#334 ‘Pink Peonies’ 10×12″
by Clare Bowen | May 23, 2018 | Flowers, Jug, Pink, Purple, Still Life
I have wanted to paint peonies for a while, last year they felt too scary to tackle! So I decided to go for it! I painted outside in natural light, there was no sunshine but it didn’t matter. I placed a purple piece of paper under the flowers and decided the...
#333 ‘Morning Meadow’ 8×10″
by Clare Bowen | May 21, 2018 | Green, Landscape, Summer, Surrey, Trees
We looked out the window and saw gorgeous morning light so dashed down to the end of the garden. My husband hopped over into the field and being a photographer lapped it up. But the camera wasn’t enough for me so I grabbed my plein air gear out of the studio and...
#332 ‘Trundle Path’ 8×10″
by Clare Bowen | May 20, 2018 | Green, Hills, South Downs, The South Downs, The Trundle, Trees
Second painting of the day on the 1:1 plein air day last week. As you can see it was overcast but still pleasing to paint – the greens, shapes and path… It was a quick study getting the essence fo the place.I’m using more earth colours –...
#331 ‘Early Summer, The South Downs’ 9×19″
by Clare Bowen | May 19, 2018 | Countryside, Green, Hills, The South Downs, The Trundle, Trees, West Sussex
I held a 1:1 plein air painting day with an artist called Rosie Copeland. Typical it was a windy grey day but actually was easier as it was stable light, so we weren’t chasing shadows or squinting into the sun.We covered a lot of ground from boards, gesso,...