#30 ‘Strawberry Cupcake’ 6×6″
by Clare Bowen | Feb 9, 2016 | Cake, Pink, Red, Square, Still Life
I brought this tasty looking cupcake from a local cafe in Haslemere called Mirabelle. I’ve never painted something like this before, and it was a challenge! Getting the detail without loosing the freshness and making the colours work together as a...The VIDEO of how I painted #29 Bramley Apple
by Clare Bowen | Feb 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is the video I shot yesterday while I was painting the Bramley Apple. It’s just under 4 minutes long and shows me doing the painting from start to finish. (A speeded up version)I’ve never done this before, one of my students encouraged me to try....
#29 ‘Bramley Apple’ 6×6″
by Clare Bowen | Feb 8, 2016 | Fruit, Green, Square, Still Life
This cooking apple is another one my students will tackle. We will focus on the Edges, Shadow and Background. I propped the apple up high so I could see the shape of it – lovely and fat. I wanted to convey the weight and size, especially compared to...
#28 ‘Orange on Blues’ 6×6″
by Clare Bowen | Feb 7, 2016 | Blue, Fruit, Oil Course, Orange, Square, Still Life
This painting is for the oil painting course I run, it’s their next lesson after half term – Orange and Blue Complementary Colours. My students will do a similar painting and some colour mixing see chart below.I did an orange back on Daily Paint no. 2 I...