by Clare Bowen | Sep 24, 2017 | Blue, Boats, Bosham, Buildings, Sea, Seascape, West Sussex, Yachts
I was itching to get out yesterday and was a lovely afternoon, I went to Chidham (West Sussex) and walked to the coast with a view across the water to Bosham. There was some gorgeous fluffy clouds when I arrived, I whipped out a board and drew with a brush the...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 5, 2017 | Buildings, Haslemere, Surrey, Townscape
Saturday I was out with Haslemere Art Society painting on the High Street promoting our exhibition starting next Saturday at the Haslemere Museum. This is not a usual subject for me, but I looked for light and shade which looked great on this hotel front. Luckily...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 1, 2017 | Buildings, Light, Spain, Townscape
I was experimenting in my studio with techniques. Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) used this process by putting down swathes of colour and drawing with a brush over the top. He used black. I mixed a black with Ultramarine Blue and Red Dioxide – which lends itself to the...
by Clare Bowen | Aug 27, 2017 | Bosham, Buildings, Light, Seascape, Sunset, West Sussex
It’s been gorgeous weather and I have made the most of it by doing an evening paint where the light gives me the subject.Husband Nick and I went down to Bosham and this view grabbed me as the sun was dancing on the water and warm apricots in the sky. I knew it...
by Clare Bowen | Aug 21, 2017 | Buildings, Landscape, Light, Spain
I did the same thing as the previous painting and looked for light and shade. Finestrat is inland from the coast and quite mountainous. I climbed to the top of the village to get the morning light hitting the buildings. I liked the downhill curved of this little...
by Clare Bowen | Aug 20, 2017 | Buildings, Light, Spain
Wonderful coloured houses in this Spanish town. I was in a shady square with friendly locals. When I was scouting the town for a painting, I looked for light and shade patterns, not so much about the subject. The light and shade fell nicely on this building...
by Clare Bowen | Aug 11, 2017 | Boats, Buildings, Seascape, Sky, West Sussex, Yachts
What a great place to paint! So many options it was hard to choose until I saw this scene, when I couldn’t take my eyes from it. It was a great sky day too, I wanted to do some cloud studies but this scene won! It was Sunday morning, and the sailing club...
by Clare Bowen | Jul 21, 2017 | Buildings, Farm, Green, Landscape, South Downs, West Sussex
Driving to my potter friend she lives in the South Downs and on the way there I always think I want to paint this view! So this time I did. (It’s nr Petworth on the A272)Quite hard to find a view whilst driving. I spotted this scene through a 6 bar gate a quick...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 30, 2017 | Boats, Buildings, France, Harbour, Port en Bessin, Seascape
I simplified what was there and emphasised the bits I liked. Building up a patchwork of colour, shapes and tones. A tricky subject but enjoyed piecing it all together.A young French couple watched me paint for a while and then using google translate asked if it...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 30, 2017 | Boats, Buildings, France, Port en Bessin, Seascape
There was a window of lovely light which I wanted to capture. To be bold in the mark making, blocking in and simplifying the shapes and keeping the colours fresh to help show the light.I am now back home from the French trip. It’s been hard keeping up with...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 15, 2017 | Buildings, Hampshire, Seascape
When I arrived it was about 10am and being winter the light was warm and soft, no wind and perfectly still waters. The tide was going out and the reflection soon disappeared but I blocked in the main shapes before it did! I painted the sky in a very light...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 19, 2017 | Buildings, Drawing, Hampshire, Panoramic, Seascape
Painted this a couple of days ago in the city I used to live in. It was a good spot on top of the Round Tower (a fort built from the 1490’s) being eye level with the big boats going in and out. I also heard a honking it was swan flapping by right near my head!I...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 27, 2016 | Barn, Buildings, Surrey
This is not a subject I would usually tackle. But I really enjoyed it. I have, with 8 other people started a group called The Surrey Hills Plein Air Painters and this farm was our first outing 🙂 I usually paint alone so it was really nice to paint with others....
by Clare Bowen | Jul 29, 2016 | 10x8", Boats, Buildings, Hampshire, Seascape, View, Water
This is my kind of subject! I love painting water, buildings, people and the evening light was fab too. I painted this view back in 2000 when I first starting painting properly and I haven’t painted it since. It used to be something I’d see daily when...
by Clare Bowen | Jul 22, 2016 | 5x7", Buildings, Landscape, Surrey, View
Yippee! I have reached number 100 daily paintings. I had big plans for my 100th picture but it turns out to be this little oil sketch I did from my studio. But still with the same thoughts – carefully observed from life, small and in one day.If...
