Lemons & French Pot Still Life Painting Demonstration

[@noiseintheoffice]

Thank you mister and misses B, for your generosity in sharing your talent with us.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Happy to share, our pleasure! 👩🏻‍🎨📽❤️

[@peacockandfig]

That was lovely to watch, and your relationship with each other was so sweet and full of love, you could feel it going into the painting. 😊

[@deniserogers4898]

Thank you Clare, when I watch you paint, it feels like all is well in the world.

[@davidcampos2195]

Gostei muito bonito parabéns

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Denise, such a nice comment! 😊❤️

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you David!🙏❤️

[@KaleidoKnots]

One minute in and I'm already hooked to your energy. Thanks for making the video

[@MagdalenaWytrebowicz]

Oh, Clare, I like so much your way to create "real italian lemon" pinning clementine leaves to it! Not to mention your spontaneous peaceful story about the painting process. Thank You.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

You are so welcome Magdalena, thank you!🍋❤️🍋

[@andreasorensen6813]

I just discovered your channel today. I'm new to oil paint, so this was very helpful! I absolutely loved your trick with the lemons and you and Mr B's approach to filming as well. It felt like I was in the studio with you guys, and it was so relaxing to watch the painting gently coming together :)

[@elisewalton520]

Love this Clare! Thanks so much. Very helpful. ❤❤

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Glad it was helpful Elise, thank you!❤️

[@juliedubberley1192]

Ive just discovered your channel Clare, im new to oils and you talking through these live demonstrations is incredibly helpful and inspirational ❤❤

[@rmc9076]

Love your pot you got! Perfect color for your gorgeous lemons .. you’ll surely use it much more in your lovely still life paintings .

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you for your lovely comment!🏺❤️

[@roberthoward3723]

Dry enjoyable and professionally done - thank you

[@ClareBowenArtist]

You are most welcome Robert! 👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@keely_painter]

Beautiful your work❤❤

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Keely painter!🍋👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@lulabelle33]

Always enjoy your painting. And your uplifting character and banter w Mr B. Nice to see your studio and of course I love your plein aire. Leaves 🍃 lol. Where there's a will, there's a way 😅

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you lulabelle! Happy you are enjoying our videos! Of course, necessity is the mother of invention🌱🌱🌱

[@karoloakley2670]

Love painting lemons too, our Aussie homegrown 'bush' lemons look like your Amalfi lemons. Clare you make it look like magic, thanks for sharing you joy .

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Karol for your lovely comment!! Happy to share, best wishes! 🍋🍋🍋

[@jeffsayer2888]

Hi Clare lovely painting thanks, great view from your studio window, great to have you back home.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi Jeff thank you! Good to be home!🏡

[@lacamasprairie]

Again- just a wonderful experience!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thanks again LP! ❤️

[@Moonshineiii]

Your paintings are lovely .

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you so much Felicity! ❤️😀

[@catherinebast4456]

Wonderful painting - excellent.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you so much Catherine!😀

[@joseperez9849]

Beautiful!!! 🙏 🎨

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Jose! 🙏❤️

[@marymalone5366]

This video was so helpful to me. Your explanations and corrections were great. Thank you and Mr. B for making this video!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Our pleasure Mary! Thank you!📽👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@asamtaviajando8388]

It looks so lovely! The light is amazing on that painting. Better than in real life.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you so much 😀

[@peggyandthegreenfamily5469]

Wow another nice painting, albeit I don't paint stills, just large landscapes from 40 x 50 cm to 100 cm x 120 cm, A very nice painting, love the paint rack and must make one of these, well another great video, must do one myself. best wishes Ken and Christine xxx

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Ken and Christine! Would love to see one of your videos📽!❤️

[@zeynepobrien6921]

I love style and colours 💙

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you! 💙💚🧡❤️

[@马美琳]

Very very like your video!thank u so much!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Glad you liked it! 📽🙏🍋

[@DeloDelo-z7u]

روعة

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you!👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@Purple-velvet]

Thank you for sharing ❤

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Happy to share, thank you!👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@marshagibbons7090]

Wonderful!!!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Many thanks Marsha!❤️

[@deniseshaw3871]

I love your studio and the view of Newlyn.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Denise! 😊

[@photographedemode]

Thank you Clare, love this lesson, as I do all of them

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Glad you like them, thank you!🍋❤️

[@jonk5628]

Thank you for this video. I’m so inspired !!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

You’re so welcome Jon, thank you for watching!🍋❤️

[@kimranson4775]

I'm so glad I found your channel. ❤

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Welcome! Kim! ❤️

[@mapk100]

Loved it love 💕💕

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Liz!💕

[@eddielindaa]

Enjoying ur painting

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Eddie!🙏👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@srveer3649]

Excellent good job 👍

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you very much SR!❤️

[@rafaellondono1882]

Clara, gracias por compartir el tema de la composición... abundancia, prosperidad, salud,amor, alegría, armonía....para usted, sus seres queridos y familia.....hare krishna

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Rafael for you kind words! Happy to share and good wishes to you and yours!🙏👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@pamelabritton1230]

Very helpful; thank you!!!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Pamela! 📽🍋❤️

[@ritanunes1423]

Loved it! Thankyou

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thanks Rita 😊

[@leannebraden8711]

Just found your channel. So glad I did. Very charming listening to you and your husband. … nice lemons! Actually first time watching an oil tutorial. I’ve only tried acrylics and water so far, but I want to try oils soon.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Welcome LeAnne! Good luck with your painting with oils!🎨👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@leannebraden8711]

@@ClareBowenArtist Thanks! Wishing you a wonderful painting day. 😊❤️

[@impish22]

Yay.. always love your demos.. thanks again Clare

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Glad you like them Marie! 😍

[@INarArt]

Super!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you very much!🍋❤️

[@chocoyoyo44]

i love it .. thank you

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you!🍋💛

[@loriellison3723]

Sunday night, I wait for your latest video to appear. I haven’t painted in years but have purchased supplies and about ready to take the plunge. Thanks for such a relaxing, friendly video each time!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi Lori, How exciting for you to start painting again! Enjoy 🎨👩🏻‍🎨

[@lindalewis6158]

Lovely, Clare!! Very helpful to watch. Thanks so much.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thanks Linda - a pleasure!💕

[@melianna999]

Very nice painting

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Melianna! ❤️

[@carolineallenby6478]

I have just found you Clare, and look forward to watching more of your youtube videos.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Welcome and thank you Caroline! I also post short reels on Instagram clarebowenartist! ❤️

[@samanthabowen9638]

Love the painting, commentary and Mr B's filming..... It's so vibrant! ❤️

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you poppit and I appreciate you watching! 😘🍋

[@fuzzydragons]

lol yep the things us artists do to get the right objects😂🙂that is a gorgeous view from that room! the lemons and pots look great

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you FDs! Yes, it is a great place to work!😍

[@emilyadams6194]

I'm watching this lovely video again (now taking time to appreciate the lovely table cloth your still life is sitting on. So pretty!) Am getting another look at your brush strokes as a friendly reminder to myself! Thank you.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Emily for your support! 👏❤️My mother embroidered the table cloth 😊

[@anilimo9296]

Hi Clare, I love still life so if you are stuck and can’t go outside but paint indoors know there is one very happy new subscriber watching and painting 😊. Thank you.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi Ani, thank you for subscribing!👏👨🏼‍🎨❤️

[@yoon5083]

YOU! wonderful!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

📽👩🏻‍🎨🙏

[@cab552]

This was so helpful! I painted along in my sketchbook using acrylic paints. After a bit, I went off on my own, but the marks I got were amazing...much looser than I usually paint. I cannot wait to try this with my own still life! Thanks for all you do!👩🏼‍🎨👩🏼‍🎨👩🏼‍🎨

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi Cindy! Well done to you! So pleased the video has been helpful! 📽🍋

[@grouloulle]

Très joli.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you ☺️

[@shakunpunjabi7399]

Beautiful ❤️ best wishes from your new subscriber

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you and welcome Shakun! 👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@meganbarnett__]

beautiful lemon painting. i need to get some money into my savings and i have a talent

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you! Go for it Megan! 👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@JackRainfield]

It's lemonade time! Beautiful painting!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Jack!

[@jennit58]

Thanks Clare. Love your work.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Jenni!👏❤️

[@BarbieBud]

Nice Claire, loved the set up.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Barbara! 🌱🍋🍋🍋

[@marthaandersen7259]

Wish I was in the UK! Would certainly attend one of your workshops! Love your style :)

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Maybe one day Martha! Thank you! 🙏💛🍋

[@redgeraniums57]

There are airlines. Just saying!

[@ligiacerqueira1721]

So beautiful! Thank you

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Our pleasure Ligia! ❤️

[@irinakorotkow3935]

Your colour adjustment and harmony is so beautiful. Your presentation has helped me understand how to approach painting. Thanks

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Glad it was helpful Irina! 👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@chalkhillblueportsmouth3363]

Beautiful painting! Wonderfully explained! Thank you ❤

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you chb! 😍

[@traceyferreira8042]

Love that! The simplicity is beautiful

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Tracy! 😍

[@sofsim5396]

Я случайно нашла вас и подписалась на ваш канал. Спасибо за то что делитесь с нами вашим творчеством. Я получаю от вас знания английского и вдохновляюсь смотря на всю эту красоту. Спасибо большое❤❤❤

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you for your support! Happy to share, glad you enjoyed the video! 📽👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@crisalidathomassie1811]

Clare, this is an interesting still life! Temperature here in Champaign, Illinois, USA is 18 degrees Fahrenheit, extremely cold. I do understand. Thanks to Mr. B for his contribution to the video. The addition of leaves to the lemon was very clever, great idea! I love to paint still life, classical style. Watching you paint in one go is very brave of you and it looks wonderful! Lots of inspiration here. Thanks so much for sharing your process. I will definitely try it! Blessings and take care.❤❤❤

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Greetings Crisalida! Thank you for watching and pleased it is helpful. Go well! 🎨👩🏻‍🎨📽

[@louisebarazzuol6283]

Greetings from British Columbia, Canada! Love these lemons and the cute little pot! I’ve sent you an email about the September workshops. It would be such a dream experience!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi Louise we got your email and replied. So nice of you to want to come! Best wishes Clare

[@emilyadams6194]

Your textural brush strokes are quite wonderful--loose but accurate. That has been the most inspiring lesson for me. Well done. You two are very amusing as well!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you for your kind comments Emily! 😍📽👩🏻‍🎨

[@MrAlexander1955]

Greetings to you and your lovely houseband

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Greetings to you Alessandro! 👩🏻‍🎨📽❤️

[@ghislainebernadette6787]

Je vous ❤ et j’aime aussi la façon de peindre par peu de coups de pinceaux vos couleurs aussi sont très belles mille bravos cela donne une peinture moderne et personnelle

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Ghislaine, so pleased you like the application and result!😍🎨

[@redgeraniums57]

Wow your tutorials are amazing! Thank you for sharing your skills!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

You are so welcome Carolyn, thanks for watching!🙏❤️

[@rikardogibola1312]

Hi Clare, great to get another video on a Sunday. I love to watch you painting. I could see it was a little tricky here and there but ended well. Thanks to Mr B too.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Richard! Indeed, most paintings cause problems but that is part of the process! 🎨👩🏻‍🎨💕

[@deborahmeyers551]

Absolutely beautiful artwork thank you Clare and Mr B loved liked subscribed 😊

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Many thanks and welcome Deborah!😊❤️

[@Handotr]

I love the still life. I’m a beginner and I have been doing a boat load of still life paintings. I try for one a day or so. I enjoy your style and It helps watching you paint One day soon I will get out and paint out doors.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Pleased you are finding the videos helpful and happy painting! 🎨👨🏼‍🎨

[@helenmelton]

The pinning of the leaves was genius! Could you remind us what you outfitted as your paint holder. I remember it's quite portable. And thanks to Mr. B for the behind-the-scenes 🤣

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Helen! Needs must with regard to the leaves! The paint holder is called a Palette Garage.🎨📽

[@angelapyle2875]

Hello Claire , viewing from Florida in the USA. I am not an oil painter buy I am a heavy body acrylic painter. A lot of the oil colors are same as acrylic so I am here to learn from you. Thank you Mr.B for filming ❤

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hello Angela and welcome Florida! Hope you find the demonstrations helpful! 😊📽❤️

[@joanholmes3382]

very good, interesting

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Glad you think so Joan, thank you!❤️

[@JulieGeelan]

Great video 🤩 Love the blue pot and yellow lemons. It’s amazing how you can do a painting in an hour! I love the thick brushstrokes and the painting is beautiful. I will keep practicing to try and speed up a bit! And to stop fiddling 😆

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi Julie, pleased you enjoyed the video and the subject!🍋📽

[@sharonmcmann-morelli4896]

i love your style. i love the still life but even after oil painting for over 30 yrs, i still cannot get my lights and darks right. your painting is so beautiful ❤️love all the texture 👍🏼

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi Sharon, tonal values can make it break a painting. Even having awareness of this is a good step! Do you use your phone as a tool - changing your scene and painting to black and white? Best wishes Clare 💕🎨

[@sharonmcmann-morelli4896]

@@ClareBowenArtist good morning Clare, i watched you on my tablet. i have been doing watercolors the last couple of yrs. but you make me want to back to oils! thanks for the advice and looking forward to another video….thank you🥰

[@rikgpi1586]

Мне очень нравится ваша техника! Очень хорошо передан свет и цвет. Прекрасно!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Sadly, wasn’t able to obtain a translation!🥲

[@rikgpi1586]

@@ClareBowenArtist I really like your writing technique. Color and light are remarkably reproduced. Well done!

[@sheilacruz7922]

Claire and Mr B, thank you for creating this great video. I love the way you explain how to use the same colors in all your mixes. This harmonizes the color throughout the painting. You guys are a great team.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Sheila! You’re very welcome!📽

[@jacquelineb2149]

Hello Clare and Mr B, very beautiful still life. I could see how the colors compare to each other. Indeed, at first it seemed to me that the shadow of the lemons was too dark but when you put the color in the light everything was perfect. Congratulations to you ! I would love to participate in one of your workshops unfortunately it will not be possible due to my geographical distance and my basic level in English. Too bad for me. See you soon.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hello Jacqueline, thank you for your comments! Sorry you feel you can’t come to one of my workshops, you would always be welcome! 🎨👩🏻‍🎨😍

[@susanh9113]

Really enjoyed this video along with your thought processes along the way, beautiful painting. Is it a varnished board you are mixing on? Thanks to you and thank you Mr B for showing us that blissful view from the window as well as doing the recording.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi Susan it’s a glass top. I had it cut specially for this table. It’s nice to mix on and easy to clean! Thank you for watching 💕

[@gerriekaychurch658]

Clare, question for you regarding painting blue and white porcelain like the Chinese vases, what colors do you mix for the porcelain and the blue if I may ask?

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi Gerrie Kay! Blue part: Ultramarine blue, permanent rose & a little cad yellow White part: all 3 primaries mixed which = a neutral & add white to make it lighter. 🎨❤️

[@gerriekaychurch658]

I can’t thank you enough! I had many mixing piles and going nowhere. LOL

[@KayMoore-gy4is]

Many Thanks Clare for sharing, a lovely still life. Just a question, What is your opinion on doing thumbnail sketches as prep for a painting- Still life and/or Landscape?

[@ClareBowenArtist]

I generally don’t do sketches as a prelim! But will return to a land or sea scape many times to improve familiarity! 👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@janiceharris5249]

Lovely painting. Where can I buy Gerstaeker linen boards in the UK?

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi Janice, thank you! You can get them online from the Great Art shop, who I think imports them from Germany!👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@janiceharris5249]

Thanks Clare.@@ClareBowenArtist

[@jacklynmcintee2341]

Love your videos! I need to work on getting thicker paint down like you do. Could you tell me what the dimensions of the board is that you have your painting on? I need to have my husband make me one. You and Mr B make a great team! Thank You!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi Jacklyn it’s an 18x24cm quite a useful still life size! Good luck with your painting 😊🎨Clare

[@gerriekaychurch658]

Clare, what medium do you use? Your paint flows beautifully!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

I use Gamsol, a odourless turps product!

[@andreawoods6277]

Sorry missed what you blue color was for the background. Thanks.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Ultramarine I think 😊

[@yvie0136]

Thank you for your lovely video. I am a beginner and I am interested that your pallet has a brown backing . I would have trouble seeing the colours clearly on that I think. I always use a white plate. Am I missing something?

[@ClareBowenArtist]

You are most welcome Yvie! You are not missing anything! 🎨👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@eraldomartins9664]

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[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Eraldo for your support and welcome from Brazil!🇧🇷

[@BarbaraWang-sf6nz]

Hello Clare, Could you comment on the wooden attachment you use on your Best studio easel, I presume to adapt the easel to hold small canvases? Is it something one could purchase (I'm in the US) or did Mr. B fashion it for you specially? Thank you and I continue to learn from and love your demonstrations!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi Barbara Mr B made it for me. I could send you some photos of it if there’s someone who could make one for you? 🎨😊

[@BarbaraWang-sf6nz]

That would be grand, thank you! I am a beginner and have been looking at Hframe easels for home instead of using my French easel which has very splayed legs and takes up a lot of floor space. But the H frames can’t accommodate the small easels I am using at the proper height. I appreciate your generosity.

[@gerriekaychurch658]

@@ClareBowenArtist Could I have some photos of this board as well? Thanks in advance😊. How I love your style of painting😊😊

[@jasonbuhagiar2997]

Really enjoyed the video, it was very enjoyable to watch too. i'm a professional artist and it was a real pleasure to see how others work. I was married years ago, I also used be called Mr B, my ex wife was a miserable old moose though, she was never happy like this lady seems.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Jason! Pleased you enjoyed the video!📽😊

[@faithburch3120]

Great video - thanks ! Can you tell what it is all of blobs of oil paint are sitting in along the back of glass surface where you are mixing ? I like how it keeps the paint palatte so neat. Are each of the blobs of paint separated by anything or do they all touch each other ?

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thanks Faith, glad you enjoyed the video! 📽 It is called a Palette Garage from an American company called Great Art Tools! The paints are not separated by anything so they do touch each other!🎨👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@faithburch3120]

Thanks Clare. @@ClareBowenArtist

[@faithburch3120]

Did you buy in U.S ? I am looking online and I cannot see it for sale in UK.

[@allenng8988]

👍

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Allen! 👏👩🏻‍🎨

[@barbarairvine7786]

Very lovely!!! Thank you. Questions: what is the devices you use to hold your panel and your paints?

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Barbara!😊 it’s called a Palette Garage from the USA. Mine is an 14” you can order them from Great Art Tools. Best Clare

[@barbarairvine7786]

@@ClareBowenArtist thank you!!

[@Stacy-d6j]

Hi Clare where did you get the adjustable board to hold different size canvases?

[@ClareBowenArtist]

It is called an Open Box M. They are now out of production but you may be able to pick one up secondhand!

[@olgaromvari8929]

Painting winter

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Olga! ❤️

[@gerriekaychurch658]

Is that paint holder called paint garage?

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Yes sort of! It’s called a Palette Garage for an American company called Great Art Tools! 🎨

[@59jaguar]

Clare what type of Rosemary rigger brushes are you using ? Natural or synthetic?

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Synthetic ivory no.4

[@CassieHolmesArt]

I have been having a ‘Clare Bowen YT’ binge this afternoon 😂. I have a question, probably a stupid one, but as a fairly new oil painter I’m concerned with cracking and the fat over lean principle. Is Gamsol oily and make the first layer too oily and slower to dry or is it ok to use? I have so many questions and have had concerns that have held me off oils for quite a while but slowly learning. Thanks Clare. 💝

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi Cassie, good question, it can feel a bit daunting to start. Gamsol is not oily it has a similar texture to Turps. I use it as my first layer and it’s fine. I wouldn’t worry and cracking…hope that helps 🎨😊

[@CassieHolmesArt]

@@ClareBowenArtist thanks Clare. A couple of my pieces have some cracks after I’ve let them dry, which has been disappointing and made me a little scared of the oils. I’ve bought some Gamsol so will start trying that and making my first layer thinner as well just to be safe. Thank you and keep up the amazing work 😊💖

[@andreawoods6277]

How did you get your understanding of shadow colors?

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi Andrea, colour theory helps with shadows. Sometimes complimentary colours from the subject are in them 😊🎨

[@susiesilver6742]

Hi you kept dipping your brush in that little cup was it turpentine or linseed oil or?? And where can I buy MDF board that you showed on KZbin Thank you

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi Susie, it’s turpentine. I brought the mdf from wessex framers. If you contact them they can help!

[@susiesilver6742]

@@ClareBowenArtist thank you for your reply. Actually looking for MDF board I'm sure I can find that/ Again thank you for your time