by Clare Bowen | Jun 13, 2016 | 6x8", Fruit, Red, Still Life
It’s been so busy I haven’t had the time or energy to do any painting. But I was itching to do one so I got into my studio by 6am this morning which gave me time to focus and work on this painting before any Open Studio visitors arrived at 11am.I put the...
by Clare Bowen | May 22, 2016 | 6x8", Food, Fruit, Green, Still Life, Turquoise, Yellow
I enjoyed painting these colours, fresh and clean. I liked the shadows – so much in them, also the harmony of colours and the challenge of a cut in half fruit, first one I’ve tackled! You have to really question what colour is that? And also tone, yellow...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 17, 2016 | 6x8", Sky, Surrey, View
My painting trip last night was a learning curve… Even though I have pared down my equipment to the essentials it all still weights a tonne! I walked about 20 minutes from the car park to this view, but I stopped after 10 as I thought I’d found a...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 2, 2016 | 6x8", Blue, Boats, Seascape, View, Water
I really enjoyed painting this little fishing boat, it’s in Portsmouth where I used live. Being a sunny day there were many people milling about I was on a walk through so lots of people stopped to chat. Behind me were houses, a couple were out in their garden...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 12, 2016 | 6x8", Houses, Landscape, Surrey, View, Water
I waited till the fog had cleared where we live and drove the 15 minutes to this pond. It was still foggy but actually looked really atmospheric and pretty. By the time I was ready to paint a lot of the fog had cleared but I still kept it quite tonal. I simplified the...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 11, 2016 | 6x8", Green, Landscape, Surrey, Trees
A glorious weather day! It was wonderful to be out and painting in the Punch Bowl (Surrey.) Rather chilly though and as I’m not used to working outside yet it takes me ages to do even a small painting 6×8″. I was there two and half hours and by the...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 5, 2016 | 6x8", Blue, Boats, Green, Landscape, Seascape, Water
I met a friend in Emsworth, Hampshire today so I took the opportunity to paint this morning. Shame about the weather! Windy and drizzle. I tried standing with my pochard but my head was above the sea wall and got the brunt of weather so I tucked myself down and...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 20, 2016 | 6x8", Blue, Landscape, Orange, Trees, View
My first landscape Daily Painting! These are Larch trees, a deciduous pine, lovely shaped branches, with rich orange against the winter sky. I have missed painting landscapes and really enjoyed this one. I usually have Classic FM on for company in my Studio,...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 9, 2016 | 6x8", Purple, Still Life, Vegetable
The composition was set up with the aubergine and coloured papers, I then moved myself around to find a good viewpoint and height.I looked through my viewfinder to draw with a paint brush onto the board.Althought he aubergine is very dark in tone I worked on...
