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 | Jan 24, 2018 | Beach, Sea, Seascape, Sky, West Sussex, West Witterings
Very windy day but beautiful light. I got sucked into the big view and used a big canvas. I was pleased with the bones of it – composition and the sky but then I got home and it underwhelmed a little, I think the colours were too muted and so nothing to loose I...
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 | Jan 6, 2018 | Beach, Cliff, East Sussex, Sea, Seascape, Sunset
This one I scraped off after nearly covering the board as I wasn’t happy with it and liked the light better as the sun was setting – warm apricots.It does seem to take a while to get to know a place, especially a new subject like white...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 4, 2018 | Cliff, East Sussex, Sea, Seascape
We had four days in East Sussex, a wonderful coastline with chalk cliffs and rocky outcrops. Having not painted white cliffs before they are a challenge! It’s all about the tonal values, everything was tonally close together the sea sky and cliffs, not...
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 22, 2017 | Beach, Charmouth, Cliff, Dorset, Sea, Seascape
Gorgeous day with the tide far out, the light was shining on the sand and I was in painting Heaven!The family I put in a Mum, Dad and little toddler were lovely to paint, they moved slowly which helped!I used a mixture of thin and thick paint. The reflections in...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 21, 2017 | Dorset, Sea, Seascape, Sky
It was a grey day but the sun came out for 30 minutes or so and I grabbed it! When a subject is changing so quickly I paint it in the order it’s going change the most. 1. Clouds – the shape & colour 2. Light on the water the lightest...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 31, 2017 | Beach, Beer Devon, Pochade, Sea, Seascape
An enjoyable afternoon painting with some local artists from friends and instagram buddies from the Devon area. The light wasn’t great flat and dull but choosing a colourful and interesting shapes to paint helps when there is no light to feature.Spent quite...
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 | Oct 29, 2017 | Beach, Beer Devon, Boats, Fishing Boat, Sea, Seascape, Sunrise
We were up each morning for sunrise, this was the first. With fast painting to get the colours and shapes of the clouds down before they changed. And a bonus to have a little fishing boat puttering into my scene, I put it in without too much detail just general...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 24, 2017 | Blue, Boats, Bosham, Buildings, Sea, Seascape, West Sussex, Yachts
I was itching to get out yesterday and was a lovely afternoon, I went to Chidham (West Sussex) and walked to the coast with a view across the water to Bosham. There was some gorgeous fluffy clouds when I arrived, I whipped out a board and drew with a brush the...
by Clare Bowen | Aug 22, 2017 | Beach, Contra Jour, Sea, Seascape, Sky, Spain, Trees
This was a tough painting! I started in the shade of the palms but as the sun rose I was exposed! Very hot and bright even my phone over heated and temporarily wouldn’t work!The composition was tricky as there were a lot of palms all in lines, I moved...
by Clare Bowen | Aug 18, 2017 | Blue, Sea, Seascape, Sky, Spain
The first painting in Spain, it took me a few attempts to decide on the composition. As I was drawn to the light on the sea and the sky. But I got sucked in to a traditional a view putting the buildings in, I wiped it down and cut the building off. When...
