#345 ‘Chicken House’ 10×10″ & NEAC
by Clare Bowen | Jun 19, 2018 | Chickens, England, Garden, Green, NEAC, Oil Painting, Summer, The Mall Galleries
Back in our friends garden, I didn’t plan to paint this but thought is had a charm. I made a quick ‘Notan’ sketch before – which is a Japanese name for light and dark design:This allowed me to see that most of the painting was mid and dark...
#336 ‘Purple Iris’ 10×10″ & Tonal Value Tip
by Clare Bowen | May 29, 2018 | England, Flowers, Garden, Landscape, Purple
Painting these flowers in a friends garden was a fine way to spend a bank holiday Monday! When I began this painting I had no idea whether it would work as I wasn’t sure how to tackle it. This is how I started, by blocking the two main greens. The...