by Clare Bowen | Oct 18, 2018 | Boats, Emsworth, Hampshire, Low Tide, Reflection, Sail Boat, Sailing Boat, Yachts
I tried painting this boat about 2 years ago when I first started plein air. I drew it out onsite but didn’t really know how to tackle it so it was left unfinished. A tricky boat subject!This time a bigger board and lucky with the refections. Although I had very...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 26, 2018 | Emsworth, Reflection, Seascape, Sky, Spring, Trees
I drove past this scene and thought it looked good but still went to 3 other places first thinking I could find better! I had seen this subject in the winter and thought it had promise, but its even better now with the spring foliage. Getting a good...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 8, 2018 | Blue, Boats, Emsworth, Hampshire, Harbour, Sea, Seascape, West Sussex, Winter
I had a plan to paint the sunset at Emsworth (Hampshire), I had seen it recently and went back to paint a certain view. But on the day you have to choose what’s good and yesterday it was these beautiful still waters, reflections and strong colours…A lovely...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 4, 2018 | Boats, Contra Jour, Emsworth, Hampshire, Sea, Seascape, Sky
Some plein air painting days don’t turn out as you expect…I went to Bosham first but with high tide, a biting wind, no reflections, and no boats it wasn’t inspiring so I went to my other favourite painting spot (Bosham Channel) but again with high...
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....
by Clare Bowen | Nov 7, 2017 | Boats, Emsworth, Fishing Boat, Hampshire, Harbour, Seascape, Sunrise
This scene didn’t look that inspiring when I started the painting but knew it would get better as the sun rose. I liked the jaunty angle of the boat and part reflection obscured by the mud. It wasn’t long before the tide rolled in and the boat was...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 5, 2017 | Blue, Boats, Contra Jour, Emsworth, Seascape, Yachts
I did this one straight after the previous painting posted. Just moved around the harbour a bit. I am a sucker for sparkle on the water! The boats were really silhuetted and strong shapes. I moved my body so the compostion of them worked...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 5, 2017 | Boats, Emsworth, Fishing Boat, Seascape, Yachts
A quick painting of a still morning. Passers by were commenting on what a lovely morning to be painting, yes, so lucky I said. Not easy though, as this scene shanged within 30 minutes of starting it. I posted the photo (see below) on Instagram to show how...
by Clare Bowen | Jul 17, 2017 | Boats, Emsworth, Harbour, Seascape
Not any easy subject! A mass of masts and mud! I was told it helps to paint the uprights – masts before you put the sky in. See pic below. I liked the light masts agaisnt the dark tree foliage and the hulls of the boats shining in the sun. I quickly put the...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 8, 2017 | Boats, Emsworth, Seascape
Painted this yesterday morning, nice light, especially compared to the grey drizzle of today! At the moment I am enjoying painting boats and their individual characters! When I arrived the tide was mainly out, and as I was paintiing it was creeping in around...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 5, 2017 | Boats, Emsworth, Framed Paintings, Paintings, Studio
Painted this a few days ago. I was standing at the end of the jetty that I had previously painted #178. When I arrived the tide was almost at it’s lowest, it’s surpising how quickly it turned and changed. When it did the boats turned 180 degrees! And...
by Clare Bowen | May 21, 2017 | Boats, Emsworth, Harbour, Seascape
This is the second one I did a couple of days ago in Emsworth Harbour. I was running out of steam by then and the light wasn’t as beautiful as the early morning so I packed up. Back in the studio I ended up wiping most of it off see below as I wasn’t happy...
by Clare Bowen | May 20, 2017 | Blue, Boats, Emsworth, Seascape
I got up at 4.30am for this painting! Rather early but needed to get down to the coast and paint and get back again before my husband went to work at 8.30am – we have our shared dog staying, he’s blind and can’t be left alone.It was beautiful at this...
by Clare Bowen | May 16, 2017 | Blue, Boats, Emsworth, Hampshire, Harbour, Seascape
Back home I wanted to explore what I had learnt with Richard Pikelsey as soon as possible. So I set off early to paint in Emsworth harbour. With a very low tide I was able to stand out on the mud flats and use a little boat as my table 🙂 see belowI liked the...
by Clare Bowen | Aug 27, 2016 | Blue, Boats, Emsworth, Landscape, Seascape
I wanted to get back into painting after our trip as soon as I could, as it would be easy to not get back into the swing of it. I was wondering along looking for subject matter and this boat was next to Slipper Mill Pond in Emsworth. I like the shape of the boat...
