by Clare Bowen | Jul 14, 2016 | Drawing, Pen & Ink, Sketch, Trees, View
I did this drawing at the weekend in preperation for the workshop I was running today for my students. Set on an English green with old buildings, a pub and barns and a great sunny day, so lucky with the weather. The workshop aim was to produce drawings that will be...
by Clare Bowen | Jul 8, 2016 | Boats, Buildings, Seascape, View, Water
I was visiting my Mum in Portsmouth so I did a painting while I was there. Camber Docks is an interesting area with old buildings and lots of fishing boats and reflections. I have painted one there before in April.It was quite hard to decide how much to...
by Clare Bowen | Jul 6, 2016 | Boats, Bridge, London, View, Water
I wanted to make the most of being in London especially overnight. I persuaded my husband to get up at 5am (after the concert the night before!) and we heaved our equipment through London to the Tower Bridge view. It was a gorgeous morning, calm with great light...
by Clare Bowen | Jul 5, 2016 | 10x8", Boats, Bridge, Buildings, City, London, View, Water
My sister kindly brought us Lionel Richie concert tickets in London (he was amazing!), so we made the most of our overnight stay and I did 2 paintings.This one I painted Sunday afternoon standing on Hungerford bridge. I have never painted in such a busy thoroughfare,...
by Clare Bowen | May 18, 2016 | Landscape, Square, Surrey, Trees, View
Being inspired by the weekend workshop, this was an early morning painting in a allotment. I’ve not been to an allotment before and it was quite lovely, especially at this time of the year. It was huge with over 100 plots based in Compton, Surrey. Sadly it was...
by Clare Bowen | May 8, 2016 | Landscape, Surrey, Trees, View, Water
I was up painting early at 5.15am for sunrise, it was still and peaceful at Frensham Little Pond. Hardly any movement on the water (until the dogs jump in and the ducks swim by :-)I am pleased with the reflections, I painted it all in downward soft strokes. The sky I...
by Clare Bowen | May 7, 2016 | Landscape, Surrey, View, Water
I’m not complaining but gosh it was hot out there today! A great spot next to the lake with the geese were really going for it with their honking! To get the best view of the boathouse I was quite far away from it see pic below, I put the surrounding trees...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 26, 2016 | Pastels, Sky, View
Gorgeous sky again had to draw it. I haven’t really used pastels much before, so I experimenting with what they can do. I need to invest in some more colours and surfaces. I had a look online and got rather overwhelmed with the 400 colours I could choose...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 25, 2016 | Boats, Sketch, Surrey, View
My car was having a MOT so I had an hour to spare, not enough time to paint but I liked this narrow boat scene so I drew it in pen and ink. The pens is supposed to be water soluble but the ink didn’t move very much when I painted it over it with...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 21, 2016 | Charcoal, Sketch, Sky, Surrey, View
Having taught the oil painting course this morning I didn’t have enough ‘quality’ energy to do a painting this afternoon but wanted to get out as it was a lovely day. This view is just down the road from us (in Surrey.) I loved the sky and...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 17, 2016 | 6x8", Sky, Surrey, View
My painting trip last night was a learning curve… Even though I have pared down my equipment to the essentials it all still weights a tonne! I walked about 20 minutes from the car park to this view, but I stopped after 10 as I thought I’d found a...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 14, 2016 | Landscape, Sketch, Sky, View
We have been drawing our hands in my painting class this week, so I was inspired to do some more drawing. The sky has been glorious the past few days so its great to do a sketch of it, I did it from my studio window and made up the land to go with it.It’s...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 10, 2016 | Landscape, Square, Surrey, View, Water
I painted at Frensham Little Pond a couple of weeks ago (in the fog!) This morning I painted Frensham ‘big’ Pond which is nearby. They were doing a touch of Sunday sailing, the wind was good for them not so good for me. I had fleeting spells of calm...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 2, 2016 | 6x8", Blue, Boats, Seascape, View, Water
I really enjoyed painting this little fishing boat, it’s in Portsmouth where I used live. Being a sunny day there were many people milling about I was on a walk through so lots of people stopped to chat. Behind me were houses, a couple were out in their garden...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 18, 2016 | Landscape, Panoramic, Surrey, Trees, View
I was out early painting this scene, it’s one I see when I walk my dog. I did a sketch of it a while ago.I was hesitant when I first arrived this morning as the scene was quite subdued with muted colours and no direct sunlight. See the photo below. I...
