by Clare Bowen | Aug 31, 2018 | Artist Life, Artist Tips, Equipment, Studio, Travel, Venice
FLYING WITH OIL PAINTS & art equipment. Thought you might want to see what I’m taking to Venice – I am very lucky to be going for the whole month of September! ???? It’s the longest and biggest painting trip so far…. Last year we...
by Clare Bowen | Aug 26, 2018 | Buildings, Haslemere, Surrey, Townscape
This weekend I painted with Haslemere Art Society on the high street on Haslemere. It’s to promote the annual exhibition at the Museum 8-15th September. A fun morning with the members and a few passers by taking an interest and a subject I wouldn’t...
by Clare Bowen | Aug 20, 2018 | Boats, Cornwall, Kingsand, Palette Knife, Sailing Boat, Sea, Seascape
This was a wonderful boat in Cornwall but sadly I didn’t have my painting gear with me – we were about to see my Aunt. So I did 4-5 sketches of it and this painting is from one of them. I’d been saving this linen covered board for years, wanting...
by Clare Bowen | Aug 15, 2018 | Architecture, Beach, Blue, Buildings, Portsmouth, Seascape, Southsea
I started this a couple of weeks ago but didn’t have time to finish it en plein air so I’ve just completed in my studio.Its a familiar subject as I used to live near by, although I haven’t painted it up close before and with a radical cropping! When...
by Clare Bowen | Aug 14, 2018 | Beach, Cornwall, Sandymouth Beach, Seascape, Sky, Summer
Last painting in Cornwall. I really enjoyed this part of the world, it helped to have amazing weather, light and skies!This is a wet sand and sky painting. I worked on the tones – the sand was surprisingly dark and the sea even darker. I tired to paint the...
