Classical/realist artist, portraits and still life. Ex software dev. https://philwent.com.au Insta @phil_wenthttps://bsky.app/profile/philwent.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/philwent.bsky.social/post/3lxgvprk2ic2qWhen life gives you onions, paint them! Spanish onion on a piece of Irish(apparently) slate. Oil painting on copper, 15cm * 15cm.28 Aug 2025 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:f2fitkynbthts7ey24jofped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxgvprk2ic2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/philwent.bsky.social/post/3lxgv6sqzvc2qA painting sketch of a failed drawing sketch.. Oil on copper, 15 cm * 15 cm.28 Aug 2025 06:12 +0000at://did:plc:f2fitkynbthts7ey24jofped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxgv6sqzvc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/philwent.bsky.social/post/3lxgv3oxng22qA sketch on toned paper.28 Aug 2025 06:10 +0000at://did:plc:f2fitkynbthts7ey24jofped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxgv3oxng22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/philwent.bsky.social/post/3ll4jmsokms2tMulling some Red Ochre (pr102). #handmadeoilpaint #oilpaint #art #classicalart #artmaterials24 Mar 2025 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:f2fitkynbthts7ey24jofped/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll4jmsokms2thttps://bsky.app/profile/philwent.bsky.social/post/3lgwrepo7s22x"Dutch Baroque Lemon" Oil on wood, 30cm X 25cm painted last year. A nod to my dutch heritage with a take on a dutch baroque still life. And yes, the lemon did roll off the table a number of times so ended up looking a little worse for wear. #oilpainting #stilllife #realism #art #traditionalart30 Jan 2025 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:f2fitkynbthts7ey24jofped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgwrepo7s22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/philwent.bsky.social/post/3lgmy2klrrk2gI just wonder if things like this and the "mad cow disease" effects of ai self consumption, will ever pop the bubble of the billions being spent. There is value in ai in specific areas, but maybe not the golden bullet/bubble justifying stealing all web content. https://www.404media.co/email/7a39d947-4a4a-42bc-bbcf-3379f112c999/26 Jan 2025 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:f2fitkynbthts7ey24jofped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgmy2klrrk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/philwent.bsky.social/post/3lfxsay3efk2b"Vanitas Still Life" a modern take on the vanitas meme. I always wondered why anyone in the 17th and 18th centuries needed reminding of death amid wars, floods, famine and plague, and no antibiotics. But then again, is today any different? Even a tin-foil hat won't prevent the inevitable.17 Jan 2025 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:f2fitkynbthts7ey24jofped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfxsay3efk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/philwent.bsky.social/post/3lfgjti2iqk2o"Three Figs" oil on wood, 23 X 30cm. Very tasty, they are actually flowers. #stilllife #oilpainting #painting #art #fromlife #classicalart #reaism11 Jan 2025 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:f2fitkynbthts7ey24jofped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfgjti2iqk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/philwent.bsky.social/post/3lfe6py6d4k23#Oilpainting #stilllife of marbles, antique wooden spinning top and gyroscope. Not sure if these toys had anything to do with my later fascination with motorcycles. #art #painting10 Jan 2025 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:f2fitkynbthts7ey24jofped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfe6py6d4k23https://bsky.app/profile/philwent.bsky.social/post/3lfe6dxmd4s23"Christiana as Diana" Christiana is a model, writer, artist, stand-up comic, musician, and with her energy levels am amazed she could hold this pose for the many sessions it took to paint her from life. #figurepainting #oilpainting #portraitpainting #fromlife #zornpalette #limitedpalette #portrait10 Jan 2025 02:44 +0000at://did:plc:f2fitkynbthts7ey24jofped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfe6dxmd4s23https://bsky.app/profile/philwent.bsky.social/post/3lfe5q6ryf223Still life oil painting on wood, 22*30cm #stilllife #stilllifepainting #oilpainting #fromlife #art #painting #realism10 Jan 2025 02:33 +0000at://did:plc:f2fitkynbthts7ey24jofped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfe5q6ryf223https://bsky.app/profile/philwent.bsky.social/post/3lfdqcnaezk23A painting solely from life last year of Alicia over 6 or 7 sessions. Limited palette of Cremnitz White, Mars Black, Yellow Ochre and Vemillion. #portrait #painting #oilpainting #fromlife #realism #art09 Jan 2025 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:f2fitkynbthts7ey24jofped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfdqcnaezk23https://bsky.app/profile/philwent.bsky.social/post/3lawsleyuqs2k"Baroque and Roll" A piece I painted during Covid, when all the toilet paper, hand clenser and pasta disappeared from the grocery store shelves due to panic buying. Sold before I could take a better pic. #baroquepainting #oilpainting #realism #covid #art14 Nov 2024 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:f2fitkynbthts7ey24jofped/app.bsky.feed.post/3lawsleyuqs2k