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Clare Shepherd

Artist & Teacher

A fabulous collection of still-lifes...

...all part of the same project to work with watercolour and its classic techniques.

Two wonderful studies in pastel...

...of new puppy Suki

Charcoal poppy..

...wonderful expressive poppy drawing, great tones, edges and subtle lines. Lovely work, lovely negotiations.

Two wonderful poppy studies.

Loose and lovely painting, strong tones and contrasts, fabulously understated.

Landscape with still-life.

A lovely painting influenced by the work of Mary Fedden - where a still-life subject is amalgamated with a view through a window.

The enigma of the in-between space...

...has created a lovely abstract piece of work here.

Two glorious studies...

...of a new puppy called Suki - two lovely drawings.

A really good beginning to a still-life/landscape project.

Strong and simple still-life beautifully placed between two Dorset landmarks, Durdle Door and Swyre Head. This is a working drawing for a...

More wonderful charcoal poppies...

...with plenty of negotiations and contrasts.

A lovely negotiated still-life with Turk's Turban.

Beautifully left light places, lovely strong tones and colours in this vibrant still-life.

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