by Clare Bowen | Mar 30, 2020 | Boats, Seascape, Sunrise
One week into our lockdown in the Uk and I have been painting like billio. It’s helping me feel ‘normal’ and posting my work on here and social media helps me feel more connected and less alone. I hope you are ok out there. This is an unassuming...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 19, 2020 | Boats, Seascape, Sunrise
It was one of those beautiful perfectly still mornings. The sun rose behind me and I aimed to capture the colours as it did. It’s always tricky to decide when to commit to the colours of the moment. I did it before the sun came up too much so it has a...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 4, 2020 | Boats, London, Sunrise
Painted for the Affordable Art Fair in Battersea for this Spring. So pleased to be showing there with the London Russel Gallery, not been in it before. They have asked me to paint 2-3 large paintings (80x100cm) of London Bridges. With a tight deadline of end of this...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 9, 2019 | Autumn, Boats, London, Seascape
Good to be home and painting on the Thames! Such a beautiful, crisp autumnal day, I really enjoyed it. I used a limited palette mainly Blue-Green (Cerulean) & Red-Orange (Cadmiums) which are tertiary complimentary colours. Useful to have a boat in the foreground...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 7, 2019 | Boats, Seascape, Sunrise, Venice
Some small sketches from my trip, that I did over the 3 week period just not posted on here. All featuring Maria Della Salute. Such a great shaped building!
by Clare Bowen | Oct 6, 2019 | Boats, Seascape, Venice
I started this painting on the first week. I brought it home and I couldn’t stand it. Had to turn it to the wall! A friend staying int he house we shared called Emma liked it and kept turning it back around! Because of her belief in it I thought Id try and...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 3, 2019 | Artist Life, Boats, Oil Painting, Seascape, Studio, Sunrise, Venice
It’s like unwrapping old friends once back in the studio seeing all my paintings again and in such better light than the house we had in Venice. Felt quite excited seeing them all as a group. Several unfinished but wont take long to get them done.. Extras I...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 3, 2019 | Boats, Seascape, Sky, Venice
My last paint in Venice. I really like this spot as it’s not too far from Maria Della Salute (dome building) and you get action of the gondolas in the foreground. Plus afternoon sparkle and sunset colours. Artists heaven! Felt exhausted and had been really...
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 | Oct 2, 2019 | Boats, Buildings, Cityscape, Seascape, Venice
It was raining so I sheltered under the fish market building – see painting below. I enjoyed it a lot so decided to do a couple more! Then I started to see all the wonderful facades around the city. Will do more next time! From the Fish Market Next to...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 1, 2019 | Boats, Cityscape, Venice
Barnaba Canal, the square next to where we are staying. It has such a nice atmosphere with locals sitting drinking their Aperol spritz & tourists eating ice cream (including me!) This was painted before the tourists and all the workers crossed the bridge on their...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 1, 2019 | Boats, Grand Canal, Seascape, Venice
I had started this soon after arriving in Venice, but a thundery rain storm stopped the paint, but luckily I was able to go back near the end of trip as it was a similar weather day!
by Clare Bowen | Sep 30, 2019 | Boats, Seascape, Sky, Venice
Late afternoon when the sun is travelling between San Giorgio Maggiore and Maria Della Salute. I wanted to put interesting marks and different colour variations in the water and sky. The silhouette of buildings are fab, although it took some working out of composition...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 30, 2019 | Boats, Seascape, Sunset, Venice
Zooming in to the Maria Della Salute instead of doing the big skyline so tempting to get everything in which is tricky when is such a wide spread of landmarks. This one was before and the sun a little higher.
by Clare Bowen | Sep 22, 2019 | Accademia Bridge, Boats, Seascape, Sunrise, Venice
From Accademia Bridge at 9am. My biggest board so far on this location 11×14″ Really simplified the colours and shapes but put in enough so they weren’t too blocky. I liked the bit of light hitting the left buildings, gives a pop of colour.
