by Clare Bowen | May 29, 2018 | England, Flowers, Garden, Landscape, Purple
Painting these flowers in a friends garden was a fine way to spend a bank holiday Monday! When I began this painting I had no idea whether it would work as I wasn’t sure how to tackle it. This is how I started, by blocking the two main greens. The...
by Clare Bowen | May 25, 2018 | Green, Landscape, Panoramic, South Downs, The South Downs, The Trundle, Trees, Trundle
I went back to the same area as last weeks painting. I wanted to do it again and really study the tonal values and colours. I am pleased with how it turned out.I will be using this painting for an article I am writing to go into The Artist Magazine. The title of the...
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...
by Clare Bowen | May 9, 2018 | Landscape, Richmond Bridge, River Thames, Surrey, Trees
The sun was shining and the masses were out! Absolutely heaving for bodies – I painted the people before it got to busy.It’s a bigger scene than I’d usually tackle so I’m pleased it worked out, I was about 15 minutes through when...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 22, 2018 | Green, Landscape, River Thames, Surrey, The Thames, Trees, Twickenham
An early start up to Twickenham on Friday morning. I wanting to make the most of this glorious weather, although standing in full sun was quite hard work! I painted at Twickenham last July with the Wapping Group it was my first time with them as I was...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 11, 2018 | Artist Life, exhibition, Landscape, London, NEAC, Snow, The Mall Galleries
‘Silver Birch in Snow’ 8×10″I have just found out that this painting has been selected for the New English Art Club annual exhibition. I am so pleased as it’s a really competitive show to get into and this is the first time I...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 28, 2018 | Bramshott Common, Hills, Landscape, Surrey, Trees
I decided this was going to be a more tonal painting less colour more about tonal shapes and brush marks. Leaving some of the board colour showing gives a sense of unity. The foreground trees are on the golden line – where it’s the most pleasing to the eye...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 25, 2018 | Artist Life, Hampshire, Landscape, South Downs, Teaching, The Trundle, Workshop
Just two places left on this workshop I will be running May 19th in Hampshire. It will be structured teaching and include a handout, short demo, lots of one to one help and plenty of painting! Contact me if you are interested. Clare
by Clare Bowen | Mar 23, 2018 | Devils Punch Bowl, Landscape, Light, Shadows, Snow, Surrey, Trees, Winter
On the last day of snow the sun came out, I wanted to find shadows and light to paint. I loved these colours. The sun was behind me and close to the tree line, I didn’t know how long I had to paint the bit I liked! Usually I would have started on the structure...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 21, 2018 | Devils Punch Bowl, Landscape, Snow, Trees, Winter
On the first day of snow I tackled this scene in a panoramic format. I went back yesterday – the last day of snow and did it again. This time a lot bigger as I found the small board crampt for the scene, see below:6×15″ initial oil studyThe light...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 20, 2018 | Landscape, Snow, Surrey, Trees, Winter
Such a wonderful find! A new painting in snow place, looked on the map before leaving and choose this area because of the farm. The church and big tree was a bonus. When I arrive there was an amazing stampede of cows running towards me as I entered the field next...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 20, 2018 | Buildings, Field, Landscape, Snow, Surrey, Trees, Winter
I went back to the same area as the previous painting the following morning – you can see the church in the distance, I’m stood further away. I loved the tracks and countryside feel.Enjoyed the colours of the bushes on the right side and the strong fence...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 8, 2018 | Contra Jour, Hampshire, Hills, Landscape
First visit to paint in the Meon Valley with the Isle of Wight in the distance, a lovely area and will do lots more here.Surprisingly cold with still some snow on the ground, I was drawn to the rounded shapes of the hills overlapping and skeleton tree shapes of...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 7, 2018 | Hampshire, Landscape, Sky, Sunset, The South Downs, The Trundle
A painting I’d started just as the snowy weather arrived. It was so bitter exposed on the top of the South Downs, but a stunning sunset. I had been painting another but stopped and started this one, which turned out better as the colours are stronger and I honed...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 6, 2018 | Bramshott Common, Hampshire, Landscape, Snow, Trees
I started this when it was a blizzard, the ice crystals landing on my board and palette congealing into little snow balls! I struggled on but the conditions weren’t conducive to say the least! I went back the next morning and decided to start...
