#46 ‘Turquoise Pots’ 6×6″
by Clare Bowen | Mar 11, 2016 | China, Pots, Pottery, Square, Still Life, Turquoise
I love these colours! I decided to harmonise with a similar colour background. The composition isn’t one I usually do from above, I will experiment from the side view too. I used a colour I haven’t tried before ‘Phthalo Blue’ a very strong...
#45 “Red Onions’ 6×6”
by Clare Bowen | Mar 9, 2016 | Green, Red, Square, Still Life, Vegetable
This one is for my students and our class next week. We’ll be working on Complementary colours of Red-Violet and Yellow-Green they go together well and tone (light & dark) in colour.I peeled one layer off the onion to revel a shiney richer surface. I like...
#44 ‘Sky Studies’ 3×4″
by Clare Bowen | Mar 7, 2016 | Landscape, Small, Surrey, View
These two little studies I painted from my studio window. Great light, with scudding clouds across the sky, although each time I looked out to observe them they had moved! I quickly sketched the main shapes in with the lightest tone and then built from there.Fun to do...
#43 “Devil’s Punch Bowl’ 6×8”
by Clare Bowen | Mar 4, 2016 | Landscape, Surrey, Trees, View
I started this with bright sunshine and fluffy clouds and as I finished it started to snow! (V. Bitter!)My emphasis was on the sky today, so I made it a bigger proportion of the painting. I did the clouds first and then the sky around them, see pic below. I...