by Clare Bowen | Jul 5, 2017 | Hampshire, Landscape, Pochade
Yesterday I was on a great workshop with artist Richard Pikesley, there were 9 of us on it and we focused on tonal key and greens! Having had a day with Richard 6 weeks ago it was really helpful to check in and see if I’m on the right track. He...
by Clare Bowen | Jul 4, 2017 | Flowers, Landscape, Yellow
I went to RHS Wisley with a painter friend. She is a botanical artist and has not painted outdoors before.These variety of sunflowers are called ‘Baby Face’ and when people walked past them they made them smile. Yellows are always tricky to get the...
by Clare Bowen | May 30, 2017 | Devils Punch Bowl, Landscape, Surrey, Trees
I started this one a few days ago….But decided I wanted to get more information to finish it so I went back the next morning to do a drawing and really look at the shapes and tones.It was early morning light between 5-6am it had a warm glow and strong contrasts....
by Clare Bowen | May 25, 2017 | Green, Landscape, Surrey
I started this one outside 30 mins in I looked behind me and saw and big bank of dark cloud coming. It didn’t take long before the light I was painting was obscured! So I painted what I could remember and then finished in my studio. To show you how...
by Clare Bowen | May 24, 2017 | Frensham Pond, Landscape, Surrey
I zoomed in to be close to the subject as I wanted to study the colours, reflections and light. Subtle variations in tone, with just a few really light, bright greens. It isn’t a classic view of this pond but still hopefully has a feel of the reeds and...
by Clare Bowen | May 15, 2017 | Dorset, Flowers, Landscape
This is the second painting I did with artist Richard Pikesley.We struggled to find something decent in the murk of drizzle and low cloud. The view we eventually settled on you could easily have driven past as it wasn’t spectacular but it had some great light in...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 12, 2017 | Landscape, Mountain, Snow, Sunset, Trees
This was taken from a drawing I made while in the French Alps. (see below)It really helpd to have drawn it as the tones are quite close together and having studied it in person helped with the painting. (didn’t make it easy though!)The light source was...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 9, 2017 | Clare painting, exhibition, Landscape, Snow
This is the second of the snow paintings in this area. I really enjoyed putting the light in – once all the darks and mids were in place. I’m starting a painting by mixing the main colour and then using that paint if I can as a starting point to mix...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 16, 2017 | Landscape, Surrey, Water
I have been itching to do some painting especially outside. It was a beautiful day yesterday and so lovely to be by the water and painting again, I even had to take my coat off it was warm!Initially I was disappointed with the view, but when I looked into the sun...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 13, 2017 | Drawing, Landscape, Snow, Sunset, Trees
We recently returned form our ski trip in La Plagne France. It snowed and snowed! The drawing above was after a big dump of snow overnight. I used 3 tones – dark, mid and light – the white of the paper.The one below is when it started to melt, and there...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 1, 2017 | exhibition, Landscape, Snow, Surrey
I am away for a week or so skiing for my birthday 🙂 very excited as I used to be a ski instructor in my 20’s and love being in the mountains.I am not taking my painting gear, a hard descion as I’m sure there will be lots of inspiration in the Alps, but...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 22, 2017 | Landscape, Sunset, Surrey
I had made a dash for the Pond as I saw the sky had potential to be a wonderful sunset. But in my haste I forgot my Pochade (outside easel) very annoying but took my board, and sketch book and drew the scene several times to try and learn the subject and imprint it on...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 4, 2017 | Clare painting, Frost, Landscape, Palette, Panoramic, Sunrise, Surrey
I started this last weekend. But when I got back to the studio I found I couldn’t finish because I didn’t have enough information, it was the fist time I had visited and it was misty with the sunrise. So I went back and did two drawings of the...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 28, 2017 | Hills, Landscape, Surrey
Very busy at the moment, as I have two exhibitions in March, one joint with my husband and one in a gallery. So I’m painting like a mad women to supply both! I’ve discovered two new areas I like for painting (The Chantries & Newlands Corner, both...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 24, 2017 | Boats, Frost, Landscape, Surrey, Winter
A beautiful morning, with a hard frost. I was out with the Surrey Hills Plein Air Painters. A lot of us gathered around to paint this subject. I enjoyed painting with others, and seeing their results of the same subject.I was attracted to the winding path, frosty...
