The Future is Here and it's Electric

 

12 x 9 inches - oil on hardboard - Here comes a rant (sorry). While it is true that the sticker price on long range electric vehicles is a bit higher than their gas counterparts, after a few years of lower costs for charging, no oil changes, no mufflers, no brake wear, and cheaper maintenance in general, they are already less expensive. I can go about 510 km (317 miles) on a single charge. I can travel pretty well anywhere in North America because of superchargers. Where I charge the most is at home because I plug in when I get home and the car is ready to go the next time I need it. On the road, it usually takes less than half an hour which is time to get a coffee but barely time for lunch. The best thing about them is that they are fun to drive.

Pink Roses and Vase

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - I noticed that this the colours in this painting had sunk and dulled quite a bit so I varnished it. I think it improved a lot.

Grapes, Bottle and Vase

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - Here is an exercise in transparent, translucent, and reflection.

Rose and Coffee

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - One day I will try to make coffee in this. I only bought it to paint.

From a Coastal Road

 

9 x 12 inches - oil on linen board - Here is a view from a road in Hawaii.

Split Rail Fence

20 x 16 - oil on stretched linen - Here is a split rail fence in our garden. Still standing (sort off) after all these years.

Cat on the Bed

20 x 16 inches - oil on hardboard - This cat likes to occupy the bed so she can watch the birds fly by. Sometimes she gets a bit of sun too.
 

Birch in the Woods

 16 x 12 inches - oil on hardboard - Here is a woodland scene from when I watched grandchildren splitting firewood.

Old Lamp

 8 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - This old lamp has been in my family since my grandfather had it and perhaps before.

Light Under the Desk

 8 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - I like the way the light streams across the floor in the morning.

Two Tables

 

8 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard - Here is another painting of interior objects.

Orange Tree

 

8 x 8 inches - Oil on hardboard - This is our orange tree which in our climate is a houseplant.  It is over 50 years old and it flowers and continuously produces fruit. Don't eat it though because it tastes nasty.

Farm Gate in Hawaii

 

8 x 10 inches - oil on hardboard - This is a combination of a number of places I saw in Hawaii.

Old Radio

8 x 8 inches - Oil on gessoboard. Radios used to be large and complicated. The grand style of the cabinets reflected the importance they once played in people's lives.
 

Chair by the Window

 

8 x 8 inches - oil on hardboard.  This is one of a series of simple paintings of interiors that I did recently.

Bluejay

10 x 10 inches - oil on linen mounted on cradled board.
 

The Old Apple Tree

 9 x 12 inches - oil on hardboard  There is an old apple tree next door that does not produce many good apples anymore but the trunk is interesting.

Returning to Harbour

9 x 12 inches - oil on mounted linen. Here comes the fishing boat from picking up traps in early morning.