"Basic Instinct II"

150 x 200mm
Oil on Board
"Basic Instinct II"

"Basic Instinct"

150 x 200mm OIl on Board
"Basic Instinct"

An afternoon spent on the back of a speeding Landrover dragging a dead rat on a string eventually resulted in an acceptable image of this cheetah, running head on with all of its feet in the air. The sun was setting very quickly as the saturated colours reflect.

Bob

"Hibiscus 2'

150 x 200mm
Oil on Board
"Hibiscus 2"

"Hibiscus"

150 x 200 mm
Oil on Board
"Hibiscus"

To-day I declare flower day. For all the females that view my site, please take one of the hibiscus flowers and place it in your hair behind your ear. It doesn’t matter how old or young you are. The flower will not detract from your beauty, but it will enhance it. It will make your smile brighter, your embraces warmer and your scones tastier. Have a beautiful day ladies.

You guys, just pretend that there is a beautiful girl in a grass skirt walking along a sun drenched beach with a flower in her hair and her arms wide open. She’s telling you that breakfast is ready at the St. Geran Hotel.

Bob

"Speed 1"

150 x 200 mm Oil on Board
“Speed 1″ - Running Cheetah.

I have tried to capture the speed and the excitement of this Cheetah giving chase to a small bok. The background and foreground , in my opinion, are irrelivant and would detract from the theme of speed.

Many purists will hate this rendition. I like it. Am I right or wrong? It really would be interesting to hear.

Thanks
Bob

"Cheetah"

150 x 200mm
Oil on Board
"Cheetah"

I used a pallet knife to paint the background. I thought that by so doing ones eyes would remain principally on the subject. I don’t think that it detract too much from the Cheetah.

What do you think?

Bob

"Self Portrait"

150 x 200
Oil on Board
"Self Portrait"

Every Artist at some time or other attempts to paint a self portrait. I was just about to cut my ear off, but thought that it would take too much Rose Madder paint and I'm running a bit low. So I decided against it.
I thought I would try to make myself look as ugly as possible. I actually look like Brad Pitt, but quite honestly I find the fan mail irritating, let alone all the groupies hanging around outside my house. So here goes, take it or leave it.
Bob