#102 ‘Crabbing at Langstone Harbour’ 8×10″
by Clare Bowen | Jul 29, 2016 | 10x8", Boats, Buildings, Hampshire, Seascape, View, Water
This is my kind of subject! I love painting water, buildings, people and the evening light was fab too. I painted this view back in 2000 when I first starting painting properly and I haven’t painted it since. It used to be something I’d see daily when...
#95 ‘Westminster Bridge, London’ 8×10″
by Clare Bowen | Jul 12, 2016 | 10x8", Bridge, Buildings, London, Water
9,000 steps I took carrying all my plein air kit around London yesterday! You’ve got to be fit to do this outdoor painting lark 🙂 This is a different view of the same subject I have previously painted, also different light and weather. It was cold, the wind was...
#92 ‘Big Ben & Houses of Parliament’ 8×10″
by Clare Bowen | Jul 5, 2016 | 10x8", Boats, Bridge, Buildings, City, London, View, Water
My sister kindly brought us Lionel Richie concert tickets in London (he was amazing!), so we made the most of our overnight stay and I did 2 paintings.This one I painted Sunday afternoon standing on Hungerford bridge. I have never painted in such a busy thoroughfare,...
#91 ‘Early Morning Staithes Harbour’ 8×10″
by Clare Bowen | Jul 2, 2016 | 10x8", Boats, Harbour, Seascape, Staithes
An early start on the final morning I completed half of this before I drove home. I liked the dark tones and a touches of bright sunlight coming through.I finished the painting in my studio the next day. It was a challenge to keep the plein air freshness of working...
Daily Painting #20 ‘Iris Flowers’ 10×8″
by Clare Bowen | Jan 27, 2016 | 10x8", Flower, Flowers, Green, Iris, Matte dog, Purple
These flowers took me ages! So much so Matte, my dog asked for food and attention while I was taking the photo of the finished painting, see pic below. Tricky subject again, next time I’m doing a simpler one! I thought the Iris flowers looked a bit like...
Daily Painting #19 ‘Bananas’ 10×8″
by Clare Bowen | Jan 25, 2016 | 10x8", 6x8" Still Life, Fruit, Green, Palette, Yellow
This was a difficult subject to tackle. I started it on a square board – as many still life’s work better square but changed it to landscape as it wasn’t working. I mixed many colours and tones of yellow. I’m pleased with the subtle changes of...
Daily Painting #13 ‘Blue Jug’ 10×8″ Oil on Board
by Clare Bowen | Jan 17, 2016 | 10x8", Blue, Jug, Pottery, Still Life
I want to keep experimenting with each daily painting and not have a set formula I stick to. So today I tried out 3 background colours (painting them in), a radical red, yellow and the one you see. The muted colour seamed to work better and not compete with the...