#35 ‘Comice Pear’ 6×6″
by Clare Bowen | Feb 16, 2016 | Fruit, Green, Harmonious Colours, Square, Still Life
One for my students, we will work on planes (surfaces) of a subject and harmonious colours. It was surprising how yellow the pear was, you think a pear is green so to truly see it I cut out a little hole in a piece of paper and looked at the pear, this isolates...
#34 ‘Lisianthus’ 5×7″
by Clare Bowen | Feb 15, 2016 | 5x7", Flower, Flowers, Purple, Still Life
These flowers were in my bouquet I had on for Valentines day :-)I like the wispy delicate buds and rich deep flower heads. I had a go at drawing it before thinking it would work as a coloured drawing. But the colours were so wishy washy compared to oils I had to then...
#33 ‘Happy Valentines Day’ 6×6″
by Clare Bowen | Feb 14, 2016 | Flower, Flowers, Red, Rose, Square
I brought this rose for my husband for Valentines Day. It’s the first time I have painted a rose, it’s not easy but I enjoyed it. Its called a Naomi rose, with soft velvety petals.I painted it being totally unsure as to how it would turn out, I used lots...
#32 ‘Large Mint Teapot’ 7.5×9.5″
by Clare Bowen | Feb 12, 2016 | Canvas, China, Green, Purple, Still Life, Teapot
I elevated this teapot to see the squat rounded shape. It was fun to paint, broad painterly brush strokes and the gorgeous mint colour. I changed the board 3 times before I was happy with the preliminary drawing. It needed to fit the parameter well. It’s on...