by Clare Bowen | Oct 19, 2017 | Buildings, Cityscape, Easel, Mist, Venice
I wasn’t sure how I would tackle the mist but once I had found this great spot and mixed my colours, I really enjoyed it. Someone said to me to put colour notes down early on in a painting. Which I have been doing recently, especially in such a tonal...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 18, 2017 | Boats, Easel, Gondolas, Grand Canal, Sunset, Venice
I was going to get on the water bus and go to a St Marks Square for the sunset. But seeing the sparkle on the water and the colours I had to stop and paint.A lot of places I paint on location I am on show, this one was odd as people were in a waiting room and I was...
by Clare Bowen | Jul 12, 2017 | Boats, Easel, Hampshire, Seascape, Trees
This is a view from my Mums flat in Southsea – Portsmouth. I painted on the balcony, 7 floors up. The common grass area is already dry and burnt from the sun we’ve been having. The building is Southsea Castle (built in 1544) and the light house...