by Clare Bowen | Mar 30, 2020 | Boats, Seascape, Sunrise
One week into our lockdown in the Uk and I have been painting like billio. It’s helping me feel ‘normal’ and posting my work on here and social media helps me feel more connected and less alone. I hope you are ok out there. This is an unassuming...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 19, 2020 | Boats, Seascape, Sunrise
It was one of those beautiful perfectly still mornings. The sun rose behind me and I aimed to capture the colours as it did. It’s always tricky to decide when to commit to the colours of the moment. I did it before the sun came up too much so it has a...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 12, 2020 | Bosham, Seascape, Sunset
A follow on to the 4pm painting on my previous post. I wanted some thing dramatic and confident. An enjoyable paint with lots of subtleties in the darks – warmer pinky/orange and cooler greens/blues.
by Clare Bowen | Mar 2, 2020 | Bosham, Seascape, Sunset
Having finished my big studio paintings I was able to get back out into the plein air and painting outdoors. It was a shock to the system, bitterly cold wind in my face, I needed to weigh down my easel down with my bag and managed to knock the turps all over me! I...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 24, 2020 | Seascape, Venice
‘Moon rising, San Giorgio Maggiore’ 12×24″ ‘Afternoon Light, Santa Maria Della Salute’ 11×22″ Studio pieces scaling up from small plein air paintings. Fun format and interesting looking at...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 15, 2020 | Accademia Bridge, Seascape, Venice
I started this painting on the last day of my Venice trip in September 2019. It was the afternoon and hot and sunny. Very crowded which restricted the spot I could stand on the Accademia Bridge. I decided to go for it with a big board 12×16″ and in...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 1, 2020 | Seascape
Happy New Year! Just to say thank you for continuing to read my blog and support me on this artist journey. 2020 was an amazing painting year for me, so many good things happened like Sky Landscape Artist of the year, Being in London exhibitions, Nominated &...
by Clare Bowen | Dec 29, 2019 | Seascape
The second time I have painted from this spot, its like a secret gem of a subject, I saw no other people quiet & peaceful! The dark small building on the right is called the Raptackle its grade 11 listed and used for the sailing on Bosham quay. I put the clouds...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 27, 2019 | Artist Life, Seascape, Venice
I have never done an art society demo before this one…. at Leatherhead Art Club. The brief was to scale up a small plein air and describe my process. I was really anxious before as I didn’t know if I could speak and paint at the same time! It’s...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 9, 2019 | Autumn, Boats, London, Seascape
Good to be home and painting on the Thames! Such a beautiful, crisp autumnal day, I really enjoyed it. I used a limited palette mainly Blue-Green (Cerulean) & Red-Orange (Cadmiums) which are tertiary complimentary colours. Useful to have a boat in the foreground...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 5, 2019 | America, Autumn, Landscape, Seascape, Trees
I was standing on Hussey Bridge in Wickford. A beautiful scene of coloured leaves and reflections. Nice to have the kayaks in too. The subject felt too big for the size board I had – 8×14″ so it was a struggle to make all the areas fit together and...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 7, 2019 | Boats, Seascape, Sunrise, Venice
Some small sketches from my trip, that I did over the 3 week period just not posted on here. All featuring Maria Della Salute. Such a great shaped building!
by Clare Bowen | Oct 6, 2019 | Seascape, Sunrise, Venice
A sunrise impression from the Accademia Bridge. I know this subject well and enjoy painting a fast sunrise of colours. I have just finished it with a few tweaks in the the studio…
by Clare Bowen | Oct 6, 2019 | Boats, Seascape, Venice
I started this painting on the first week. I brought it home and I couldn’t stand it. Had to turn it to the wall! A friend staying int he house we shared called Emma liked it and kept turning it back around! Because of her belief in it I thought Id try and...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 3, 2019 | Artist Life, Boats, Oil Painting, Seascape, Studio, Sunrise, Venice
It’s like unwrapping old friends once back in the studio seeing all my paintings again and in such better light than the house we had in Venice. Felt quite excited seeing them all as a group. Several unfinished but wont take long to get them done.. Extras I...
