Daily Painting #23 ‘Lemon on Blue’ 6×6″
by Clare Bowen | Jan 30, 2016 | Blue, Fruit, Oil Course, Square, Still Life, Yellow
I decided to be bold and put a strong blue against the yellow, I love this colour combo! I really tried to observe the different colours and tones of yellows, I wanted it as rich and zingy as possible.This is the 3rd time I have painted a lemon, the 1st time was on...
Daily Painting #22 ‘Blue Milk Jug’ 6×6″
by Clare Bowen | Jan 29, 2016 | Blue, Green, Jug, Square, Still Life
A simple still life so I could focus on one object. I liked the reflections, shapes and colours in the jug. The board I used was rougher than usual which gives a looser finish. I tried not to ‘clean it up too much’ and leave the fresh brush...
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...