by Clare Bowen | Jun 30, 2016 | Boats, Harbour, Seascape, Staithes
I painted this on Saturday afternoon, bright sunshine and a busy beach. Lovely to be amongst the children playing in the sand and the dogs rushing into the sea.Love this boat especially the coloured buoys catching the sunlight. It was quite windy so I depicted it in...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 29, 2016 | Beach, Boats, Clare painting, Cliff, Seascape, Staithes
Second painting in Staithes on the Plein Air workshop. Love the little red boat so much so I painted it another 2 times after this!Blocking in the dark tones first gives a good backdrop for the sunlit boat house. Also careful to observe the sand colours – not...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 28, 2016 | Boats, Staithes
I had an amazing 3 day Plein Air workshop up in Staithes, North Yorkshire. A wonderful teacher, Haidee-Jo Summers and I loved being immersed in painting to eat drink and sleep it 🙂 Also lovely to talk to other artists and exchange tips.I produced 6 painting over the...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
These are my students from one of my classes in Farnham. They have nearly completed a years worth of lessons, no longer beginners! It was actually a mixed class of abiliities from complete beginners to painting for 40 years. I have really enjoyed teaching them...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 20, 2016 | Flower, Flowers, Square, Yellow
Love the vibrancy and sunshine feel to these. They could be in the sunbaked Mediterranean but sadly not! I was unsure about the centre area before I painted as it seamed so dark and boring but looking closely when I was painting it there are so many vairations...
