Paintings in oils on canvas, using palette knives

Mostly of ladies in hats, painted in oils with palette knives

Portraits in oils on canvas, using palette knives

Paintings in oils, on board and canvas, using brushes

Collaboration work by Markus and Tessa Thonett. Markus makes the wild and wonderful backgrounds and then Tessa delicately paints a face in oils on the primed area he prepares for her in the centre.

Paintings inspired by the wonderful ancient carving of the Venus of Willendorf.