#187 ‘Fort National, St Malo’ 8×10″
by Clare Bowen | Jun 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
First painting of the Wapping Group & friends French 9 day trip. 37 degree melting heat. Had to find shelter so I wedged myself into a turret on the old ramparts wall. See pic below. Someone said it looked like I had my own little Studio! People have...
#186 ‘Cherries in a Green Pot’ 6×6″
by Clare Bowen | Jun 13, 2017 | Still Life
I wanted to paint from life (not from a photo) while we were doing the Open Studios last weekend. My Mum kindly gave us some cherries to eat, they looked so good I painted them, and then ate them!I enjoyed painting the cherries more than I thought I would, the rich...
#185 ‘Storm Over West Wittering’ 21x30cm
by Clare Bowen | Jun 11, 2017 | Beach, Seascape, Sky
Very testing conditions! It was last week when the wind and rain was battering the country I went to the coast thinking it would be dramatic down there. It was 🙂 I tucked up against a groin but it really made no difference. The wind was so strong I could hardly...
#184 ‘Fishing Boat, Emsworth Harbour’ 18x24cm
by Clare Bowen | Jun 8, 2017 | Boats, Emsworth, Seascape
Painted this yesterday morning, nice light, especially compared to the grey drizzle of today! At the moment I am enjoying painting boats and their individual characters! When I arrived the tide was mainly out, and as I was paintiing it was creeping in around...