#483 Boats at Mersea Island
by Clare Bowen | Aug 21, 2019 | Seascape
I spent the day in Essex with a painter I admire called Graham Webber. We painted side by side and it was a real treat! I loved watching him work and chatting art all day 🙂 Sometimes it feels very solitary as a painter but when these sort of days happen it feeds the...#482 Worcestershire Hills
by Clare Bowen | Aug 20, 2019 | Landscape
We were recently staying with friends in the countryside near Kidderminster. I’ve not been before and I loved the patchwork of hills and sheep grazing in the foreground. I drew the scene and took photos so I was able to produce this painting in the studio. I...#481 ‘Trundle’
by Clare Bowen | Aug 17, 2019 | Landscape
There are many factors that make plein air painting a challenge. This time it was the wind! Being very exposed on top of the Downs the wind was whisking up the hill into my face. It buffets my arm when I place the paint on the board, and I have to hold onto the easel...#480 Sunflower and Buttercups & Daily Painting
by Clare Bowen | Aug 14, 2019 | Flowers
I had an hour to spare in between commitments. It would have been easy to think – I don’t have enough time to paint. But it made me focus and work quickly and with intent, no procrastinating! It’s come out and fresh and lively. I committed to a year...