wabbit in spandex

**nickoleary** · June 5th, 2010, 05:13 PM

a little oil doodle on the back of a pizza box. but i got kinda into it. a rabbit in spandex, it just sorta turned out that way!

**Mah ' Crub** · June 5th, 2010, 05:52 PM

I like this, especially the lighting. You know what else is cool? The pizza box idea. This could be a whole new career for you! Don't laugh!! It could!!! A cult thang. Do it!!!

Mah ' Crub

**AlexTooth** · June 5th, 2010, 06:25 PM

Like it man, even more that it's on a pizza box too. Stylish.

**Benjamin-the-Fox** · June 8th, 2010, 05:59 PM

Looks kinda like he skinned Kermit and wore him as a suit.

Just kidding man. It looks nice. nice lighting and atmosphere.

**Wisteria** · June 8th, 2010, 11:30 PM

this is great, I really like the way you handle the colors!

**nickoleary** · June 9th, 2010, 03:57 AM

thank fullas. i donno abouout the pizza box. you hear all the talk of poor quality paper etc bleeding and disintegrating and whatnot, but i havent really been in the game long enough to see any of this. ah whatever screw it. recycle! thanks for the comments!

**frontalobe** · June 9th, 2010, 08:24 AM

I like it because I'm not sure if it's a person in a bunny costume or a personified bunny who just happened to throw on some spandex. Either way, it's really cool

**nickoleary** · June 9th, 2010, 04:44 PM

another one on the back of a pizza box. or cocoa pops. the stress free way

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**Benjamin-the-Fox** · June 10th, 2010, 03:51 AM

I like that tree. It manages to be both painterly and very graphic.

**nickoleary** · June 10th, 2010, 11:01 AM

thanks man, it is a bit of a wet one

**nickoleary** · July 3rd, 2011, 01:37 PM

135cm x 105cm, oil on canvas, 2011

**nickoleary** · July 3rd, 2011, 01:38 PM

you can checkout my website to if ya want.
www.nicholasoleary.com

**nickoleary** · July 4th, 2011, 06:10 AM

a play on the landmark of bergen, norway, the fish market.
it's the heart of the city. look closely and you can see some fish!

Byens Hjerte, 120cm x 60cm, oil on canvas, 2011

**andrew.kenny** · July 4th, 2011, 12:16 PM

Superb work. I love seeing the difference between your more prepared work like "the crayfish woman tryes to get the healthy food tick of approval" and the more spontaneous like the rabbit.

**nickoleary** · July 7th, 2011, 03:15 PM

the crayfish woman was really prepared a lot actually. i had made a lot of it in 3d during the sketch phase. probably almost more time in preparing than painting

**nickoleary** · July 7th, 2011, 04:18 PM

ciao cow

**Pavel Sokov** · July 7th, 2011, 04:58 PM

oh wow, you are a really interesting painter! Your subject matter is as exciting as it is random. Makes me feel like I have no idea what you are going to post next, but I can rest assured that it will be interesting!

For some reason I am especially drawn to the skeleton and the rotting cow halfway through the beach and the living room.

Any chance you can tell me why you painted the cows on the beach?

**nickoleary** · July 7th, 2011, 05:24 PM

I found the cow while jogging on the beach (Wainui Beach, New Zealand) after a winter storm a few years ago. 59 sperm whales became stranded at the same place in 1970 and are buried there in the dunes. So it's just another carcass found stranded in this area.
But, more than that, I really just liked the form of the beast, looked a bit like a cat, basking in the sun, i thought.
Anyway, it was a nice thing to paint. It was a bit sculptural, and as a figure study it was easy and interesting. It was large, with a nice suspended motion, and in a relatively minimalistic environment, it was definitely the attraction of the beach that morning. And even if you couldn't see it the smell would lead you there

And thanks for the comment.