by Mardi Grave | Aug 4, 2024
Silver Carp Oil and dutch silver leaf on board41 x 54 cm This painting started on an old scrap piece of ply wood that I had been experimenting on. The background was laid with imitation gold leaf, carelessly painted in some areas with raw umber and others with...
by Mardi Grave | Oct 31, 2022
Flying Against the Wind Oil and dutch silver leaf on board 41 x 54 cm The New Holland Honey eater is a bird that frequents our garden and so I thought it would be lovely to paint. The bird is painted in oil on a background which has been gilded with dutch...
by Mardi Grave | Mar 24, 2022
Discus Fish SYMPHYSODON DISCUS FISH OIL ON BOARD 2022 With many unexpected interruptions this little fish was painted over many months. It seemed that I could pick up from where I left off each time which surprised me. It was painted with a number of layers of...
by Mardi Grave | Dec 14, 2021
Poinsettia Potman FROM THE POTMAN SERIES OIL ON BOARD 2021 The thought of my mother inspired me to paint the poinsettia plant for the fifth image in the Potman series. The Poinsettia is remarkable, vibrant and quite special. Typically the plant is red and is...
by Mardi Grave | Dec 6, 2021
Watermelon Peperomia Potman FROM THE POTMAN SERIES OIL ON BOARD 2021 This little painting was the first of a series called the Potman Series. I was asked if I could do some greeting cards for a local plant nursery. My head filled with ideas of how could I...
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