#102 ‘Crabbing at Langstone Harbour’ 8×10″
by Clare Bowen | Jul 29, 2016 | 10x8", Boats, Buildings, Hampshire, Seascape, View, Water
This is my kind of subject! I love painting water, buildings, people and the evening light was fab too. I painted this view back in 2000 when I first starting painting properly and I haven’t painted it since. It used to be something I’d see daily when...
Summer Workshop no.2 at Frensham Little Pond
by Clare Bowen | Jul 27, 2016 | Drawing, Students, Surrey, Trees, View, Water
We had a lovely day yesteday at Frensham Little Pond. A good spot to draw although we were lucky it wasn’t raining, the wind was wipping up from the water and quite chilly. My students worked really hard on drawing what they saw, ready to use the...
#101 ‘Paddling at Tilford Bridge’ 8×8″
by Clare Bowen | Jul 25, 2016 | Bridge, Landscape, Surrey, Trees, View, Water
This is a known spot for families, grest for splashing around in the River Wey. I got to the bridge early and had an hour painting before anyone else arrived. These two boys with their grandma turned up and they were straight in the river. I initially thought oh dear...
#100 ‘View from my Studio Window’ 5×7″
by Clare Bowen | Jul 22, 2016 | 5x7", Buildings, Landscape, Surrey, View
Yippee! I have reached number 100 daily paintings. I had big plans for my 100th picture but it turns out to be this little oil sketch I did from my studio. But still with the same thoughts – carefully observed from life, small and in one day.If...