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Brett Humphries

Jul 3, 20231 min

Marmalade on Toast

Marmalade on Toast, oil, 34 x 29 cm This painting of rustic marmalade was one of the most popular paintings at my latest exhibition. I...

Brett Humphries

May 27, 20231 min

Quail Eggs

Quail Eggs, oil, 23 x 19 cm I have seen other paintings of quail eggs and fancied a crack at them. They are deceptively hard because all...

Brett Humphries

May 7, 20231 min

Highball Gin & Tonic

Highball Gin & Tonic, oil, 42 x 37 cm A Commission here from a few years ago. I had already painted a couple of Gin & Tonic still lifes...

Brett Humphries

Mar 31, 20231 min

Coffee & Walnut Cake

This is my Coffee & Walnut Cake painting. (oil, 42 x 40 cm) Now this painting was slightly different to my normal ones in that I had to...

Brett Humphries

Feb 21, 20231 min

A day of Baking Swedish Buns

It's not everyday you get to bake some yummy things for work so this day was a real treat. I am a big fan of cinnamon so I hoped these...

Brett Humphries

Feb 20, 20231 min

A video zooming in on my little Cherries still life

Here's a little video taken quite a while ago now. It was just to show the surface of the painting and how it works with the varnish. It...