#421 ‘Summer Hay Bales’ 30x40cm
by Clare Bowen | Dec 3, 2018 | Countryside, English Landscape, Hay Bales, Light, Shadows, Summer, Trees
Painted from a sketch I made in July, spotted from the car as we drove into Patchings Art Centre, near Nottingham. Hay bales, tree lined and shadows/light what a fab combo! I didn’t have my painting gear with me so thought I get the warmth of summer back in the...
#420 ‘Early Winter Light, Meon Valley’ 30x40cm
by Clare Bowen | Nov 29, 2018 | Countryside, English Landscape, Hills, Landscape, Sky, Trees
A sky painting on a textured linen board. I was driving around looking for a subject and a saw a truck in a field and this view, so I turned around and hoped the farmer would be friendly. He was and allowed me to park and paint in his field. I made a low horizon...
#419 ‘South Parade Pier, Sand Reflections’ 20x50cm
by Clare Bowen | Nov 29, 2018 | Beach, dog walk, Low Tide, Portsmouth, Seascape, South Parade Pier, Southsea, Sunrise
When I arrived I was initially disappointed as there wasn’t much to the scene, the tide was still in and the sun wasn’t up so no colour, quite dull. But the tide soon went out and the colours appeared in the wet sand. Beautiful!
#418 ‘Sunset Campo Barnaba, Venice’ 40x50cm
by Clare Bowen | Nov 26, 2018 | Campo Barnaba, Canal, Gondolas, Italy, Sunset, Venice
A studio painting of a small plein air study from my recent Venice trip.This is the plein air painting and the starting point for the bigger painting above…1.Drawing made on location, helps to really see the subject.2. Studio shot to give an idea of scale and...