Artist Garry Purcell

Backlit Canna Leaves – floral oil painting

Garry — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:56:31 +0000

Artist: Garry Purcell
Title: Backlit Canna Leaves – floral oil painting
Medium Used: Traditional Oil Paint
Linen Size: 50.8x61cm (20x24inch)
Linen Type: Galley Wrap Stretched Linen

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Backlit Canna Leaves – oil painting
This Canna leaves were spectacular at Wilsons Botanical Gardens and I wanted to catch the leaves as they were on fire and full of colour as the sun shone through their leaves.

Australian Admiral butterfly with White Flower – oil painting

Garry — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:21:43 +0000

Artist: Garry Purcell
Title: Australian Admiral butterfly with White Flower
Medium Used: Traditional Oil Paint
Canvas Size: 50.8×71.1cm (20x28inch)
Canvas Type: Galley Wrap Stretched Canvas

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Australian Admiral Butterfly – oil painting
This butterfly painting was based on a flower I found on one of my walks, I added the Australian Admiral butterfly to make this a more interesting painting.

Pink Azalea flower (floral oil Painting)

Garry — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:02:37 +0000

Here is my latest flower painting.
Title: Pink Azalea flower (floral oil Painting)
Medium Used: Traditional Oil Paint
Support Size: 50.5x71cm (20x28inch)
Support Used: Galley Wrap Stretched Canvas

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I came across this Pink Azalea flower at the Royal Melbourne Botanical Gardens.

P.S. I’ve now started to paint a few more flower paintings, I’ll post them when I get a chance.

A colourful Birdwing Butterfly – Oil Painting

Garry — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:00:58 +0000

Title: Butterfly at Rest (oil Painting)
Medium Used: Genesis Artist Grade Oil Paint
Support Size: 30.5×40.6cm (12x16inch)
Support Used: Galley Wrap Stretched Canvas

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This Butterfly painting was based on a visit to the Melbourne Zoo Butterfly House.

A colourful Birdwing butterfly takes a rest.
Latin name: Ornithoptera Priamus Poseidon.

Still Life (May) – Oil Painting

Garry — Sun, 17 May 2009 02:23:09 +0000

Title: Still Life (May)
Medium Used: Artist Grade Oil Paint
Support Type: Gallery Wrap Streched Canvas
Support Size: 51 x 40.5cm (20x16inch)

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This is a still life painting I created using A Vase a Cake Decoration and a Bottle. I may get around to painting one or two more still life, just to keep my eye in.

Australian Painted Lady Butterfly – oil painting

Garry — Sat, 09 May 2009 22:16:45 +0000

Artist: Garry Purcell
Title: Australian Painted Lady Butterfly
Medium Used: Traditional Oil Paint
Canvas Size: 50.8×71.1cm (20x28inch)
Canvas Type: Galley Wrap Stretched Canvas

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Australian Painted Lady Butterfly – oil paintingThis painting was based on a flower I found on one of my walks, I added the butterfly to make this a more interesting painting.

Black Labrador (Chloe) – Commission Oil Painting

Garry — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:15:22 +0000

Title: Black Labrador (Chloe)
Support Size: 30.5×40.6cm (12x16inch)
Support Type: Galley Wrap Stretched Canvas
Note: This is a Commision and Not For Sale

A wonderful Pet Black Labrador dog, I had the honor of painting in oils, she is such a sweetie. I also had the pleasure of taking the photo for this portrait also.

Cat – Gremi – Commission Oil Painting

Garry — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:02:29 +0000

Title: Cat – Gremi
Support Size: 30.5×40.6cm (12x16inch)
Canvas Type: Galley Wrap Stretched Canvas

Gremi the cat, has just woken up from a catnap, and she’s not too sure what’s going on.
Latin name: Felis catus

This is a Commissioned Painting in a Private Collection. Not For Sale.

Chestnut Arab Horse #1 – Oil Painting

Garry — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:38:23 +0000

Title: Chestnut Arab Horse #1

Support Size: 60x50cm (24x20inch)

Canvas Type: Galley Wrap Stretched Canvas

There is something about a horse in motion, that stirs the blood, and gives me the inspiration to paint it in oil.
This oil painting was made in Genesis oil, it brings out the wonderfull colour of the Arab horse in motion.
I will be painting several differnt horse paintings in oil, and I will be placeing them in the online oil paintig gallery.

Aquarium Oil Painting Commission

Garry — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:58:28 +0000

This came out rather nicely.

Plus a quick YouTube Video of the techniques I use in my paintings.