by Clare Bowen | Sep 20, 2019 | Boats, Seascape, Venice
Wow I made it to 500 posts!! It also happens to be my 5th year wedding anniversary today too š A great place to spend it in in Venice. Not an easy boat to paint especially during a fleeting sunrise, focused & fast painting, capturing the light as it changed from...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 19, 2019 | Boats, Seascape, Venice
A quiet weather morning. Up early waiting for sunrise which didn’t happen due to cloud cover,Ā it was surprisingly colourful though and enjoyed painting the soft light.
by Clare Bowen | Sep 16, 2019 | Boats, Seascape, Venice
Went back to the same spot the next day and painted it in the morning with the sun shining on the side of the building and the light reflecting down into the water.
by Clare Bowen | Sep 16, 2019 | Boats, Seascape, Venice
Maria Della Salute from the Vaperetto stop (boat bus.) Close up of this beautiful building and the gondola rideĀ station is right next to us. The sounds of the gondoliers shouting to each other and an overhead rescue helicopter made the paint a noisy one! The...
by Clare Bowen | Jul 31, 2019 | Boats
I taught 4 very friendly plein air painters last week. Typical that it was the hottest day of the year almost ever in our part of the world – over 38 degrees and humid. Tough conditions to paint and for me to teach. The morning session I helped them all get...
by Clare Bowen | Jul 23, 2019 | Boats
Taken from a quick tonal sketch made on a morning in North Norfolk before these 4 boats were taken out. They are a seal watching company and while we were there the boats were packed full of expectant watchers.Ā This painting was the only one in Norfolk I did where...
by Clare Bowen | Jul 19, 2019 | Boats
I timed the paint to be in-between tides, but the water rushed in so quickly I painted the edges of the banks first so I had a pleasing shape beforeĀ it disappeared. (see picture below for how the water looked when I finished) Contra jour light, around 8am. I used a...
by Clare Bowen | Dec 6, 2018 | Boats, Clouds, Langstone, Seascape, Sky, Sunrise
A wintery day, and lucky to have a break in the weather as it didn’t look hopeful when I arrived – solid cloud and raining! I’m pleased I didn’t drive home, waited in the car and some beautiful light and cloud formations appeared, just my sort...
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 | Nov 11, 2018 | Architecture, Boats, Buildings, Canal, Gondolas, Reflection, Venice
I drew this one out in Burnt Sienna plus another while in Venice but decided to paint them both in my studio so I could take more time do it in layers. Was aiming for vibrant colours, thick paint, strong shapes and unusual composition.I did do a plein air...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 30, 2018 | Boats, Hampshire, Langstone, Reflection, Sailing Boat, Seascape, Sunrise
I used a textured linen coloured board by Loxley. Not tried this type before, its quite rough and I think the subject work well with this style. Thinned the paint with Distilled Turps – experimenting to see if it’s any better than Winsor &...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 18, 2018 | Boats, Emsworth, Hampshire, Low Tide, Reflection, Sail Boat, Sailing Boat, Yachts
I tried painting this boat about 2 years ago when I first started plein air. I drew it out onsite but didn’t really know how to tackle it so it was left unfinished. A tricky boat subject!This time a bigger board and lucky with the refections. Although I had very...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 14, 2018 | Boats, Hampshire, Langstone, Low Tide, Seascape, Sunrise
I arrive early when it is still dark so I can faff with where I’m positioned & composition, board size and format. Mixing some colours and being as ready as I can be before the sun comes up!Those inky clouds where there when I arrived and...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 14, 2018 | Boats, Hampshire, Langstone, Reflection, Seascape, Sunrise
The second painting of a morning (see previous post) A small sunrise oil sketch, very enjoyable subject, hope to go back before the boats disappear for winter!Slightly textured linen board gives a different finish.The tide was coming in so made the most of it...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 8, 2018 | Accademia Bridge, Boats, Italy, Maria Della Salute, Sunrise, The Grand Canal, Venice
I experimented with putting the glow around the building next to the sun to give a sense of strong sunlight. There’s not much water activity early on but I managed to paint the Vaporetto water bus as it was moving across the Grand Canal! By around 8-9am its...