by Clare Bowen | Oct 2, 2019 | Blue, Boats, Seascape, Sky, Sunrise
Standing on the point – next to the old customs house and now art gallery, looking towards the sunrise and Giorgio Maggiore. I went big 12×16″ much harder with a fleeting sunrise to capture the moment but also cover the board quickly enough. I...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 3, 2019 | Blue, Buildings, London
Up crazily early 3.45am to get to London to capture the the illuminations before they were turned off! And the deep ‘blue hour’. It’s surprising how quickly it changed from this to daylight see pic below – about 20 mins! I do enjoy the race against time...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 27, 2019 | Albert Bridge, Battersea Bridge, Blue, Chelsea, London, The Thames
I have painted this bridge many times – easy to get hooked onto such a great subject! Plus it helps to really get familiar with something painting it over and over like Monet did. Recent paintings: Morning, midday, golden hour, twilight, and this one at 2pm....
by Clare Bowen | Feb 18, 2019 | Albert Bridge, Blue, Chelsea, Impressionist, The Thames
The end of last week was so sunny and warm, feels like spring is coming (already!) But I wouldn’t say no to another snow day to paint 🙂 Painted on a very textured canvas – one I was given as a prize from the Royal Talens Company. I hope it adds to the...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 10, 2019 | Blue, Contra Jour, English Landscape, Landscape, Snow, Snow landscape, Snowscape, Sunrise, Yellow
The second painting done straight after the first. You can see how much the sun has moved to the right and rose. Warmer blues and lots of colours in the snow! But also a limited colour palette – warm and cool.In this one I wanted more of the shadows as I...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 8, 2019 | Blue, English Landscape, Landscape, Orange, Snow, Snow landscape, Snowscape
I arrived early to set up and start mixing colours. So I was ready to paint the shadows when the sun just came up over the trees. Cool blues compliment well with the orangey sky. Such an inspiring subject. I stayed on and did another I will post it tomorrow! A...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 11, 2018 | Architecture, Blue, Boats, Buildings, Canal, Orange, Reflection, Venice
The second in this series. I started en plein air but mainly painted in the studio. I liked the rich blues and oranges complementaries really pop! Strong brush marks and thick paint again, seems to lend itself to this subject.An artist friend I painted with...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 27, 2018 | Blue, Flowers, Still Life, Sunflowers, Yellow
33x35cm oil on linen16x18″ oil on linen40x40cm oil on cotton canvasAll from the same bunch of flowers. Experimenting on linen canvas – with clear gesso, so its still buff canvas coloured.Composition – just the heads and a hint of the vase...
by Clare Bowen | Aug 15, 2018 | Architecture, Beach, Blue, Buildings, Portsmouth, Seascape, Southsea
I started this a couple of weeks ago but didn’t have time to finish it en plein air so I’ve just completed in my studio.Its a familiar subject as I used to live near by, although I haven’t painted it up close before and with a radical cropping! When...
by Clare Bowen | Jul 10, 2018 | Blue, Boats, Bosham, Sea, Seascape, West Sussex, Yachts
In this gorgeous weather Bosham has Mediterranean rich colours and sweltering heat! Painted on Sunday when the families were turning up to sail. A lovely commission open to what I wanted to paint in Bosham. I turned up and really liked the blues and sweeping path...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 10, 2018 | Artist Tips, Blue, Daisies, Flowers, Open Studios, Still Life
Painted yesterday during our Open Studios. A busy day with 21 people coming to visit, I’ve sold 12 paintings to date – got plenty more!! But exciting to have sales and lovely feed back!This year there are many wild daisies, great blankets of them, they...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 8, 2018 | Blue, Boats, Emsworth, Hampshire, Harbour, Sea, Seascape, West Sussex, Winter
I had a plan to paint the sunset at Emsworth (Hampshire), I had seen it recently and went back to paint a certain view. But on the day you have to choose what’s good and yesterday it was these beautiful still waters, reflections and strong colours…A lovely...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 11, 2017 | Beach, Beer Devon, Blue, Boats, Panoramic, Seascape, Sunset
I had started this on Beer beach a couple of weeks ago, but it was the end of the day and I was pooped after painting since dawn, so I decided to leave it finish to the studio. I’m glad I did because it was a challenge! The boats were the easiest bits...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 5, 2017 | Blue, Boats, Contra Jour, Emsworth, Seascape, Yachts
I did this one straight after the previous painting posted. Just moved around the harbour a bit. I am a sucker for sparkle on the water! The boats were really silhuetted and strong shapes. I moved my body so the compostion of them worked...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 31, 2017 | Beach, Beer Devon, Blue, Oil Sketch, Panoramic, Sea, Seascape, Sunrise
I really like the shapes of the boats and the morning activity when the fisherman are loading up ready for day on the water.It needed fast painting as there was little time between the sun coming up and the boats disappearing over the edge of shingle. They are pushed...
