Lavender Painting Demonstration | Full Plein air, France
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- A full demonstration with commentary throughout, sharing my process, colour mixing & tips for painting dappled light in this beautiful setting in South West France.
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Painting with friend Sally Balick: / sallybalickart
Clare, this was such a treat! You are one of the most intelligent plein air painters working today. You held my interest the whole time and I have been watching UA-cam videos for over a decade. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us all.
Wow thank you very much Marlene, such a compliment - made my day! Best wishes and happy watching, Clare 💕
I watch all of your videos frequently and enjoy them so much. I love watching a beautiful painting emerge from a blank canvas. You are very talented and generous to narrate, You and your husband Nick are so cute!
Thank you Carolyn for your support! Happy to share and thank you for your kind words! 👩🏻🎨🎨❤️
I love this lesson, so welcome in this chilly early spring weather. I am amazed at the buzzing of all the bees there to when Mr B went into the lavender!
Glad you enjoyed it Howard! Thank you for watching!🐝🐝🐝
Hi Clare just loved this demo, my favorite subject, I love your style too, I am too realistic and the trend today is for much looser painting ..so I cant wait to try this one for myself. Thank you for all your tips. I love your energy and your lovely Mr B!😀💕 love debs in Spain.
Hi Debbie! Happy to share! Thank you for your lovely comment and support! 👩🏻🎨💕
You look very happy. Algorithm has guided you to this video. Seeing the video of you painting a landscape painting outdoors, you are very satisfied.
Broadcasting is hard work, but I believe you will continue to do this. Stay healthy~!!
Yes I am! Thank you for your comments! 😊
Great demonstration!
Thank you! 👩🏻🎨🎨❤️
excellent I enjoyed very much
Glad you enjoyed it John! Thsnk you!👩🏻🎨❤️
Щиро дякую за відео! Які краєвиди! Краса! Малювати великє задоволення!💛💙🦋
Thank you very much, with best wishes, Clare :-)
I tried this tutorial: THANK YOU! I did not like painting lavender fields because the colors are really challenging. Your demo was extremely helpful; it took me a lot of time, but I like now my other 2 lavender field paintings, one I just did en plein air in the South of France (at a workshop at Le Vieux Couvent, Frayssenet). You should teach there too! Loli 🙂
So pleased it was helpful! 😊👩🏻🎨
Fun!! I'm going there with Jessica henry in June. So so excited.
Did you enjoy it? What was your favorite thing about it?
Just the right amount of detail and such a great use of color and value!
Thank you LP! 🎨😊
Thanks, you have encouraged me to have another go at oil again.
Wonderful! Go for it! 😊♥️🎨
Very fine work of art ! Exactly as I like it and nice energy!
Thank you very much Mary! 🙏❤️
Beautiful painting
And thank you for showing with video around too
Thank you for sharing 👋💕
My pleasure 😊 Thank you Suk!
Wonderful!!! Only wish I could have been there painting with you!!! Looks like a gorgeous day.
Yes it was! Thank you Terry, so pleased you enjoyed it 😊
What a wonderful picture! Thank you so much! Nice greetings from Daniela
Greetings, Daniela, thank you! ♥️
Another really helpful demo and your painting is lovely. TY so much.
Thank you Jessica! pleased it was helpful! 📽👩🏻🎨❤️
Loved the subject and your colour analysis
Thank you Robert- love the south west france light!
Thank you. I love watching your videos. So much explanation and thought processes. You have a brilliant ability to paint so beautifully but also to talk and explain at the same time. Thanks for sharing. I learn so much with your videos….
Ah that is so nice to hear!! Talking and painting I do enjoy it 😁🎨thank you Skass
I bet it smelled wonderful while you were painting! Beautiful!!
Thank you Amy! Yes it did 😊♥️
Hi Clare, another great painting, the light and darks are very well blended in with the main colours of lavender and hills and greens of the trees etc. love it . best wishes Ken and Christine xxx
Thank you Ken & Christine, it was fun painting the light and shadow on the lavender! 💜 best wishes, Clare xx
I love it! Thank you so much Clare!
Thank you Sergei! 👏❤️
Thank you. I want to say this your best video but you have so many wonderful videos. I love watching you mix color and how you figure out where to start. It really shows the joy and hard work of plein air painting.
Thank you Eugenia I’m so chuffed you think it’s my best, Nick and I are really pleased with it! I agree it dies show the joys and difficulties of plein air! Best wishes, Clare 💖
Thank you for this video. Loved it watching. Liked the rollen hay from a few days ago also. Enjoy your stay.
Thank you very much Jan 💫💛
So lovely. Thank you for sharing Clare. I really enjoy watching you paint, particularly as I am fairly new to oils, it is so great that you share your whole demonstration. I only wish I was sitting there watching and could ask questions as you are going! 😄
Thank you Cassie! I am delighted that you have found the demo helpful and good luck with the oils, it is a great medium!📽👩🏻🎨❤️
Great commentary of your color mixes and painting process ... Nice insight for plein air ...
That’s great thank you Nancy, I enjoy doing the commentary but it’s sometimes hard when I’m focusing on the painting! 😊🎨
Wonderful explanation of your mixes and composition, etc. I think these along with your choice of subjects and great team you have make these videos brilliant! Thanks and good luck for your next project s@@ClareBowenArtist
Thank you for posting this! I was going to paint lavender fields awhile back buy couldn't seem to find an easy way to portray them.
Glad I could help Karen! 💜
Lovely setting and a good painting, catching the light and the colours. I'd like to know where and how you got your painting sitting at that end of your mixing tray. Is it a special holder? I like that access when mixing paints.
Thank you Lis! It is called. Palette Garage from Great Art Tools, an American company!🎨💜💚💙
I love how you both are painting the same scenery and each of you went at it differently 💜e what I love about art
Yes indeed! From slightly different angles and distance😊♥️🎨
Beautiful painting and filmed well great detail and tonal values thanks for posting.
Thank you, Paul. appreciate it! 📽🎨😊
Great to see the whole process Clare. Very interesting. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching Brian. 😊
Excellent content. My new fav channel.
That is good to hear Katherine! Thank you for subscribing 😀👩🎨
Beautiful!
Thank you, Barbara! ♥️
Very nice and I love your choice of composition. Thank you!
Thank you Gerard! 🙏❤️
Great video Clare, your painting in France brings back a lot of memories, lovely work.
Thank you Marcella! And Nick does a great job! 📽👩🏻🎨
Thank you so much for posting this full video 🤩👌👏❤
My pleasure 😊I hope you enjoyed it!
Hello Clare. I just subscribed to your channel. I really like your paintings. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Thank you Jacqueline, very pleased to have you on board! 😀🙏👩🎨
Good morning fellow artists, and Nick, of course.
Clare, your paint garage looks remarkably 'fresh' and stacked up neatly. Any chance that, one day Nick could give us a really close up shot of it. I am particularly interested to see if it has partitions, along its length.
Given that art tools are unresponsive, I have it in mind to improvise and utilise a fishing float tube that I have to hand........
Enough of that. I have my cup of Pue ehr tea to hand, Let the Painting Begin!
Morning Anthony, On the next video I will get Nick to do a close up of my Palette Garage. Although there isn't much to see as it's an L shaped piece of plastic with no partitions. With all the paint in their being 'cheek by jowl' it keeps it neat, I recharge it everyday as well. Let me know how you get on with your fishing float tube :-) Thank you for watching, and best wishes, Clare
@@ClareBowenArtist You are a Real Lady Clare. Thank you for taking the time to reply. One mug of tea, two mugs of coffee, I am still here and with you on every brush stroke. It occurred to me, when your were chasing the shade, umberella came to mind And Nick probably has a 'Spare' hand........
Of course I will let you know how the improvisation pans out! Pun not intended.
Kind regards
Anthony
ps, You and Nick Come Across as a Great Team! Nice to see!
Thank you Anthony, yay :-)
Beautiful vidéo. Any tips for travelling to other countries with paint? Any restrictions?
Really great!thank you for sharing .Boris
Your very welcome, Boris! Thank you. 😊
Thank You Clare!
Thank you Jose!😊
I love this demonstration Claire! Love them all. I am interested in what you are using to hold your paints and how you carry it when painting plein air.
Thank you Tracy! I use a Palette Garage from an American company called Great Art tools. It fits in a tube for transportation.❤️
Hey Clare. Really lovely video.
Would you mind sharing any info on your plein aire easel, and your brushes, medium etc.
Thank you so much!
Hey! At that time I was using Open Box M but now I have Day Tripper from Prolific Painter; brushes are Mostly Rosemary & Co and the medium Gamsol.👩🏻🎨
You got the sky perfectly. The blue here in France is so different to the blue in the UK and the shadows seem to be deeper here… great video. Very clear, easy to follow, well explained as you went along… may I ask where you studied art?
Hi Richard a lovely compliment thank you! The light seems brighter and the shadows deeps as you say in France. I studied at portsmouth school of art. But have learnt more since I started plein air in 2016 from books, UA-cam, other artists and experience of doing it 😊🎨
Great to see your technique. I would love to do landscape on location.
Hopefully watching some of my videos will inspire and help...Go for it!
Just discovered your channel. 😊
Edit: I asked a question that now doesnt matter because I see you're using oils so my question issue would easily fixable.
But..
1. Is that a wet pallate you're using?
2. Its the moving shadows i really struggle with, honestly. If i forget how it was and make bits up i worry it wont be the same. How did you overcome that?
Its truly interesting to see your process, I have adhd and i literally have been enthralled watching the whole thing. Usually I would skip throuh to see the progress but this was so *interesting*.
I work with acrylics because i manage to get oils everywhere it shouldnt get and i worry id get thumb prints on my commissions.
Thank you for this wonderful video.
Vivre la (beautiful) France!
Thank you Sinner for your very kind comment! I do truly appreciate your support!
Question 1: Don’t understand the question! The palette is full of wet paint.🎨😀
Question 2: Just before I begin, I take a photograph and then put the shadows in quickly because as you say they are fleeting. I can always refer to the photo if I need reassurance!👩🏻🎨❤️
綺麗!
Thank you Gee!😊
Good job Nick. Hi Sally and Clare, great watching you paint. Always look forward to watching you. Makes me excited as it develops. Be wonderful to be there painting with you. Seems so much better when someone else is doing it. Thanks Clare. Can I just ask - why do you still use turpentine when there are other low odour, safer products on the market?
Yep, now there's non-odour turp, however this remains unhealthy. Actually, many paints and chemicals used by artists are not without risk. Know the risks and don't be a coward, be an artist.
Hi Richard thanks for your comment and thoughts. Good question! I used to use Sansodour low odour turps but it’s watery and turps seems thicker and more like thinned oil paint. I do like underpainting so not sure it would be as good. But I am finding the smell strong!! Will have to do some research I think. What do you use? Best wishes, Clare
@@ClareBowenArtist Clare - Sansodour was my first choice because I thought that was the way to go. After a while, I noticed artists, like yourself were using turps so I bought a bottle out of curiosity. Having used it, I am aware of the strong smell, although I do not find it unpleasant but I can't honestly say I find any difference in use. But what do I know.
I do like your channel already 😀
So happy to hear that! Thank you Terry :-)
Hola desde España es muy
Bien pintar el regalo de la vida gracias.
Thank you Walter; hola back from the UK 😊
Watching this in Provence lavender now harvested! But plenty of inspiration. Was really interested by your paint tray and clear palette do you have any description of this
Hi Marcus, I’m sure it’s gorgeous in Provence! My paints holder is called a Palette Garage from The Great Art Tools website in the USA. Best wishes Clare
Love it, great work. What kind of easel are you using?
Thank you. It's called an Open Box M, 11x14" from the USA.
Love your videos and how do you get permission to stop when in europe. Did you scout in advance of is there a group of plei n air painters that give locations ? How you teach an in person workshop.
Hi Sherri, Thank you! We go to places which have public access and don't need permission. We do scout in advance - a cloudy/rainy day we use it for looking for possible subjects/compositions. I'm teaching a working in the US this November and possibly one in Cornwall next year. I will let people know when I have another one planned. It was a just an artist friend I was staying with and painting with her :-) Best wishes, Clare
Wow. Where did that hour go?!
How nice 😊 thanks for watching 🙏
Olá ,me chamo Carlos e sou do Brasil estado de São Paulo.Estou amando suas pinturas embora não falo sua lingua.Amo pintar mas sou iniciante,queria saber se vc passa algum produto na MDF antes de começar.Sua maleta...é incrível.Obrigado por sua Art. Abraço.
Hello Carlos from Brazil! Thank you! 🙏
나도 야외에서 그림그리는걸 좋아합니다 멋져요
I agree! There is something special en plein air!
Clare, where and what is the information on this contraption that you have on your pallet that you keep your paint in? I’m so interested in getting this. Thank you so much. Kim
Hi Kim it’s called a Palette Garage from the USA. Mine is an 11x14” you can order them from Great Art Tools. Best Clare
@@ClareBowenArtist thank you! I made my own garage. I put it in the freezer but I love yours so much better. Thank you kindly. Love your work! Kim
Nice! Do you use any kind of medium? :)
Hi Ben I use Turpentine 🎨
Very nice, one feedback, for example at 8:10 and prior....if the camera could be in closer to your canvas...the canvas is small and the zoom is far- it's difficult to see the brushwork and canvas from a distance....something to keep in mind....as a viewer who watches many painters- watching the painters brushstrokes or just even what's being done on the canvas is what's captivating and for those wanting to learn essential to see ....maybe zoom in a bit...or stand closer....thank you- it's not easy standing there with camera in hand...perhaps because your a plein air painters- the cameraman can have a tripod for his camera allowing him to zoom and manipulative panning around....capturing various views....keeping in mind viewers like to see the canvas....
12:24 is a wonderful view....I just couldn't get the placement (perspective) while you blocked in the rows....because the canvas is quite small....and again camera was at a distance while you blocked in...
I still can't get the perspective...I understand this is not a lesson ..
The subject matter- because of the perspective of the rows is difficult for beginners....
See at 12:41 the camera zooms out....really far for viewers to see the canvas....maybe viewing on bigsreen is better I don't have this option.....thanks for bringing us along....looking forward to your journey....and first time to see that palette garage....its wonderful thing to have....maybe post a short video on your supplies and do affiliate links....I know subscribers who follow painters channels always wants to know what kind of brushes and brand of oils and so on....the palette garage is possibly a good affiliate link for you...many in the comments seem to have ordered one...I did....really great idea...something so simple....
12:56 is a good position for the camera....again- having a tripod would be helpful for cameraman....
Hi Joy thanks so much for your feedback! We have since zoomed in more so you can see the painting more clearly. And will do in future videos too. Best wishes Clare
Hi Clare, are you using different whites?
Yes I am!❤️
Très intéressant merci !!! Vous travaillez à l’huile et puis-je savoir le médium employé. Svp❤️
Thank you Irene! I used a product called Gamsol,, an odourless turpentine!❤️
Can you tell me what the oil paint tray is, does it have a partition between the colors? Thank you
Hi again! It is called a Palette Garage from Great Art Tools an American company! There are no partitions between the colours!🎨❤️
Bast working
Thanks Nazim :-)
Do you have a demo on your beautiful deep pink florals. I am willing to pay. ThankYou
Hi Marirose! I do not have demo reels for you to purchase, sorry.🌺
This paint is Acrylic?
No Jose, it is oil paint!
@@ClareBowenArtist Thank you very much Clare. God bless you, your husband, family and team.
Good demonstration and explanation , but the composition is slightly confusing. The foreground and distant hills are competing for the focal point. A reduced background would have emphasised the foreground and given the painting more oomph!
Yes indeed! Difficult to always get it right when filming and explaining! 👩🏻🎨🎨📽
@@ClareBowenArtist Hi Clare, keep up the good work. Working on the spot is the best way of seeing and painting. My comment is only meant to inspire and make you think . The tablet is set up in my wife’s name but it is I,her husband ,who is the artist. Well with a name like Simon Painter what else was I going to be!
Where to get paint holder?
It is called a Palette Garage from an American company called Great Art Tools!
My name is Ellie and i appreciate your reply. Thanks I’m following your art. thank you.
MEANS SCOTLAND
Thank you Martin I had found Scotland when I looked it up! Wanted to be sure 🏴
CRACKER PICTURE "ALBA"
Thank you Martin! What fuss ALBA mean? 😊
@@ClareBowenArtist Alba in latin is “clear”, or Clare.
Enjoy your videos. Cringed when you kept building the distant hill higher and higher. You have made the hill the same size as your field. Should be cut down in half to make it look in the distance. also it is vying for attention as your center of interest.
Hi Karen, so pleased you enjoy my videos. But I’m sorry you found this lavender video difficult. I hear what your saying with the background hills. I did reduce them down but I agree they are still too high. It’s sometimes hard to ‘see’ it when your out en plein air. (Also doing the filming at the same time!) but I do appreciate your feedback. Best wishes, Clare