by Clare Bowen | May 25, 2018 | Green, Landscape, Panoramic, South Downs, The South Downs, The Trundle, Trees, Trundle
I went back to the same area as last weeks painting. I wanted to do it again and really study the tonal values and colours. I am pleased with how it turned out.I will be using this painting for an article I am writing to go into The Artist Magazine. The title of the...
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...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 11, 2017 | Beach, Beer Devon, Blue, Boats, Panoramic, Seascape, Sunset
I had started this on Beer beach a couple of weeks ago, but it was the end of the day and I was pooped after painting since dawn, so I decided to leave it finish to the studio. I’m glad I did because it was a challenge! The boats were the easiest bits...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 31, 2017 | Beach, Beer Devon, Blue, Oil Sketch, Panoramic, Sea, Seascape, Sunrise
I really like the shapes of the boats and the morning activity when the fisherman are loading up ready for day on the water.It needed fast painting as there was little time between the sun coming up and the boats disappearing over the edge of shingle. They are pushed...
by Clare Bowen | Aug 1, 2017 | Green, Landscape, Panoramic, Sky, West Sussex
Beautiful morning today, with a warm light and fluffy clouds. I planned what I wanted to paint before I got there, as this is the third painting of this view recently. I felt I hadn’t really got to grips with this swoop of this hill but I’m pleased...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 4, 2017 | Clare painting, Frost, Landscape, Palette, Panoramic, Sunrise, Surrey
I started this last weekend. But when I got back to the studio I found I couldn’t finish because I didn’t have enough information, it was the fist time I had visited and it was misty with the sunrise. So I went back and did two drawings of the...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 19, 2017 | Buildings, Drawing, Hampshire, Panoramic, Seascape
Painted this a couple of days ago in the city I used to live in. It was a good spot on top of the Round Tower (a fort built from the 1490’s) being eye level with the big boats going in and out. I also heard a honking it was swan flapping by right near my head!I...
by Clare Bowen | Dec 5, 2016 | Landscape, Panoramic, Sunrise, Surrey
I painted most of this last Tuesday outside in a very cold field and then I was struck with a nasty bout of lurgie 🙁 feeling much better now and raring to paint again!A bigger board which allowed for a bigger scale and freer brush marks. The colours were mainly...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 12, 2016 | Beach, Boats, Hampshire, Panoramic, Sea, Seascape, Sunrise
I used to see this view every day as lived across the road and it’s where I walked my dog and ran along the seafront. I lived in Southsea (Hampshire) for 11 years, so I am familiar with the pier. I have painted it a few times but never en plein...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 1, 2016 | Boats, Lake, Lake District, Landscape, Panoramic
A beautiful and still morning on Lake Windermere. It was frosty, zero degrees and very cold hands and feet, but I didn’t really notice until I finished as I really enjoyed painting this scene of soft light and pastel colours. Initially I was waiting for the...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 12, 2016 | Beach, Cliff, Landscape, Panoramic, Seascape
Charmouth is just a couple of miles from Lyme Regis, the cliff in the middle distance is called Golden Cap and is the highest point on the South Coast, it’s completely flat on the top.I watched an inspiring plein air painting DVD by Richard Pikesley and he was...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 2, 2016 | Harmonious Colours, Landscape, Panoramic, Surrey
Lovely light on the morning hills, really blue and pale. I used a new wood panel by Gerstaeker called Tintoretto, I had prepared it with three layers of acrylic gesso, and it was really nice to work on, the paint glided but didn’t sink into it. No need to...
by Clare Bowen | Aug 18, 2016 | Iceland, Oil Sketch, Panoramic, Sea, Seascape, Sunset, Vik
We drove around for a while trying to find a new view of the area. We went up the coast quite a few miles and found this deserted beach to paint on. It was nearly 7pm and I had a 20 minute weather window of sky and light, then the grey clouds came over....
by Clare Bowen | Jul 21, 2016 | Boats, Hampshire, Panoramic, Seascape, Water
A hot day standing directly looking into the sun but worth it! Really enjoyed painting these beach huts, and on the panormic format. A lot of the beach huts were in shadow so I had to hold back with using saturated colours but still managed to get some turquoise and...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 18, 2016 | Landscape, Panoramic, Surrey, Trees, View
I was out early painting this scene, it’s one I see when I walk my dog. I did a sketch of it a while ago.I was hesitant when I first arrived this morning as the scene was quite subdued with muted colours and no direct sunlight. See the photo below. I...
