by Clare Bowen | Jan 18, 2019 | English Landscape, English seascape, exhibition, London
New flyerJust 4 months until my first solo exhibition in London. The time has come around quickly and I am started to feel excited and also think there is so much to do – reminds of planning a wedding!I’ve finished designing these ‘save the...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 9, 2018 | Academia Bridge, Artist Life, exhibition, Italy, Maria Della Salute, St Marks Square, Studio, The Grand Canal, Venice
Home from Venice and my studio line up, I can’t fit them all in! I do feel pleased and proud with what I achieved in a month. I felt sad leaving such a wonderful & inspiring place. I am already planning a trip to go back next year! I enjoyed...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 3, 2018 | Artist Life, England, exhibition, Flowers, Oil Painting, Open Studios, Peonies, Pink, Still Life
Painted with haste and gusto! The background a blue black to set of the light pink flowers peonies which are so fun to paint, quite addictive! (There will be more 🙂 I think they are a good subject because of the globe shape so you get great light and dark on...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 11, 2018 | Artist Life, exhibition, Landscape, London, NEAC, Snow, The Mall Galleries
‘Silver Birch in Snow’ 8×10″I have just found out that this painting has been selected for the New English Art Club annual exhibition. I am so pleased as it’s a really competitive show to get into and this is the first time I...
by Clare Bowen | Dec 2, 2017 | Bosham, exhibition, London, ROI, Sunrise, West Sussex
I had seen this view passing in the car so it was a bonus it was so gorgeous. I was surprised to see over 30 swans nestling in the sea grass, cleaning and having breaky, it was quite a sight!A very cold start, the sun rose to the left of the picture and the...
by Clare Bowen | Jul 13, 2017 | Boats, exhibition, Seascape
I have just found out I have been given 2 awards at The Patchings Art Festival in The Artist Magazine Category. So thrilled I can’t quite believe it ????It’s the Royal Talens award and The Artist Exhibition award. If you get a chance could...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 9, 2017 | Clare painting, exhibition, Landscape, Snow
This is the second of the snow paintings in this area. I really enjoyed putting the light in – once all the darks and mids were in place. I’m starting a painting by mixing the main colour and then using that paint if I can as a starting point to mix...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 3, 2017 | Boats, exhibition, Hampshire, Oil Sketch, Sea, Seascape, Sunrise
We had our Private View last Thursday. It went well, had a good turn out, lovely feedback and some sales! You can see some daily still life paintings and my plen air land and seascape. I hung 44 and had 10 left over, I didn’t want to crowd the wall. Everyone...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 1, 2017 | exhibition, Landscape, Snow, Surrey
I am away for a week or so skiing for my birthday 🙂 very excited as I used to be a ski instructor in my 20’s and love being in the mountains.I am not taking my painting gear, a hard descion as I’m sure there will be lots of inspiration in the Alps, but...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 10, 2016 | exhibition, Framed Paintings, Students
Today I did a one day exhibition of my paintings for a friend and student of mine Kim. She held it in her home with a coffee morning in aid of the local cancer hospice (Phyllis Tuckwell.) I took all of Kim’s paintings down and put up mine! They suited her...
