


#518 Gondola Ride, Venice ‘DEMO’
by Clare Bowen | Nov 27, 2019 | Artist Life, Seascape, Venice
I have never done an art society demo before this one…. at Leatherhead Art Club. The brief was to scale up a small plein air and describe my process. I was really anxious before as I didn’t know if I could speak and paint at the same time! It’s...
#517 Albert Bridge, Towards Battersea Park
by Clare Bowen | Nov 18, 2019 | Albert Bridge, Bridge, London
I did this painting in June as a warm up to the Sky Landscape Artist of the Year program I was on. (See previous post) A large canvas 40x50cm done en plein air and trying to cover it as much as I could in one go, this is where I got up to outside: I decided the bottom...
Sky Landscape Artist of The Year Contestant!
by Clare Bowen | Nov 12, 2019 | Artist Life, Artist Tips, TV
Preparation I have waited for three years to do the Sky Landscape Artist the Year as I didn’t feel ready before. For those who who haven’t seen it, it’s a TV art competition with 8 artists in each of the 6 heats. The idea is to complete a painting in 4 hours...
#516 Autumn, Putney
by Clare Bowen | Nov 9, 2019 | Autumn, Boats, London, Seascape
Good to be home and painting on the Thames! Such a beautiful, crisp autumnal day, I really enjoyed it. I used a limited palette mainly Blue-Green (Cerulean) & Red-Orange (Cadmiums) which are tertiary complimentary colours. Useful to have a boat in the foreground...