#50 ‘Earthenware Pots’ 6×6″
by Clare Bowen | Mar 19, 2016 | Pots, Pottery, Square, Yellow
I like the chunky earthen ware feel to these pots and not colours I usually choose.They not fine china so I painted them quite loose and brushy. I decided on the blue background as a last minute after I’d painted the inside of the yellow pot, it seamed a good...
#49 ‘Bramshott Common’ 4×9.5″
by Clare Bowen | Mar 18, 2016 | Landscape, Panoramic, Surrey, Trees, View
I was out early painting this scene, it’s one I see when I walk my dog. I did a sketch of it a while ago.I was hesitant when I first arrived this morning as the scene was quite subdued with muted colours and no direct sunlight. See the photo below. I...
‘Waggoners Wells’ Sketch 7×9″
by Clare Bowen | Mar 17, 2016 | Charcoal, Drawing, Sketch, Surrey, View
It was such a sunny day I had to get out and enjoy it. I didn’t have the energy to do a painting after teaching this mornings class so I thought I do a sketch in preparation for a painting later.Waggoners Wells are down the road from us, some lovely reflections...
#48 ‘Mushrooms’ 4×6″ and 4×4″
by Clare Bowen | Mar 16, 2016 | Small, Square, Still Life, Vegetable
These paintings are an aid for my students in next weeks class. They will be painting mushrooms and practise mixing greys and browns from the 3 primary colours – Red, Yellow & Blue and focusing on tone, the light and shade of an object.They were a good...