by Clare Bowen | Jul 11, 2019 | Canal
Not a subject I would have gone out to paint but a friend asked me to help her with plein air painting. When I first started painting outside I would choose a single object like this boat as it was similar to a still life – light a dark on a single element. So...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 26, 2018 | Campo Barnaba, Canal, Gondolas, Italy, Sunset, Venice
A studio painting of a small plein air study from my recent Venice trip.This is the plein air painting and the starting point for the bigger painting above…1.Drawing made on location, helps to really see the subject.2. Studio shot to give an idea of scale and...
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 4, 2018 | Bridge, Buildings, Canal, Italy, Reflection, Venice
It’s hard to believe this lovely old white building was used as a hospital, such grandeur in Venice! I focused on getting the colours vibrant as they were sunlit and the strong shadows on the building and the water.
by Clare Bowen | Oct 2, 2018 | Canal, Contra Jour, Impressionist, Italy, Venice, Yellow
I’ve not painted this before, canals are always a challenge this one was in contra jour which helped to simplify the tonal shapes. With morning light so the sky is a warm yellow, the sparkle moved across the canal and was gone within the hour. The boat in the...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 27, 2018 | Boats, Canal, Reflection, Venice
I see this view every day I leave the house and always stop to have a look! I have 4 paintings on the go of this subject and just this one finished! I’m planning a series on it.I studied the shadow colours and I wanted to make the light colours pop.I...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 19, 2018 | Canal, Sunset, Venice
I stood on a small bridge thinking I’ll do it in the evening when its not so busy. But I didn’t know it was the first night of the glass week, with much street celebrating and fizz popping! Quite a bustle and lots of people were stopping to chat and look...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 19, 2017 | Bridge, Canal, Landscape, ROI, Somerset
Just had a weekend in Somerset with the Friends of the ROI. (Royal Institute of Oil Painters) Really enjoyed paiting and talking art with others.This was the first painting I did, it’s next to where I was staying and also the hosts house – Ian Cryer the...
