by Clare Bowen | Jun 30, 2017 | Boats, Buildings, France, Harbour, Port en Bessin, Seascape
I simplified what was there and emphasised the bits I liked. Building up a patchwork of colour, shapes and tones. A tricky subject but enjoyed piecing it all together.A young French couple watched me paint for a while and then using google translate asked if it...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 30, 2017 | Boats, Buildings, France, Port en Bessin, Seascape
There was a window of lovely light which I wanted to capture. To be bold in the mark making, blocking in and simplifying the shapes and keeping the colours fresh to help show the light.I am now back home from the French trip. It’s been hard keeping up with...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 29, 2017 | Boats, France, Ile de Re
I heard from the other painters about a lovely old boat on blocks out of the water. There were 6 people painting around the area. I joined them with uncertainty as it was a big subject to tackle. The drawing & structure is important to get the angles...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 29, 2017 | Boats, France, Ile de Re, Seascape
I wanted to get a quickie in before we left for our next location. An early start where I was rewarded with beautiful light, really calm water and perfect reflections. I worked on a small board and time limited seamed to help being decisive and strong with...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 28, 2017 | Boats, France, Ile de Re, Mist, Seascape
I had completed a painting of this misty scene the previous day. It was a landscape board and smaller scale. I wasn’t 100% happy with it. Luckily the mist came back so I was able to have another go…When I started the tide was up and the mist...
