by Clare Bowen | May 3, 2017 | Beach, Seascape, Southsea
I went back the next day to paint looking west into the morning sun. I featured the sky and old fashioned lamp post. The sun on the sea was bleached white just some warmth from the yellow.The string of fairy lights were fun to paint, I used 4 brushes one for each...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 30, 2017 | Beach, Boats, Contra Jour, Hampshire, Seascape, Southsea
I have been out painting over the past 3 days. The first day at Queen Elizabeth Country Park nr Petersfield. Being early morning there was no sunlight and the tones were very close together and a bit dull on the wooded subject I chose. After an hour and half of...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 26, 2017 | Beach, Drawing, Pen & Ink, Rocks, Rose, Sky, Sunrise
Arrived back home yesterday from South Africa, a wonderful trip visiting my sister.Pen & Ink, Table Mountain. We saw the sunrise over Table Mountain twice – It was so good we had to go back and see it again! Beautiful colours and I was itching to paint...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 24, 2016 | Beach, Hampshire, Sea, Seascape
During the past week I have been working on a commission, I can’t post it yet as it’s a Christmas present. I have also been working along side a website designer for my new website, very excited, it’s looking good and can’t wait to launch...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 12, 2016 | Beach, Boats, Hampshire, Panoramic, Sea, Seascape, Sunrise
I used to see this view every day as lived across the road and it’s where I walked my dog and ran along the seafront. I lived in Southsea (Hampshire) for 11 years, so I am familiar with the pier. I have painted it a few times but never en plein...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 8, 2016 | Beach, Landscape, Palette, Seascape, Sky
I had a really great day painting with Artist Michael Richardson over in Kent. It was bitterly cold with a north wind blasting us. But we managed two paintings this was the second. The first is half done because we were chased off the mud flat as the tide flew in!This...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 12, 2016 | Beach, Cliff, Landscape, Panoramic, Seascape
Charmouth is just a couple of miles from Lyme Regis, the cliff in the middle distance is called Golden Cap and is the highest point on the South Coast, it’s completely flat on the top.I watched an inspiring plein air painting DVD by Richard Pikesley and he was...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 11, 2016 | Beach, Blue, Landscape, Seascape, Sunrise, Turquoise
This weekend Husband and I had a whistle stop trip to Lyme Regis on the Dorset Coast. We only spent 26 hours there but enough to explore and do 3 paintings :-)This was actually the second painting, I want to revisit the first tomorrow and then post it.Gorgeous, calm...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 24, 2016 | Beach, Boats, Oil Sketch, Sea, Seascape, Sky
This weekend I was planning on going to ‘Brush with the Broads’ its a plein air painting festival on the Norfolk Broads. I had to cancel as my dog is very poorly again with an eye ulcer and has gone blind ( I really hope it’s temporary) with administering...
by Clare Bowen | Aug 12, 2016 | Beach, Iceland, Seascape, View
First Full day in Iceland, we are on the Western Peninsular. The Weather forecast was cloud all day but the sun came out on this beautiful beach called ‘Skardsvik’. The colours were like the Caribbean, I absolutely loved panting it! The cliff and rocks are...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 29, 2016 | Beach, Boats, Clare painting, Cliff, Seascape, Staithes
Second painting in Staithes on the Plein Air workshop. Love the little red boat so much so I painted it another 2 times after this!Blocking in the dark tones first gives a good backdrop for the sunlit boat house. Also careful to observe the sand colours – not...
