by Clare Bowen | Oct 8, 2018 | Italy, San Giorgio Maggiore, Seascape, Sunrise, The Grand Canal, Venice
The morning we left Venice I got up at 5am and did one more paint, and it was this.A fleeting sunrise where the sun just peeped until it went behind the cloud. I used a slightly bigger board in portrait format to capture the light and movement on the water. My...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 25, 2018 | Italy, Mist, San Giorgio Maggiore, San Marco Square, St Marks Square, Venice
I convinced my family to come with to San Marco at 6am sunrise no people just pigeons. It has a magical quality at this time, they really enjoyed it. I wanted to paint a bigger more of a statement piece of this square. Not easy to get the drawing and perspective...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 22, 2018 | Family, Italy, San Giorgio Maggiore, Sea, Seascape, Sunrise, Venice
The final sunrise painting in a series of 3. I was pleased the sun was near enough to paint a portrait format with the San Giorgio next to it. I am happy with the glow I managed to get from the light of the sun, not easy!This week I have had my family staying...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 22, 2018 | Pink, Purple, San Giorgio Maggiore, Sunrise, Venice
The first in a series of 3 paintings I did of sunrise one after the other.This stage is when the light is low and the colours rich. A small quick sketch to capture the moment. Then I changed to a bigger board:The sun just peeping over the horizon, with very light...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 14, 2018 | Mist, San Giorgio Maggiore, St Marks Square, Venice
An atmospheric morning, I wanted to capture a bigger area of it so tried this shape board.Very quiet but a lot of brides having their photo taken this morning!!
by Clare Bowen | Sep 13, 2018 | Contra Jour, Maria Della Salute, San Giorgio Maggiore, Sea, Venice
I painted the one below first as it was above the San Giorgio Maggiore and a huge sparkle on the water. and then as the sun went around it was above Maria Della Salute which is the main picture.I had started this one the other way up see pic. But thought the...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 13, 2018 | Purple, San Giorgio Maggiore, Sunrise, Venice
I did this one straight after the previous painting. The sun just popping up over the horizon.A longer format to get the sun and building in.Soft misty light not so much colour as pre dawn.
by Clare Bowen | Sep 13, 2018 | San Giorgio Maggiore, Sunrise, Venice
Early morning rich colours strong silhouetted shapeIridescent waterBefore the sun came up.
by Clare Bowen | Sep 11, 2018 | Palette Knife, San Giorgio Maggiore, Sunrise, The Grand Canal, Venice, Video
I faffed with the set up for the video getting it all my easel in and the subject behind it.The painting took 40mins the video is 37 seconds…I was there first at 6am and then there were 5 photographers, a meditation sitter, tourist with selfie stick and a...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 10, 2018 | Contra Jour, San Giorgio Maggiore, The Grand Canal, Venice, Water sparkles
I took a risk and included the foreground wooden structure, I wasn’t sure whether it would work until I had done it. Using a limited colour palette of warm and cools and limited tones too.Bringing colour sin from the sky and the building into the water...
