#27 ‘Two Boats, Emsworth’ 6×8″
by Clare Bowen | Feb 5, 2016 | 6x8", Blue, Boats, Green, Landscape, Seascape, Water
I met a friend in Emsworth, Hampshire today so I took the opportunity to paint this morning. Shame about the weather! Windy and drizzle. I tried standing with my pochard but my head was above the sea wall and got the brunt of weather so I tucked myself down and...
#26 ‘Bramshott Chase’ 5×7″
by Clare Bowen | Feb 3, 2016 | 5x7", Houses, Landscape, Sky, Surrey
This is my first landscape outside for a very long time! Painting ‘en plein air’ is not something I’m practised at and it’s my mission to change this! I was desperate to do a landscape after lots of still life’s. My usual method...
Daily Painting #25 ‘Little Red Teapot’ 6×6″
by Clare Bowen | Feb 1, 2016 | Blue, China, Red, Square, Still Life, Teapot
Broad brush strokes on a little pot! I enjoyed painting this, I mixed a few tones of red before I started and then went for it, making every brush stroke count. The red, white and blue combo really zing.I found this teapot on eBay, I will have to control myself with...
Daily Painting #24 ‘Open Iris Flower’ 4×4″
by Clare Bowen | Jan 31, 2016 | Flower, Green, Iris, Purple, Small, Square, Yellow
My Mum and Dad in law are coming for Sunday lunch. I wanted to get a little painting in before they came and before we started cleaning the house! I lit the flower but I ended up turning it off half way through as it made it too complicated with the lights and...