#215 ‘Altea, Spain’ 8×10″
by Clare Bowen | Aug 18, 2017 | Blue, Sea, Seascape, Sky, Spain
The first painting in Spain, it took me a few attempts to decide on the composition. As I was drawn to the light on the sea and the sky. But I got sucked in to a traditional a view putting the buildings in, I wiped it down and cut the building off. When...
#214 Setting Sail, Dell Quay 9×11″
by Clare Bowen | Aug 11, 2017 | Boats, Buildings, Seascape, Sky, West Sussex, Yachts
What a great place to paint! So many options it was hard to choose until I saw this scene, when I couldn’t take my eyes from it. It was a great sky day too, I wanted to do some cloud studies but this scene won! It was Sunday morning, and the sailing club...
#213 River Wey, Ripley 10×10″
by Clare Bowen | Aug 7, 2017 | Boats, Landscape, River Wey, Surrey, Trees
I painted with the Surrey Hills Plein air painters on Friday, a nice spot, near the lock at Ripley. A tricky subject with lots of greens and the boat end obscured by the grasses. Sometimes paintings work from the beginning, others like this painting I was 3/4...
#212 ‘The Trundle, West Sussex 15x40cm
by Clare Bowen | Aug 1, 2017 | Green, Landscape, Panoramic, Sky, West Sussex
Beautiful morning today, with a warm light and fluffy clouds. I planned what I wanted to paint before I got there, as this is the third painting of this view recently. I felt I hadn’t really got to grips with this swoop of this hill but I’m pleased...