Blog – Michele Clamp Art

Paintalong with Paul Foxton’s Rose Demo

Posted on July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 by mclamp

Roses from Paul Foxton’s Reference Image. Michele Clamp. Watercolor.

It’s been a while since Paul Foxton has done a streaming demo but I was extremely pleased that today was today. Now Paul is a wonderful teacher and paints exclusively in oils. I usually do oils in his sessions too but today I thought as it was mid 30 in 30 I would break out the watercolors.

This was very tough and tricky as you have to continually modify what you’re doing to fit with watercolor. You have to leave the light areas for instance so block ins have to be modified and putting in large areas of darks take forever and need multiple layers. But, although this isn’t going to win any awards I was quite pleased with this.

Day 15 of 30 in 30 – Somerville Seventh Day Adventist Church

Posted on July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 by mclamp

A slight intermission in my 30 in 30 but I’m back to it now. This is again a local view of a church in Somerville. I always liked the geometric arrangement of shapes and values and the contrast with the more organic shapes of the trees and the background. This is also on Fabriano Artistico soft press paper which I quite like. Smoother than cold press but still absorbent. It shows up the blossoms which I’m liking more and more.

Day 14 of 30 in 30 – Maine Beach

Posted on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 by mclamp

Maine Beach. Michele Clamp. Watercolor. 11″x14″

Not as successful as the previous one I don’t think but I did enjoy this enormously. Sometimes you just need a bit of color.

Day 13 of 30 in 30 – Boston Common

Posted on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 by mclamp

This came out rather well I think. I love the texture on the statue and the muted colors. I’m getting behind so they’re coming thick and fast right now. Helps in some ways as you don’t worry too much over detail.s

Day 12 of 30 in 30 – Eastbourne

Posted on July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 by mclamp

Well this was meant to be a quick and easy one but it didn’t turn out that way. It’s great on these daily paintings to try new things but that also means the failure rate increases.

Day 11 of 30 in 30 – Nesting Herons

Posted on July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 by mclamp

Nesting Herons. Michele Clamp. Watercolor. 11″x14″

I wanted this to be pretty loose. Lots of lost edges with defined detail in the faces. I’m pretty happy so far but it will have to live on the easel until I know for sure.

Day 10 of 30 in 30 – Dundee Disaster

Posted on July 10, 2021July 10, 2021 by mclamp

Well the luck had to run out some time and this will remain unfinished and in the reject pile. I was mostly interested in the light on the buildings and wanted to keep the color muted. Neither of those things really worked out. The light doesn’t pop and the color is just drab. I’d like to do the scene justice at some point so it will remain in the to do pile.

Day 9 of 30 in 30 – Lady Agnew take 3

Posted on July 9, 2021July 10, 2021 by mclamp

Lady Agnew after Sargent. Michele Clamp. Watercolor 14”14”x11”

Take 3 of lady Agnew. Getting closer. Tough this portrait lark

Day 8 of 30 in 30 – Motif #1, Rockport, MA

Posted on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 by mclamp

Motif #1, Rockport, MA. Michele Clamp. Watercolor. 14″x11″

Another one from the archives and a view of the very popular Motif #1 that has a bit more compositional interest than most. As usual I’m not sure about this. I’m rushing these in order to get them done in one day so there’s some areas that I should have thought through more. But on the whole it hangs together well.

Day 7 of 30 in 30 – St Mary’s Church, Cambridge MA

Posted on July 7, 2021July 8, 2021 by mclamp

Phew this is getting intense. Maybe something a little simpler tomorrow. It’s hard to assess the results when you’re in the midst of this challenge so I’ll just carry on and take a breather at the end. Pretty happy although I rushed to finish. (Edit: It looks a little wonky as my photo is slightly off)

A couple of intermediates