truck. 4.5 ins x 6 ins, Oil on Board.

I did this little painting of a dumper truck last week. They are building a huge new shopping mall in the centre of Cardiff, the building work has been going on for some time now and I believe it's due to be finished in 2009. I see it gradually taking shape every time I go into town. So I thought it would be interesting to paint something a bit different. I was quite inspired by this big dumper truck and with the leaning one way sign and the digger in the background it was one of those ready made scenes where everything just fits together like it could be from the Renaissance even though the subject matter is contemporary. I shall probably do some more paintings of this building work as time goes on, it makes a change from painting still-lifes of fruit and lends itself very well to alla-prima painting.

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River Taff. 4ins x 6ins Oil on board

This is a painting of the River Taff as it courses it's way through Bute Park in Cardiff.

Actually I did this painting last Thursday the same day as the one I put up yesterday. I must have been on a bit of a roll.

That said I've been busy doing other things since and haven't felt so inspired to paint. I wonder sometimes whether a lot of artist have a slighly bi-polar moods when it comes to inspiration. Or maybe I needed a rest from painting fruit, hence the landscapes. :)

Saying that I have done a bit of painting every day and have a painting of some pears to put up soon, I did it over a week ago, but when I scanned it I noticed it needed a bit more work. It's funny how some paintings that look quite simple sometimes present more problems than something that looks really detailed.

This painting is 4ins x 6ins and is painted oil on board (Masonite)