Claire Carter
@carter61.bsky.social
Former teacher& school leader. Wife, mum, cat feeder. Now enjoying life in a beautiful part of the world. Love learning watercolour painting, walking, crime fiction & exploring
A murky estuary/ loch scene in art lesson this week - a lot of masking fluid involved 😂
February 18, 2026 at 1:47 PM
A murky estuary/ loch scene in art lesson this week - a lot of masking fluid involved 😂
The lovely cows appeared on the heathland again today. I didn’t argue over right of way 😊
February 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The lovely cows appeared on the heathland again today. I didn’t argue over right of way 😊
Such incredible light. Stunning painting by @chrisstephenart.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Such incredible light. Stunning painting by @chrisstephenart.bsky.social
Cows on the heathland. Helping sustainable regeneration of natural heathland habitat. Love the fact that this magnificent creature is called Turbo 😊
February 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Cows on the heathland. Helping sustainable regeneration of natural heathland habitat. Love the fact that this magnificent creature is called Turbo 😊
I rarely use a hack brush but while the footie is on 😊 had a go at great demo by @chrisstephenart.bsky.social I loved the vibrancy of this lovely composition. Brush control very hard but also somehow liberating!
February 14, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I rarely use a hack brush but while the footie is on 😊 had a go at great demo by @chrisstephenart.bsky.social I loved the vibrancy of this lovely composition. Brush control very hard but also somehow liberating!
Working on old brick buildings and reflections in art lesson this week - aaah! A sort of line and wash but with watercolour not ink. Found it hard. Our art teacher said most people who don’t do art from around 13 and pick it up in later life have an art literacy age of 12! He’s not wrong 😂
February 10, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Working on old brick buildings and reflections in art lesson this week - aaah! A sort of line and wash but with watercolour not ink. Found it hard. Our art teacher said most people who don’t do art from around 13 and pick it up in later life have an art literacy age of 12! He’s not wrong 😂
More big skies today and even sunshine 😃. Was struck by the line of grey cloud above the horizon which seemed to mirror the distant hills
February 9, 2026 at 1:05 PM
More big skies today and even sunshine 😃. Was struck by the line of grey cloud above the horizon which seemed to mirror the distant hills
Had another go at demo by @chrisstephenart.bsky.social can’t stop painting! Darkened foreground which makes field pop more and think tree better. Ideally would blend the 2 paintings 😂
February 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Had another go at demo by @chrisstephenart.bsky.social can’t stop painting! Darkened foreground which makes field pop more and think tree better. Ideally would blend the 2 paintings 😂
So many great tutorials by @chrisstephenart.bsky.social and had my eye on this for a while. My tree went mad and I could darken shadows in the foreground but loved the composition as like a field near me. Lots to catch up on Patreon I need more hours in the day 😊
February 8, 2026 at 5:16 PM
So many great tutorials by @chrisstephenart.bsky.social and had my eye on this for a while. My tree went mad and I could darken shadows in the foreground but loved the composition as like a field near me. Lots to catch up on Patreon I need more hours in the day 😊
Oh yes
This is why Shakespeare is the greatest genius who ever lived. And this is just from a few pages he wrote in someone else's play.
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Oh yes
Nice to see the sun today. Could make a nice painting out of these 2 photos maybe 😊
February 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Nice to see the sun today. Could make a nice painting out of these 2 photos maybe 😊
Industry meets countryside- a lot of layering and smoking the sky and land in art this week. Enjoyed this one 😊
February 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Industry meets countryside- a lot of layering and smoking the sky and land in art this week. Enjoyed this one 😊
Have absolutely loved Patience on channel 4 and hope there is a next series. Thinking there must be as it ended on a proper cliffhanger!
February 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Have absolutely loved Patience on channel 4 and hope there is a next series. Thinking there must be as it ended on a proper cliffhanger!
Took out some of the sky so that it’s less heavy and sunbeams don’t look like search lights! You could go on with this lark for hours …
January 31, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Took out some of the sky so that it’s less heavy and sunbeams don’t look like search lights! You could go on with this lark for hours …
Lots of lifting out and shapes in art this week. A Cotswold village. Maybe aliens are landing!!
January 31, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Lots of lifting out and shapes in art this week. A Cotswold village. Maybe aliens are landing!!
A break in the rain. Love the way the watery sun is reflected in the track
January 31, 2026 at 5:12 PM
A break in the rain. Love the way the watery sun is reflected in the track
Next level from @chrisstephenart.bsky.social watercolour essence
January 30, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Next level from @chrisstephenart.bsky.social watercolour essence
Some big skies today!
January 28, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Some big skies today!
We looked at artist Anthony Avery this week in art. I really like his work full of light and atmosphere like @Chris Stephen art This was my effort after one of his paintings. I enjoyed playing with the light against dark to create a bit of evening drama!
January 25, 2026 at 2:31 PM
We looked at artist Anthony Avery this week in art. I really like his work full of light and atmosphere like @Chris Stephen art This was my effort after one of his paintings. I enjoyed playing with the light against dark to create a bit of evening drama!
Been a busy week so playing catch up with art lesson. Lots of experimenting in the style of John Blockley. Liked the foreground in the warmer one I did and the trees in the second one! Need to mix them up! Masking fluid bits everywhere- like being back in primary school having fun 😊
January 18, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Been a busy week so playing catch up with art lesson. Lots of experimenting in the style of John Blockley. Liked the foreground in the warmer one I did and the trees in the second one! Need to mix them up! Masking fluid bits everywhere- like being back in primary school having fun 😊
Some lovely soft skies yesterday
January 18, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Some lovely soft skies yesterday
Loch Leven, Scotland
7x10” Two Rivers, Constable’s Wove paper
7x10” Two Rivers, Constable’s Wove paper
January 15, 2026 at 10:07 PM
After the storm. Love the way the sky colours are reflected in the frozen puddle 😊
January 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
After the storm. Love the way the sky colours are reflected in the frozen puddle 😊
Another snow scene in art lesson today because well, it snowed. Only 3 primary colours. Amazing what variation you can get with limited palette!
January 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Another snow scene in art lesson today because well, it snowed. Only 3 primary colours. Amazing what variation you can get with limited palette!
Fantastic painting by @chrisstephenart.bsky.social isn’t this just January? Tree structures and ethereal shapes and shimmering frosty land and water. And so still. Frozen in time
January 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Fantastic painting by @chrisstephenart.bsky.social isn’t this just January? Tree structures and ethereal shapes and shimmering frosty land and water. And so still. Frozen in time