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Oil Painting (Still Life & Landscapes)
Despite my Dad being an oil painting teacher for over 30 years, I don't have many oil paintings of my own. I think it's because oils are such a messy medium.
It takes a lot of effort to set up before oil painting and especially to clean up afterward.
I like to keep my hands clean! ;)
"Ikea pig" Oil painting
![Ikea pig](https://cdn.matthewjamestaylor.com/img/ikea-pig-small.jpg)
- Artist
- Matthew James Taylor
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Date
- 18 Sep 2017
I had a painting day with my Dad, Kevin Taylor, in his studio. I painted this Ikea pig (my son loved these pigs) and my Dad painted a wild Butcher bird that he used to feed in his backyard.
While we were painting, the butcher bird flew in and landed on my easel!
![Ikea pig and butcher bird painting day](https://cdn.matthewjamestaylor.com/img/ikea-pig-butcher-bird-1-small.jpg)
The butcher bird ended up being my Dad's final artwork before he passed away on 30 Jan 2018 after a bout with cancer.
See more of my Dad's paintings on his website; Kevin Taylor Art, including hundreds of works by his students.
![The finished works (Ikea pig and butcher bird)](https://cdn.matthewjamestaylor.com/img/ikea-pig-butcher-bird-2-small.jpg)
"2 trees" Oil painting
![2 trees](https://cdn.matthewjamestaylor.com/img/2-trees-small.jpg)
- Artist
- Matthew James Taylor
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
Just a simple painting of some weird trees that are quite fractal-like.
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