Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Late Afternoon - Encounter Bay




















Encounter Bay at Victor Harbor is a favourite haunt for many a holiday goer in South Australia. Late afternoon shadows are being chased by beach walkers.
Late Afternoon - Encounter Bay - 6x8" acrylic on canvas

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Walk on Beach Bay














Walkers with their dogs in tow, splash along the sparkling shallows of Blue Beach.
This painting has been done with the finest of acrylic paints on canvas sheet. It is ready to frame, in a frame that will suit your walls and will last for generations. 35x25cm
This painting is up for Auction with a very low starting price and no reserve!
SOLD
Walkers on Blue Beach - 35x25cm on acrylic on canvas sheet - ready for framing under glass - will be posted rolled up in post tube.`

Friday, August 26, 2011

Walkers on Blue Beach














Walkers with their dogs in tow, splash along the sparkling shallows of Blue Beach.
This painting has been done with the finest of acrylic paints on canvas sheet. It is ready to frame, in a frame that will suit your walls and will last for generations. 35x25cm
This painting is up for Auction with a very low starting price and no reserve!
SOLD
Walkers on Blue Beach - 35x25cm on acrylic on canvas sheet - ready for framing under glass - will be posted rolled up in post tube.`

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Green clock - Brunswick Street



















This green clock caught my eye while walking about on Brunswick St. A landmark of sorts I suppose.
Green Clock - Brunswick St.  20x15cm acrylic on canvas.
$150 emal for purchase details - free delivery in Australia
Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to make the gift extra special.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Coffee - Brunswick Street















It's not hard to find a place for a cup of coffee on Brunswick Street!
Coffee -Brunswick Street - Acrylic on canvas board - 15x20cm
$150 emal for purchase details - free delivery in Australia
Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to make the gift extra special.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Top end of Brunswick Street Melbourne



















They call Adelaide the city of churches, but there are more church steeples in Melbourne than you can poke a candlestick at! There are parts of Melbourne that you would not be suprised to see the gas street lights being lit for the night. Brunswick Street is one of those places. It has an alluring mixture of up-to-the-minute fashion and an oldness that would have you expecting Oliver Twist to come dashing out of a shop front.
Top end of Brunswick Street - Acrylic on canvas board - 15x20cm
$150 emal for purchase details - free delivery in Australia
Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to make the gift extra special.

Friday, August 19, 2011

Rain, Brunswick Street Melbourne















Brunswick Street has a lovely old-world charm about it that is echoed throughout Melbourne and its suburbs. A revisited painting from a series last year.

Rain, Brunswick Street - acrylic on canvas panel 15x20cm (6"x8") $150 free postage in Australia.
 
 
Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to make the gift extra special.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Afternoon tea - Chapel Street, Melbourne



















Melbourne Miniatures
This is the start of a series of small Melbourne paintings I did last year after a visit there. I have revisited the painting and added more colour and now offer them up for sale.
There's never a shortage of outdoor sitting places and people to use them on Chapel St!
Afternoon tea - Chapel St. - acrylic on canvas panel 15x20cm (6"x8") $150 free postage in Australia.
Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to make the gift extra special.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Walk at Encounter Bay













When the tides are right you can walk from the township of Victor Harbor all the way to the Bluff on Encounter Bay.
Walk on Encounter Bay - 5x7" - 12.7x17.8cm acrylic on canvas panel (unframed)
Available for purchase now $113 - Free postage in Australia
Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to make the gift extra special

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Beach for dogs














Have you ever noticed how dogs just love the beach - most of the time much more than their owners seem to! Even in the winter months dogs don't seem to mind the cold water and will plough into the waves after a tennis ball just for the enjoyment of it. Personally, I love the reflections of dogs and their owners in the shallows.
This painting is up for Auction with a very low starting price and no reserve!
SOLD
Beach for dogs - 44x30cm on acrylic on canvas sheet - ready for framing under glass - will be posted rolled up in post tube.`

Monday, August 15, 2011

Walkers - Encounter Bay
















There never seems to be any shortage of people walking the beach at Encounter Bay with such a grand view of the Bluff to look at!
Walkers Encounter Bay - acrylic on canvas panel - 20x25cm
Available for purchase now $250 - Free postage in Australia
Email for purchase details - theartofbarr@iprimus.com.au

Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to make the gift extra special.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Blue Shallow Beach














I love to experiment with clouds and reflections in a beachscape. The clouds are brushed in freely with no regard for the small brush - this keeps them 'cloud-like' and uncontrived. The beach and sea are painted the same way. It takes a lot of practice (hundreds of paintings) to be confident in painting this way. Finally the figures are painted in with a small brush - this needs the utmost confidence for them to look right with the rest of the painting.
This painting is up for Auction with a very low starting price and no reserve!
SOLD
Blue Shallows Beach - 42x30cm on acrylic on canvas sheet - ready for framing under glass - will be posted rolled up in post tube.`

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Late - Henley Beach
















It was very late on a Winter's afternoon when I took photographs of Henley Beach from the Grange jetty. Quite a number of beach walkers were braving the elements!
Late - Henley Beach - acrylic on canvas panel - 20x25cm
Available for purchase now $250 - Free postage in Australia
Email for purchase details - theartofbarr@iprimus.com.au

Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to make the gift extra special.

Friday, August 12, 2011

Yachts in a storm














Many a moody sky has framed a race day at Largs Bay in South Australia.
Yachts in a storm - 5x7" - 12.7x17.8cm acrylic on canvas panel (unframed)
Available for purchase now $113 - Free postage in Australia
Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to make the gift extra special

Thursday, August 11, 2011

View from the beach - Encounter Bay
















This was painted Plein Air from the Bluff-end of Encounter Bay on a cold winter morning. Small fishing boats quietly made their way out to favourite fishing spots as I painted my favourite location.
View from the beach - Encounter Bay - 20x25cm acrylic on canvasboard.
Available for purchase now $250 - Free postage in Australia

Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to make the gift extra special.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Granite Island from the Bluff


 













It was a cold winter morning when I painted this little piece and it is one of my favourites. The sun was low and facing me, that in turn produces its own colours in a landscape. The subdued colours have given this  painting a good representation of the atmosphere of the day.
Granite Island from the Bluff - acrylic on canvas panel 12x17cm - ready to frame
 -Available for purchase now $113 - Free postage in Australia-




Tuesday, August 9, 2011

The race - Goolwa



It was late in the afternoon when these little vessels started to race at Goolwa.
This little things bobbed and darted around the river like wasps. It was very cold while paintiung this and promised myself some gloves and a scarf and maybe a hat for painting outdoors in the winter!
The race - Goolwa - 20x25cm acrylic on canvasboard.
Available for purchase now $250 - Free postage in Australia

Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to make the gift extra special.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Seal Island Victor Harbor
















When I painted this a couple of months ago, it was cold, windy and I was wearing my plein air gloves - ones with no fingertips on them - they are great! This was painted from the Bluff area looking behind Granite Island.
I loved the clouds on this day. Winter clouds have a feel that is rarely seen in the warmer months, they are cold and often very dramtic - clouds you just have to watch!
Seal Island - Victor Harbor - 20x25cm acrylic on canvasboard.
Available for purchase now $250 - Free postage in Australia

Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to make the gift extra special.

Sunday, August 7, 2011

South Head - Sydney














A beautiful familiar sight from the Manly Ferry on Sydney Harbour.
South Head - Sydney - acrylic on canvas panel 12x17cm - ready to frame
 -Available for purchase now $113 - Free postage in Australia
SOLD
Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to

Friday, August 5, 2011

Encounter Bay Victor Harbor















A walk toward the top end of Encounter Bay will have us looking at Wright Island and the the landmark Bluff. It's great walking country specially in the cooler weather.

Encounter Bay - Victor Harbor - acrylic on linen panel - 15x20cm

Available for purchase now $150
Payment details here - Free postage in Australia
Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to make the gift extra special.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Slice of cockle beach 2



















A while ago I had a studio clean-up that entailed throwing away what I considered despensible and slicing up some larger pieces which in themselves made better paintings than the original-sized ones.
This is slice is up for auction with a low start price. It was originally a very large piece that focused on the view toward Middleton from Goolwa. It was a grey misty day but was alive with cocklers with a focus on these two in particular.
It's a lovely moody piece that will frame up beautifully under glass and matting.
A Slice of cockle beach II - acrylic on canvas sheet - 28x35cm

Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to make the gift extra special.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

A slice of cockle beach













A while ago I had a studio clean-up that entailed throwing away what I considered despensible and slicing up some larger pieces which in themselves made better paintings than the original-sized ones.
This is slice is up for auction with a low start price. It was originally a very large piece that focused on the view toward Middleton from Goolwa. It was a grey misty day but was alive with cocklers.
It's a lovely moody piece that will frame up beautifully under glass and matting.
A Slice of cockle beach - acrylic on canvas sheet - 48x20cm
SOLD
Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to make the gift extra special.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

A slice of beach










Another slice of painting, this time of the beach with lots of activity including yachts.
A while ago I had a studio clean-up that entailed throwing away what I considered despensible and slicing up some larger pieces which in themselves made better paintings than the original-sized ones.
This is the second these slices I am offering for sale.
It's a lovely moody piece that will frame up beautifully under glass and matting.
A Slice of Beach - acrylic on canvas sheet - 60x23cm
SOLD

Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to make the gift extra special.

Monday, August 1, 2011

A slice of rain








This does look like a slice of a painting - actually, it is! A while ago I had a studio clean-up that entailed throwing away what I considered despensible and slicing up some larger pieces which in themselves made better paintings than the original-sized ones.
This is the first these slices I am offering for sale.
This slice of rain features Grenfell St, in Adelaide at hometime. It's a lovely moody piece that will frame up beautifully under glass and matting.
A Slice of Rain - acrylic on canvas sheet - 48x14cm
$335 - click for payment options

Comes with a signed, handwritten artist's note about the painting - if you wish to give the painting as a gift I will address the note to the recipient to make the gift extra special.