by Clare Bowen | Dec 31, 2017 | Artist Life, Studio, Surrey
A selection of paintings in my studio Its been an amazing year….over the past 12 months I have blog posted 127 paintings, taken part in the Surrey Open Studios plus 5 joint exhibitions, and been on many paintings trips home and abroad!It was a very busy...
by Clare Bowen | Dec 30, 2017 | Devils Punch Bowl, Landscape, Snow, Surrey
This was the last painting I managed before it poured with rain and the snow sadly melted. I have painted this scene before but from a photo during our joint exhibition in March this year, doing this I felt more familiar with the subject.I chose a...
by Clare Bowen | Dec 29, 2017 | Landscape, Sheep, Snow, Surrey, Trees
This was my third time painting this view (from our back garden) and I felt brave enough to have a go with a larger board (my biggest to date outside.) I had no idea whether it would work out, but having ‘learnt the subject’ and feeling comfortable...
by Clare Bowen | Dec 28, 2017 | Bramshott Common, Landscape, Snow, Surrey, Trees
We had heavy snow yesterday and it was carnage outside our house, we are on a hill and cars were slipping, sliding and crashing into each other, and then abandoned. Quite a sight!Plus 40mile hour gusts made blizzard conditions. So I wrapped up in many layers – 3...
by Clare Bowen | Dec 20, 2017 | Landscape, Sky, Trundle, Winter
Gorgeous light when I arrived at the Trundle yesterday. I liked the contrast of rich greens and strong shapes in the foreground to the soft pastels colours diffused by the mist on the horizon. You couldn’t see the sea or Isle of wight and the land and sky...
