Daily Painting #21 ‘An Iris Flower’ 4×4″
by Clare Bowen | Jan 28, 2016 | Flower, Green, Iris, Purple, Small, Square, Yellow
It was good to try the iris again, a close up small painting. Easier to focus on the colours and tones when there is just a single flower. I had ‘learnt’ the subject yesterday so it was familiar today and therefore a lot easier. I enjoyed using the rich...
Daily Painting #20 ‘Iris Flowers’ 10×8″
by Clare Bowen | Jan 27, 2016 | 10x8", Flower, Flowers, Green, Iris, Matte dog, Purple
These flowers took me ages! So much so Matte, my dog asked for food and attention while I was taking the photo of the finished painting, see pic below. Tricky subject again, next time I’m doing a simpler one! I thought the Iris flowers looked a bit like...
Daily Painting #19 ‘Bananas’ 10×8″
by Clare Bowen | Jan 25, 2016 | 10x8", 6x8" Still Life, Fruit, Green, Palette, Yellow
This was a difficult subject to tackle. I started it on a square board – as many still life’s work better square but changed it to landscape as it wasn’t working. I mixed many colours and tones of yellow. I’m pleased with the subtle changes of...
Daily Painting #18 ‘Little Braeburn’ 4×4″
by Clare Bowen | Jan 24, 2016 | Fruit, Green, Red, Small, Square, Still Life
This a the smallest painting I have ever done. And it caused me quite a lot of angst! The aim was to make the brush strokes as loose and confident as I could, without going back and fussing it. The hard bit is to describe the shape and details without loosing the...
Daily Painting #14 ‘Two Plums and a Saucer’ 6×6″ Oil on Board
by Clare Bowen | Jan 18, 2016 | China, Fruit, Green, Red, Square, Still Life
It takes a while to set up a still life I’m happy with, up to about half an hour of changing objects, moving them around, and different eye levels, and then what size and shape board to paint on.This painting I’m looking down on the subject, which...
Daily Painting #10 ‘Tomato’ 6×6″ Oil on Board
by Clare Bowen | Jan 12, 2016 | Fruit, Green, Light Box, Oil Course, Red, Square, Still Life
I have been teaching Oil Painting this morning, so it was good to be able to start and finish a painting in the afternoon!My husband and I built a Light Box (Similar to Carol Marines Shadowbox) which is to display my still life objects within. I can control the light...
Daily Painting #7 ‘Lemon & Lime’ 7×7″ Canvas Oil Paper
by Clare Bowen | Jan 8, 2016 | Fruit, Green, Square, Still Life, Yellow
I wanted a citrus feel, with fresh colours and loosely applied paint.I enjoyed painting two objects together and also got excited about the colours.I can see how painting still lifes could be addictive as you can choose what wonderful colours to...