Commission - Jokulsarlon glacier lake

I've recently completed an oil painting commission for two friends. This is a composition based on images of Jokulsarlon glacier lake in Iceland. The couple visited there and wanted an original painting inspired by the place. I used elements from their photographs with other references to create an imagined landscape. Adding a sunset element helps balance the blues of the painting and creates drama in the stillness of the landscape.

Jokulsarlon landscape, oil on canvas board, (c) Mike Todd 2011

Please contact me if you are interested in commissioning work.

New painting - garlic bulbs

Yet another new painting completed. I feel a bit self-conscious at the supermarket when going through the vegetable section looking for interesting subjects to paint. Each bulb is an individual! The beauty of these still lifes is that once they have been painted I can eat the subject. I'm now looking at recipes for garlic lamb. Click image for larger version.

Four garlic bulbs, Oil on Dibond, 150mm x 300m, (c) Mike Todd 2011

New painting - boxes

Just completed a new oil painting of cardboard boxes. I used a seductive cerulean blue (provided by the very expensive Schmincke Mussini Manganese Cerulean Blue) as a complementary to the orange boxes. Click image for larger version.

Cardboard boxes, Oil on canvas, (c) Mike Todd 2011

New painting - onion string

Just completed a new still life oil painting of a string of onions. This is on Dibond, an aluminium composite panel. I paint on the coated side which has a modified polyester lacquer which is smooth and hard. To prepare the panel I rub down the surface with an abrasive pad and then coat with Acrylic gesso primer. Panel size is 300mm x 150mm.

String of onions, Oil on Dibond, (c) Mike Todd 2011