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#423 ‘First Light, Langstone Harbour’ 30x40cm

#423 ‘First Light, Langstone Harbour’ 30x40cm

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...
#416 ‘Autumn on Bramshott Common’ 12×12″

#416 ‘Autumn on Bramshott Common’ 12×12″

by Clare Bowen | Nov 15, 2018 | Autumn, Clouds, English Landscape, Oil Painting, Orange, Sky, Trees

This scene is about a 15-20 minute walk from our house. Autumn colours really improve this subject and I couldn’t wait to paint it! I liked the track leading in to the orangey oak tree. The sky was a bonus with fluffies. I put them in straight away as I...
#412 ‘Albert Bridge, Reflections’ 12×12″

#412 ‘Albert Bridge, Reflections’ 12×12″

by Clare Bowen | Nov 3, 2018 | Albert Bridge, Bridge, Chelsea, Clouds, London, Reflection, Sky, The Thames

I used a home made linen board….METHOD for making one: I roughly cut out some preprimed canvas stuck it to a MDF board so it overhung on the sides. I used Neutral PH PVA glue (so it wont rot in the future.) Once dry I cut it butt up to the board with a...
#410 ‘Rain Cloud, The South Downs’ 9×12″

#410 ‘Rain Cloud, The South Downs’ 9×12″

by Clare Bowen | Oct 30, 2018 | Clouds, Green, Hills, Landscape, Rain, Sky, The South Downs, The Trundle

This is about a 25 minute drive form me and during the whole car journey is rained hard! I thought I’ll have to sit int he car when I get there and wait.But upon arrival this is what I saw! A huge beautiful cloud covering a lot of the view I wanted to paint. The...
#360 ‘Widemouth Bay’ 20x50cm

#360 ‘Widemouth Bay’ 20x50cm

by Clare Bowen | Aug 11, 2018 | Beach, Cliff, Clouds, Cornwall, Rocks, Sandymouth Beach, Sea, Seascape, Sky

The North Cornwall surf was so much fun to paint! Looking the other way the beach was busy with people, life guards and surfers, it looked interesting but this way attracted me more because of the colours. – Looking into the sun creates strong tonal...
#290 Tower Bridge 10×12″ & Preparing for a Days Painting

#290 Tower Bridge 10×12″ & Preparing for a Days Painting

by Clare Bowen | Jan 28, 2018 | Bridge, Buildings, Cityscape, Clouds, London, The Thames, Tower Bridge

The sky was beautiful when I arrived a typical English with cloud fluffies and crisp blue behind them. I was lucky as by the time I’d painted the sky it had clouded over and it was mainly grey! So different and not as magical.I thought it maybe helpful & or...
#282 ‘Bosham Channel’ 8×18″

#282 ‘Bosham Channel’ 8×18″

by Clare Bowen | Jan 10, 2018 | Boats, Bosham, Clouds, Contra Jour, Panoramic, Sea, Seascape, West Sussex

A gorgeous morning ones of those days when everything works out and even the painting! I went with painting friend Sarah Manolescue, the sun was low and contra jour with great sparkling light on the water.These are the first stages see pic below:I put in the...
#267 ‘Early Morning, Emsworth Harbour’ 15x40cm

#267 ‘Early Morning, Emsworth Harbour’ 15x40cm

by Clare Bowen | Nov 24, 2017 | Boats, Clouds, Emsworth, Hampshire, Sea, Seascape, Yachts

Driving down to the coast it was a grey blanket of cloud so I was pleased to find this beautiful sky when I arrived and I liked the little glimpses of light on the water.Painting a sky one of the things I think about is edges. Making some of them soft and others hard....
#210 Sky Study, Whitstable 5×10″

#210 Sky Study, Whitstable 5×10″

by Clare Bowen | Jul 28, 2017 | Clouds, Seascape, Sky, Wapping Group

This was the last painting I did on the day with the Wapping Group. I was very tired but couldn’t resist the sky. It was ever changing and the light and cloud formation, yummy! I knew I had paint still mixed on my palette from the previous paintings so I...

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