by Clare Bowen | Apr 26, 2018 | Emsworth, Reflection, Seascape, Sky, Spring, Trees
I drove past this scene and thought it looked good but still went to 3 other places first thinking I could find better! I had seen this subject in the winter and thought it had promise, but its even better now with the spring foliage. Getting a good...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 19, 2018 | Artist Life, Bridge, Cityscape, London, Richmond Bridge, River Thames, Spring, Sunshine, The Thames
I have been visiting my sister in South Africa a hard decision not to take my paints but lovely to have family time and a break. So I’m fresh and ready to go and what a day to start back…Painted this yesterday in glorious spring weather. So warm it...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 2, 2018 | Daffodils, Flowers, Spring, Still Life, Yellow
I wanted another bash at these flowers with a lighter background and in a glass vase. I choose this green as I thought it looked a bit like grass colour! Wishing you all a Happy Easter and heres to more spring like weather 🙂
by Clare Bowen | Mar 29, 2018 | Daffodils, Flowers, Spring, Still Life, Studio, Yellow
Quite fun to choose the colour combinations when you do a still life. I have lots of coloured paper that I try behind my subject to see what works. This dark blue-green paper made the daffodils really pop and also I liked it that it was close in tone and colour to the...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 16, 2018 | Devils Punch Bowl, Flowers, Snowdrops, Spring, Still Life, Studio
Carrying on with the spring flowers theme this week. I chose a dark background to show them up. It needed to be darker than the darkest tone of the white petals as I didn’t want them disappearing too much. The little glass vase seamed to...
