#247 ‘Fishing Boat, Beer’ 8×10″
by Clare Bowen | Oct 29, 2017 | Beer Devon, Boats, Devon, Fishing Boat, Pochade, Seascape
We have just spent 3 nights in Beer, Devon. I was recommended by painter friends that it was a good place, and it was! Really enjoyed the interesting beach with the fishing boats and very steep drop to the sea, great cliffs each side too.I eased myself in when we...
Back in the Studio
by Clare Bowen | Oct 22, 2017 | Paintings, Pochade, Studio, Venice
Venice was such an amazing place to paint. Much harder than I expected with so many battles but I’m really pleased with the outcome.Some Venice painting Stats:I painted 15 in 6 days and 11 paintings turned out ok enough to show you! I walked on average...
#200 ‘View from the Old Dairy’ 18x24cm
by Clare Bowen | Jul 5, 2017 | Hampshire, Landscape, Pochade
Yesterday I was on a great workshop with artist Richard Pikesley, there were 9 of us on it and we focused on tonal key and greens! Having had a day with Richard 6 weeks ago it was really helpful to check in and see if I’m on the right track. He...
#133 ‘Lyme Regis Harbour’ 9.5×12″
by Clare Bowen | Oct 15, 2016 | Blue, Boats, Clare painting, Palette, Pochade, Seascape
This was the final painting I did in Lyme. Absolutely loved painting the fishing boat, and emphasised it in the composition and the detail which I included. I spent 3 hours on site painting and was exhausted afterwards, a really complex subject but the sort of thing I...
#118 ‘Icebergs, Jokulsarlon Iceland 3’ 8×8″
by Clare Bowen | Aug 24, 2016 | Glacier, Iceberg, Iceland, Jokulsarlon, Palette, Pochade, Square, Turquoise
Due to the tides and flow of water the icebergs shift a lot each day some of them end up out of the lagoon and into the sea, so when we returned the next morning (Monday) it looked completely different and I found it harder to find one I liked so I painted a...
#109 ‘Reynisdrangar Vik, Iceland’ 7×9.5″
by Clare Bowen | Aug 17, 2016 | Cliff, Iceland, Pochade, Rocks, Seascape, Sky, View, Vik
I completed this second painting in the afternoon. The light changed half way through with the sun coming out which enriched the colours and contrast. I walked down the beach it was hard going in the soft back sand and my gear. I liked the stacks smaller and at...
Painting in the rain! Iceland
by Clare Bowen | Aug 14, 2016 | Clare painting, Iceland, Landscape, Palette, Pochade, Seascape
I thought yesterday was bad, today was WET!I started painting in the rain thinking I could muster through it. Husband left to photograph and I was left to battle. The rain was driving and my board and palette was wet within seconds. I kept wiping it...