#68 Wine Cork

I wanted to paint this wine cork mostly because I actually quite fancy getting back to the bottle it belongs to and help make the contents dissapear! Half a glass of it also went into my very first attempt at making moule mariniere. It was stunning, even if I do say so myself.

Watercolour on Pencil 14cm x 9cm click here to bid.

#68 Ammonite Fossil Fragment

This ammonite fragment has been knocking around our shelves for a few years, it got painted today while being filmed by Steve Knibbs from BBC Points West. Click here to see tonights programme. Its an interesting experience painting and giving an interview at the same time. Oil on gesso 16cm x 12cm.

#193 Fish Food and Sandpaper

Continuing the theme of painting things that people have given me here is a pile of fish food and a little piece of fine sandpaper. Two objects that have links to other daily paintings and were both given to me by the same person, Dave Jones, who I did a joint post with on day #85. So, the sandpaper was used on the carving which the woodchippings were from in day #85's painting. The fish flakes, also kindly gifted by Dave, was one of the objects I was deciding on when Steve Knibbs from the BBC came to film me painting day #68. I veiw these objects as relics from the projects history and I really like the way it has brought two seemingly unconnected items together in what could be the oddest painting so far!

Oil on gesso 16cm x 12cm.