#311 ‘First Spring Dafodils’ 8×8″
by Clare Bowen | Mar 14, 2018 | Flower, Flowers, Square, Still Life, Studio, Yellow
I have spent the past 3 days painting in my studio instead of en plein air, a change mainly because it was raining in the beginning of the week and I fancied painting some spring flowers…..I was given this posy by mother in law for Mothers day. I liked the...
#310 ‘Winter Covers, Bosham Quay’ 10×12″
by Clare Bowen | Mar 9, 2018 | Barn, Boats, Bosham, Buildings, Sea, Seascape, Sky, West Sussex, Winter
Yesterday was blowing a gale in Bosham Harbour but it was a bright wintery day and of course the best spot to paint was at the windiest point!I like the bright blue covers of the yachts and the old barn style building – the sailing club. A challenge to...
#309 ‘Meon Valley’ 9×10″
by Clare Bowen | Mar 8, 2018 | Contra Jour, Hampshire, Hills, Landscape
First visit to paint in the Meon Valley with the Isle of Wight in the distance, a lovely area and will do lots more here.Surprisingly cold with still some snow on the ground, I was drawn to the rounded shapes of the hills overlapping and skeleton tree shapes of...
#308 ‘Sunset over The South Downs’ 10×12″
by Clare Bowen | Mar 7, 2018 | Hampshire, Landscape, Sky, Sunset, The South Downs, The Trundle
A painting I’d started just as the snowy weather arrived. It was so bitter exposed on the top of the South Downs, but a stunning sunset. I had been painting another but stopped and started this one, which turned out better as the colours are stronger and I honed...