


#535 Sunrise Reflections
by Clare Bowen | Mar 19, 2020 | Boats, Seascape, Sunrise
It was one of those beautiful perfectly still mornings. The sun rose behind me and I aimed to capture the colours as it did. It’s always tricky to decide when to commit to the colours of the moment. I did it before the sun came up too much so it has a...
#534 ‘Spring Flowers & Snowdrops’
by Clare Bowen | Mar 17, 2020 | Daffodils, Flowers, Snowdrops, Still Life
The spring cheery yellows enticed me to paint them, I thought they looked good in the stripy blue jug! A mixture of daffodil varieties, I especially like the orange centres. Light source manly behind to lift the top daffodil head so it looks transparent. I had...
#533 Low Tide, Bosham Sunset
by Clare Bowen | Mar 12, 2020 | Bosham, Seascape, Sunset
A follow on to the 4pm painting on my previous post. I wanted some thing dramatic and confident. An enjoyable paint with lots of subtleties in the darks – warmer pinky/orange and cooler greens/blues.
#532 Bosham, Receding Tide
by Clare Bowen | Mar 2, 2020 | Bosham, Seascape, Sunset
Having finished my big studio paintings I was able to get back out into the plein air and painting outdoors. It was a shock to the system, bitterly cold wind in my face, I needed to weigh down my easel down with my bag and managed to knock the turps all over me! I...