by Clare Bowen | May 14, 2017 | Boats, Dorset, Harbour
I feel very privileged to have had a painting day with an English artist Richard Pikesley he is a wonderful painter and the president of the New English Art Club.I felt like I needed some input and direction on how to progress my paintings to another level. I...
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 13, 2017 | Boats, Contra Jour, Seascape
This was taken from a photo a took last year in Harridge, Essex. Contra jour with the flags lit in the sun. I didn’t feel confident enough to paint it then. So I had a go yesterday in the Museum, not easy when the subject is nearly all in shadow. I painted the...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 3, 2017 | Boats, exhibition, Hampshire, Oil Sketch, Sea, Seascape, Sunrise
We had our Private View last Thursday. It went well, had a good turn out, lovely feedback and some sales! You can see some daily still life paintings and my plen air land and seascape. I hung 44 and had 10 left over, I didn’t want to crowd the wall. Everyone...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 17, 2017 | Boats, Hampshire, Langstone, Seascape, Sunrise
Before the sun showed itself and the warm glow of light. This is the 6th painting of the Langstone area and as I get to know it I see more subtleties and details which I try to include in my painting.Difficult to manage all the dark tonal areas but I worked from the...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 7, 2017 | Boats, Hampshire, Langstone, Seascape
I wanted to try my favourite subject of the moment in daylight. Previously I have painted the area at sunrise. Going back today the colour of the light was different, I could see more in the mud flats as they weren’t as silhouetted and they had a green...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 3, 2017 | Boats, Hampshire, Langstone, Seascape
The past week or so my time has been dediatcated to the two oil classes I teach. We did a 3 boat seascape,very pleased with how the students managed a tricky subject!Today I was itching to get out there again, and I managed a weather window before storm Doris blows...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 24, 2017 | Boats, Frost, Landscape, Surrey, Winter
A beautiful morning, with a hard frost. I was out with the Surrey Hills Plein Air Painters. A lot of us gathered around to paint this subject. I enjoyed painting with others, and seeing their results of the same subject.I was attracted to the winding path, frosty...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 6, 2017 | Boats, Hills, Houses, Staithes
I mentioned a few posts back that I had the lurgie and I still getting over bronchitis and don’t feel up to painting outside so I looked through my sketchbooks to find a pen and ink I did in Staithes June last year. (see pic below)Painting from a photo is tricky...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 3, 2017 | Boats, Hampshire, Langstone, Seascape, Sunrise
I painted this yesterday out in Lansgtone harbour, similar area to painting no.147It was bitterly cold with a north wind blasting me. My hands were numb before I even started! I had gloves and hand warmers but it wasn’t enough. I haven’t painted plein...
by Clare Bowen | Dec 12, 2016 | Boats, Bridge, London
I went to see the Royal Institute of Oil Painters exhibiting at the Mall Galleries and combined it with an early morning paint on the Thames.A very grey day with a fine drizzle but still enjoyed it. So much hub-bub being on a busy bridge, very different to painting on...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 29, 2016 | Boats, Hampshire, Langstone, Seascape, Sunrise
Loved painting this! The sweeping shape of the mud flats and gorgeous light. I haven’t painting the sun en plein air before. I had to be quick as it’s dangerous to look straight at it, so once it peeked over the trees I tried to capture the glow, difficult...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 13, 2016 | Boats, Seascape
This is the one I started last weekend in Margate with artist Michael. We trooped across mud and seaweed sinking and squelching. We were quite a distance from the slipway. Setting up our gear right next to the fishing boats and used them as tables. Standing...
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 5, 2016 | Boats, Bridge, Staithes, Water
I have painted a similar view on the last trip to Staithes in July (#87) I wanted to try again on our recent visit……When I got back to the cottage I was happy with it. The format was wrong for the composition and the paint application wasn’t what I...
