#355 ‘Middle Ward, Windsor Castle’ 12×16″
by Clare Bowen | Jul 23, 2018 | Castle, Competition, England, Windsor
My first plein air competition! I found it quite nerve wracking to start with and didn’t realise how big is would be with 100 artists! There were areas we were allowed to paint in the grounds and it had to be choose before hand – tricky if...
#354 ‘Sunset Bosham Harbour 11×14″
by Clare Bowen | Jul 21, 2018 | Bosham, Impressionist, Seascape, Sky, Sunset, West Sussex
I faffed for an hour starting another one, putting two much building and foreground in. Then I realised it was the sky I liked so started again and focused on the sky…I had only a little time then before the sun went below the cloud line, very fast mixing and...
Award Winner :-)
by Clare Bowen | Jul 17, 2018 | Award, Landscape, Patchings Art Festival, Snow, The Artist Magazine
My painting is being shown at The Patchings Art Centre Exhibition. The judges, including the editor of the Artist Magazine & painter David Curtis, look around the show and decide who will get awards. I didn’t know how my painting would go down as...
#353 ‘Preparing to Sail, Bosham’ 9×12″
by Clare Bowen | Jul 10, 2018 | Blue, Boats, Bosham, Sea, Seascape, West Sussex, Yachts
In this gorgeous weather Bosham has Mediterranean rich colours and sweltering heat! Painted on Sunday when the families were turning up to sail. A lovely commission open to what I wanted to paint in Bosham. I turned up and really liked the blues and sweeping path...