LESSONS | weeklyartclass

Clare Shepherd

Artist & Teacher

Lovely work with watercolour.

This gorgeous boat painting and a fabulous study of gourds...with a difference!

Two terrific boat drawings...

...eschewing outline for texture and loose hatching.

Fabulous mixed media dancers.

Expressive and exciting drawing&watercolour showing us the stretch and balance of the dancers, and colours which add to the drama.

Lovely, lively mixed media..

...runners finishing a race. Great movement, perspective and depth, lovely arm-wave from the winner!

Three wonderful gourd paintings...

...in watercolour, using the techniques we often talk about, 'revealed' light places, hard edged, soft transitional edges, layers to...

Lesson idea.

Mary Fedden would often place a simple still life on a table and set it in front of a window. Through the window she would place a lovely...

Beautiful watercolour

...flowers casting a shadow across the vase. Lovely left light places and layers to build up tone. Great use of watercolour, both soft...

Scottish landscape

...striking image, colours, composition and lovely expressive mood.

Two lovely landscapes...

...created with a variety of patterns and texture marks. Great work.

Wonderful loose watercolour...

...lots of wet-into-wet with just a few hard edged details to finish off. Beautifully left white shapes saved from the beginning. Great...

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