new myths

Latest painting is as mythological as the old but about my own myths - stories I tell myself about myself. They are the result of intense personal experiences that I have tried to make available without actually illustrating them. In so doing in at least one case I have discovered a pre-existing myth...






Sermon on the Mount (Prague)
oil on canvas
1m x 1m




Sunset Thief; xiv, Union
oil on canvas
74 x 60




Away with the Birds
oil on canvas
1m x 1m


Shaman at Nice
oil on canvas
120 x 80

Latest classisicm

Oedipus and the Sphinx
Oil on canvas
2m x 80cms








The Vineyard
oil on linen on board
52 x 43 cms












Three Graces
oil on canvas
1m x 1m






Job of Uz
Oil on Canvas
120 x 80








CatWoman
oil on canvas
73 x 60

new work from Vanilla Beer

"I force myself to contradict myself in order to avoid
conforming to my own taste"
Marcel Duchamp

*double click on an image to enlarge it -


Carpet of Dreams
35 x 28
Oil on canvas





Hunters Moon
45 x 55
oil on board




Kate and the Curtains
46 x 56
Oil on canvas




The Encounter
28 x 57.5
oil on board




Wisdom
30 x 20 oval
oil on canvas





Birth of Music
105 x 73 max
oil on linen on board



Naked Cellist
80 x 200
Oil on canvas



Greenman woman
80 x 120
oil on canvas




Dream at Sete
73 x 60
Oil on canvas

Work can be viewed at Vanilla Beers Gallery, Esperaza, Aude, France.

new images from Vanilla Beer

Four Nudes, their Angels and an Idol
130 x 116
Oil on canvas




The Pool
73 X 59
Oil on Canvas






The Unknown Warehouseman
66x82
Oil on Canvas





La Magdalene
61 x 98
Oil on Canvas





Tapestry
1 x 4 meters
Oil on Linen

more new pix from Vanilla Beer

Not altogether sure about this batch -
and the rest I aint blogging.

Just indicating that I'm still at it.

Currently interested in working to frames, bit like building
a house from the chimney pot down. Spent too much time in
Renaissance galleries this year.




Runner
oil on board
47 x 37




Godbearer
oil on canvas
60 x 60





Leap
oil on board
47 x 37








Annunciation 1
Oil on Canvas
59 x 75





Annunciation 2
Oil on Canvas
76 x 66







Conversation
Oil on Canvas
55 x 36

paintings by Vanilla Beer

All of my painting at the moment is based on life drawing. Using
local models, friends often, I try to offer chance a way in through
my long-practiced facility by using rather uncontrollable methods,
whilst hopefully retaining an authentic contact with the model.

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"Red Star"
36 x 28
oil on canvas




"Pilgrim"
41 x 29
oil on canvas




"Prey"
70 x 50
oil on canvas





"The Fallen"
50 x 70
oil on canvas




Nude and Mirror
70 x 50
Oil on Canvas


Green Nude
70 x 50
oil on canvas

"Le Chateau du Sang"
73 x 54
oil on canvas




"Prometheus"
74 x 60
oil on linen




"Primavera"
104 x 61
oil on linen mounted on board


"La Prophetesse"
200 x 80
oil on linen

"Being and Becoming"
91 x 60
oil on canvas



"Star Gazing"
90 x 81
oil on canvas

new paintings by Vanilla Beer

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1.hermaphroditcat god
61.5 x 50
oil on linen


2. Chronossette
1o2x81
oil on linen



3. La Voyeuse
90 x 60
oil on canvas




4.Escapee
73 x 92
oil on canvas



5.Entering the Labyrinth
100 x 48.5
linen mounted on board



6.The Gods Return
35.5 x 27.5
oil on canvas



7. Glass Girls
70 x 50
oil on canvas



8. The Night Visitor
74 x 54
oil on canvas



9. The Unmasking
74 x 54
oil on canvas


10. Crise de Coeur
80 x 130
oil on canvas

Work can be viewed at Vanilla Beers Gallery, Esperaza, Aude, France.