by Clare Bowen | Jun 29, 2018 | England, Flowers, Jug, Oil Painting, Peonies, Pink, Still Life
Peonies by Mary Oliver “This morning the green fists of the peoniesare getting readyto break my heartas the sun rises,as the sun strokes them with his old,buttery fingersand they open -pools of lace,white and pink – and all day the black ants climb...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 7, 2018 | England, Flowers, Glass, Jug, Oil Painting, Peonies, Still Life
I saw these lovely white peonies in the supermarket, a sweet scent and blousie look. I managed to paint them while our Open Studio was on last weekend. Quite a challenge to get the tones and colours right. The tonal scale in the flower is so small e.g. Light...
by Clare Bowen | May 23, 2018 | Flowers, Jug, Pink, Purple, Still Life
I have wanted to paint peonies for a while, last year they felt too scary to tackle! So I decided to go for it! I painted outside in natural light, there was no sunshine but it didn’t matter. I placed a purple piece of paper under the flowers and decided the...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 17, 2018 | Artist Life, Artist Tips, Flower, Flowers, Jug, Snowdrops, Still Life, Studio
Last of the spring flowers for now especially with the snow falling outside! These little snowdrops were still good after the previous day painting. I didn’t want to repeat the painting so changed from glass to a jug. I use a viewfinder for just about...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 31, 2016 | Jug, Pink, Pots, Purple, Square
I finished my colour studies this morning and wanted to use some of the lovely pinks and violets I had mixed. So this is the result of it! I didn’t have many pink pots or jugs in my supply so adapted what I had, see photo below to what they really looked...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 23, 2016 | Jug, Orange, Pottery, Small, Square, Still Life
A small painting today as I am looking after my dog who had an op on Monday. Loose brush and emphasising the shape of the bellied pot.I used Blue-Violet and Cadmium Yellow Pale, plus some Cad Red, limiting the colours helps to add harmony.Matte in my studio with...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 28, 2016 | Green, Jug, Purple, Small, Still Life
With each painting I do I try and challenge myself, whether it is with composition, colour, being outside…today I decided to do my first pattern on my subject. There was a pattern on the bottle but I took it sa a starting point. I painted the pattern first (so...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 26, 2016 | Blue, Jug, Square, Still Life
I found these jugs in a charity shop yesterday. A great find as they were all small and complemented each other in their blues and creams, I like the varied shapes as well. I kept the colour palette limited to give it harmony. I also painted a ground colour using...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 20, 2016 | Jug, Small, Square, Still Life
I have had the ‘lurgy’ the past few days, bad cold and cough with no painting. So it’s good to get back to it today.I like the shape of this little jug, reminds of something in the Dutch masters time – Vermeer, ‘Girl with the Pearl...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 29, 2016 | Blue, Green, Jug, Square, Still Life
A simple still life so I could focus on one object. I liked the reflections, shapes and colours in the jug. The board I used was rougher than usual which gives a looser finish. I tried not to ‘clean it up too much’ and leave the fresh brush...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 17, 2016 | 10x8", Blue, Jug, Pottery, Still Life
I want to keep experimenting with each daily painting and not have a set formula I stick to. So today I tried out 3 background colours (painting them in), a radical red, yellow and the one you see. The muted colour seamed to work better and not compete with the...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 4, 2016 | Jug, Sepia
I enjoyed painting this little jug in a tonal colour theme with Burnt Sienna (Terracotta colour) and warm yellow Ochre.I tried to keep it loose and not fuss over the detail to much, as I wanted a fresh, lively finish.
