#281 ‘Last Light, Seaford’ 8×14″
by Clare Bowen | Jan 6, 2018 | Beach, Cliff, East Sussex, Sea, Seascape, Sunset
This one I scraped off after nearly covering the board as I wasn’t happy with it and liked the light better as the sun was setting – warm apricots.It does seem to take a while to get to know a place, especially a new subject like white...
#280 ‘Rock Study, Seaford’ 8×10″
by Clare Bowen | Jan 4, 2018 | Cliff, East Sussex, Sea, Seascape
We had four days in East Sussex, a wonderful coastline with chalk cliffs and rocky outcrops. Having not painted white cliffs before they are a challenge! It’s all about the tonal values, everything was tonally close together the sea sky and cliffs, not...
My Painting Year 2017
by Clare Bowen | Dec 31, 2017 | Artist Life, Studio, Surrey
A selection of paintings in my studio Its been an amazing year….over the past 12 months I have blog posted 127 paintings, taken part in the Surrey Open Studios plus 5 joint exhibitions, and been on many paintings trips home and abroad!It was a very busy...
#279 ‘Sunrise, Devils Punch Bowl’ 10×10″
by Clare Bowen | Dec 30, 2017 | Devils Punch Bowl, Landscape, Snow, Surrey
This was the last painting I managed before it poured with rain and the snow sadly melted. I have painted this scene before but from a photo during our joint exhibition in March this year, doing this I felt more familiar with the subject.I chose a...