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4. Retirement, oils<\/h2>\n

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2013 onwards<\/h4>\n

When I retired in late 2010, I intended to spend most of my time painting, but other obligations prevented that.<\/p>\n

After deciding to swap from acrylics to oils for outdoor painting, I joined an advanced class run by Margaret, and that provided both expert advice and the encouragement of a painting group over the years, to keep my brushes in use when I didn’t have time at home for painting.<\/p>\n

The collection of paintings produced in that group is gradually increasing, although still at a slow pace.<\/p>\n

To enable current paintings to be seen first, these are presented in reverse chronological order, with the latest at the start.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Oil on board, 9 x 12″<\/p>\n

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Oil on board, 6 x 8″<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”12. Capt. Sturt’s Cottage, Grange, Mar 2026″ button_text=”View” button_link=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-03-12_Capt-Sturts-Cottage-Grange-e1773450288565.jpg” url_new_window=”on” image=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026-03-12_Capt-Sturts-Cottage-Grange-e1773450288565.jpg” admin_title=”12. Capt. Sturt’s Cottage, Grange” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”||on||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” box_shadow_style_button=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n

Oil on board, 8 x 10″<\/p>\n

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Oil on canvas, 16 x 20″<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”10. Cibo’s Cafe, Hutt St, Adelaide, Nov 2024″ button_text=”View” button_link=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cibo-Cafe-Hutt-St-Adel-2024-11-10-scaled.jpg” url_new_window=”on” image=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cibo-Cafe-Hutt-St-Adel-2024-11-10-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”||on||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” box_shadow_style_button=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n

Oil on canvas, 10 x 8″<\/p>\n

Many years ago, I used to stop at Cibo’s cafe every Monday evening, and sit in the indoor room to read, and I found the view from there into the shop area was quite interesting. I heard that the Cibos cafes were recently sold to Gloria Jeans.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”09. Uncle Albert’s, Norwood, 2023″ button_text=”View” button_link=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-08-21_Uncle-Alberts-Final-scaled.webp” url_new_window=”on” image=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-08-21_Uncle-Alberts-Final-scaled.webp” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”||on||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” box_shadow_style_button=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n

Oil on canvas, 20 x 30″<\/p>\n

Paul (pouring champagne) and I used to often visit this outdoor cafe, and I took many photos.\u00a0 Shortly after I started the painting, the area was redeveloped, and this enjoyable site is now gone.<\/p>\n

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Oil on board, 9 x 12″<\/p>\n

I did most of this on site with the sketching group, but I then finished it at home.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”07. Botanic Gardens Willow Trees, 2020″ button_text=”View” button_link=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Botanic-Gardens-Willow-Trees.webp” url_new_window=”on” image=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Botanic-Gardens-Willow-Trees.webp” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”||on||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” box_shadow_style_button=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n

Acrylic on board, 24 x 18″<\/p>\n

This was put to one side as a failure in the 1990’s, but 25 years later I had a fresh look and made some changes, and I am happier with it.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”06. Opening of Garden of Unearthly Delights – with edges, 2019″ button_text=”View” button_link=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opening-of-Garden-4ex.webp” url_new_window=”on” image=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opening-of-Garden-4ex.webp” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”||on||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” box_shadow_style_button=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n

Oil on canvas, 8 x 12″ + 1.5″ edges<\/p>\n

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Oil on canvas, 8 x 12″<\/p>\n

I intended this small painting to be a quick sketch in preparation for a large one, but I became so fascinated by it that it became that large painting on a small canvas.<\/p>\n

One day, I hope to do it on that large canvas.<\/p>\n

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Oil on canvas, 18 x 24″<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”03. One Way (Torrens to Torrens display), 2017″ button_text=”View” button_link=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/One-Way-Torrens-to-Torrens-display-2017-scaled.webp” url_new_window=”on” image=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/One-Way-Torrens-to-Torrens-display-2017-scaled.webp” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”||on||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” box_shadow_style_button=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n

Oil on canvas, 16 x 48″<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”02. Albert Fehlberg, 2017, unfinished” button_text=”View” button_link=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Albert-Fehlberg-2017-unfinished-v2e.webp” url_new_window=”on” image=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Albert-Fehlberg-2017-unfinished-v2e.webp” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”||on||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” box_shadow_style_button=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n

Oil on canvas, 20 x 16″<\/p>\n

I have recently recommenced work on this painting, so I hope a revised version will soon appear.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”01. Santorini, 2015″ button_text=”View” button_link=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Santorini-2015.webp” url_new_window=”on” image=”https:\/\/johndc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Santorini-2015.webp” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”||on||||||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” box_shadow_style_button=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n

Oil on canvas, 14 x 18″<\/p>\n

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Retirement and oils, 2013 onwards<\/h3>\n

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13. Sunset at Brighton beach, Apr 2026<\/h3>\n

Oil on board, 6 x 8″<\/p>\n

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14. Port Adelaide, Wharf 2, beside City of Adelaide Clipper Ship, Apr 2026<\/h3>\n

Oil on board, 9 x 12″<\/p>\n

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The painting was completed onsite with the Friday sketching group, except for the figure of Brian. He was at a different spot for the second week, so I included him from a photo while painting indoors.<\/p>\n

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12. Capt. Sturt’s Cottage, Grange<\/h3>\n

Oil on board, 8 x 10″, Mar 2026<\/p>\n

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This was finished in my indoor painting groups after an initial sketch with the plein air group in Dec. 2025.<\/p>\n

You can see the initial sketch here: Capt Sturt’s Cottage, Dec 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

My excuses for the unsatisfactory outdoor sketch are:<\/p>\n

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  1. I was still recovering from surgery, I think the anaesthetic affected my thinking, and<\/li>\n
  2. I didn’t have much time outdoors. We only had two weeks at this site, and most of the time for one of those mornings was taken up with a visit to the nearby surgeon’s consulting rooms.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Although it became a fiddly exercise, lacking the fresh brushwork of an outdoor sketch, I enjoyed exploring ways to improve the tonal range and textures.<\/p>\n

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    10. Cibo’s Cafe, Hutt St, Adelaide<\/h3>\n

    Oil on canvas, 10 x 8″<\/p>\n

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    Many years ago, I used to stop at Cibo’s cafe every Monday evening, and sit in the indoor room to read, and I found the view from there into the shop area was quite interesting. I recently heard that the Cibos cafes have been sold to Gloria Jeans.<\/p>\n

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    11. Hutt Street, Winter, Aug 2025<\/h3>\n

    Oil on canvas, 16 x 20″<\/p>\n

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    12. Capt. Sturt’s Cottage, Grange<\/h3>\n

    Oil on board, 8 x 10″, Mar 2026<\/p>\n

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    This was finished in my indoor painting groups after an initial sketch with the plein air group in Dec. 2025.<\/p>\n

    You can see the initial sketch here: Capt Sturt’s Cottage, Dec 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

    My excuses for the unsatisfactory outdoor sketch are:<\/p>\n

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    1. I was still recovering from surgery, I think the anaesthetic affected my thinking, and<\/li>\n
    2. I didn’t have much time outdoors. We only had two weeks at this site, and most of the time for one of those mornings was taken up with a visit to the nearby surgeon’s consulting rooms.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Although it became a fiddly exercise, lacking the fresh brushwork of an outdoor sketch, I enjoyed exploring ways to improve the tonal range and textures.<\/p>\n

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      07. Botanic Gardens Willow Trees<\/h3>\n

      Acrylic on board, 24 x 18″<\/p>\n

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      08. North Terrace, 2019<\/h3>\n

      Oil on board, 9 x 12″<\/p>\n

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      09. Uncle Albert’s, Norwood, 2023<\/h3>\n

      Oil on canvas, 20 x 30″<\/p>\n

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      Paul (pouring champagne) and I used to often visit this outdoor cafe, and I took many photos.\u00a0 Shortly after I started the painting, the area was redeveloped, and this enjoyable site is now gone.<\/p>\n

      This painting took years.\u00a0 The inclusion of people in detail turned it into a series of portraits, my painting group didn’t meet for a long time during the worst of Covid, and there were other distractions.<\/p>\n

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      04. Botanic Gardens – beside restaurant, 2017<\/h3>\n

      Oil on canvas, 18 x 24″<\/p>\n

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      This painting was a variation to my usual style. I decided to use strong colours, of which there were only traces in the actual scene, so it is not “realistic” in colour.<\/p>\n

      But several people have told me this is their favourite of all my paintings.<\/p>\n

      I think the reason is that accurate colour representation of a scene is not what people perceive. Instead, what strikes them are the features that make the scene stand out from the usual background of muted browns of Australian plants that struggle to survive with scarce water. I think accentuating colour features to an unrealistic level can bring a painting to life. It’s similar to a cartoonist exaggerating the unusual features in a face to make the person highly recognizable.<\/p>\n

      But that takes courage in painting, and it is so easy to fall into photographic realism.<\/p>\n

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      05. Opening of Garden of Unearthly Delights, 2019<\/h3>\n

      Oil on canvas, 8 x 12″<\/p>\n

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      06. Opening of Garden of Unearthly Delights – with edges, 2019<\/h3>\n

      Oil on canvas, 8 x 12″<\/p>\n

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      The photos which I used for this painting were taken in Feb. 2017, at the opening of the “Garden of Unearthly Delights”, part of the Fringe Festival. It was a wonderful, family-oriented evening, with\u00a0 free samples of Fringe acts in the tents to encourage sales, fireworks, a band on stage to entertain, plentiful portable seating, and huge balloons to entertain children and adults. It was one of those times when people naturally spoke to strangers, a perfect community event.<\/p>\n

      This painting was intended as a preliminary sketch for a larger painting, but I became so immersed in detail that it took a very long time, so I deferred the big painting. But the happy memory of that evening will drive me to complete that large painting.<\/p>\n

      I tried visiting the event a few years later, but the close friend of that earlier time was no longer up to a long evening outdoors, and there was no free entertainment to attract families. I think the Garden had changed in style, it had solid support, it was more commercial in style, with restrictions on entry to limit the size of the crowds.<\/p>\n

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      01. Santorini, 2015<\/h3>\n

      Oil on canvas, 14 x 18″<\/p>\n

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      02. Albert Fehlberg, 2017, unfinished<\/h3>\n

      Oil on canvas, 20 x 16″<\/p>\n

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      I got to know Albert in the 1990’s through the church I attended at the time. I think he had been Deputy Principal at the Blackwood Primary School, and he was great at encouraging people to develop their skills. When he learnt I was doing acrylic painting, he wanted to see my work, as he painted in oils, and we became good friends.<\/p>\n

      I had first seen Albert in the 1970’s, in a production of the Blackwood Players. He would have been over 60, but he played one of the romantic leads in Pride and Prejudice.<\/p>\n

      He was well-liked by many people in the area, who knew him from their time as children or parents with the school, or his drama activities, or his many other interests.<\/p>\n

      When we became good friends, he was suffering from an incurable lung disease. I asked to paint his portrait, and took photographs, but work arrangements changed before I could do it, and he died a couple of years later in 2000. So, by painting this portrait in retirement I am trying to complete an unfinished commitment to a friend from the past.<\/p>\n

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      03. One Way (Torrens to Torrens display), 2017<\/h3>\n

      Oil on canvas, 16 x 48″<\/p>\n

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      The northern section of the long-overdue Adelaide freeway was called the Torrens to Torrens project \u2014 it extended from Torrens Road at the northern end, to the Torrens River, and it involved the demolition of many houses and community buildings in its path.<\/p>\n

      One woman (Liz) from my Thursday painting group, who lived in the area, decided to hold an exhibition of paintings, photographs and other artworks of the project in her local library at Hindmarsh. She encouraged members of our group to visit the project and contribute to the display, and this was my painting for the exhibition.<\/p>\n

      Although I bought the prepared canvas from a reputable art shop, I found the timbers used had not been properly cured, and it twisted out of shape while I was doing the painting. But Liz took it to a framer who fixed it for a reasonable price that I was happy to pay.<\/p>\n

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      To jump to a painting, click on the dots at the bottom of the viewer.<\/em><\/p>\n

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