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Phil Went
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Classical/realist artist, portraits and still life. Ex software dev.

https://philwent.com.au

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When life gives you onions, paint them! Spanish onion on a piece of Irish(apparently) slate. Oil painting on copper, 15cm * 15cm.
Painting of a Spanish onion on a piece of slate.
August 28, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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A painting sketch of a failed drawing sketch.. Oil on copper, 15 cm * 15 cm.
August 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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A sketch on toned paper.
August 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Mulling some Red Ochre (pr102).
#handmadeoilpaint #oilpaint #art #classicalart #artmaterials
March 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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"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 #traditionalart
An oil painting by Phil Went of a partially peeled lemon with the peel curling over the edge of a table, a knife and blue vase on a red patterned table rug.
January 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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"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.
An oil painting of a skull with a tinfoil haton a book next to a green robot toy and batteries on a table with a white drape over a red drape.
January 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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"Three Figs" oil on wood, 23 X 30cm. Very tasty, they are actually flowers.

#stilllife #oilpainting #painting #art #fromlife #classicalart #reaism
January 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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#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 #painting
Painting of marbles, antique wooden spinning top and gyroscope.
January 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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"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 #portrait
Painting of a woman sitting on a rock with a bow and arrow on the ground
January 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Still life oil painting on wood, 22*30cm

#stilllife #stilllifepainting #oilpainting #fromlife #art #painting #realism
Painting of an orange and mandarins plus a blue vasd
January 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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A 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 #art
January 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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"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 #art
A painting of a pot with pasta and a basket of toilet rolls.
November 14, 2024 at 9:28 PM