by Clare Bowen | Jul 3, 2017 | Drawing, France, Port en Bessin, Seascape, Sketch, Sky, Sunset
This was the fourth painting of the day, so I was warmed up and flowing! Although when I did it at 10pm it was dusk and could hardly see what I was painting 🙂 There isn’t much tonal contrast just colour contrast. I enjoyed getting the paint down quickly.I...
by Clare Bowen | Jul 1, 2017 | Boats, France, Harbour, Port en Bessin, Seascape
This was near our hotel and all of us artists past this scene and went ooooh! So brightly coloured and great shapes.I drew it the night before so I could work out the shapes and composition. It was still a challenge though! I haven’t been mapping out before...
by Clare Bowen | Jul 1, 2017 | Boats, France, Low Tide, Port en Bessin, Seascape
For some reason the flies loved this painting. I was working with another artist near by and her painting wasn’t attractive to them! Look at my palette pic to see how many were in there. First I tried to save them by the end they were being mixed and and applied...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 30, 2017 | Boats, Buildings, France, Harbour, Port en Bessin, Seascape
I simplified what was there and emphasised the bits I liked. Building up a patchwork of colour, shapes and tones. A tricky subject but enjoyed piecing it all together.A young French couple watched me paint for a while and then using google translate asked if it...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 30, 2017 | Boats, Buildings, France, Port en Bessin, Seascape
There was a window of lovely light which I wanted to capture. To be bold in the mark making, blocking in and simplifying the shapes and keeping the colours fresh to help show the light.I am now back home from the French trip. It’s been hard keeping up with...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 29, 2017 | Boats, France, Ile de Re, Seascape
I wanted to get a quickie in before we left for our next location. An early start where I was rewarded with beautiful light, really calm water and perfect reflections. I worked on a small board and time limited seamed to help being decisive and strong with...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 28, 2017 | Boats, France, Ile de Re, Mist, Seascape
I had completed a painting of this misty scene the previous day. It was a landscape board and smaller scale. I wasn’t 100% happy with it. Luckily the mist came back so I was able to have another go…When I started the tide was up and the mist...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 11, 2017 | Beach, Seascape, Sky
Very testing conditions! It was last week when the wind and rain was battering the country I went to the coast thinking it would be dramatic down there. It was 🙂 I tucked up against a groin but it really made no difference. The wind was so strong I could hardly...
by Clare Bowen | Jun 8, 2017 | Boats, Emsworth, Seascape
Painted this yesterday morning, nice light, especially compared to the grey drizzle of today! At the moment I am enjoying painting boats and their individual characters! When I arrived the tide was mainly out, and as I was paintiing it was creeping in around...
by Clare Bowen | May 31, 2017 | Seascape, Sunrise
I made this painting from the drawings I did in Cape Town on our recent visit (see below). I didn’t have my paints with me so it was great to actually paint it! Sunrise, with beautiful soft light on the mountain and deep turquoise blues and apricots of...
by Clare Bowen | May 21, 2017 | Boats, Emsworth, Harbour, Seascape
This is the second one I did a couple of days ago in Emsworth Harbour. I was running out of steam by then and the light wasn’t as beautiful as the early morning so I packed up. Back in the studio I ended up wiping most of it off see below as I wasn’t happy...
by Clare Bowen | May 20, 2017 | Blue, Boats, Emsworth, Seascape
I got up at 4.30am for this painting! Rather early but needed to get down to the coast and paint and get back again before my husband went to work at 8.30am – we have our shared dog staying, he’s blind and can’t be left alone.It was beautiful at this...
by Clare Bowen | May 16, 2017 | Blue, Boats, Emsworth, Hampshire, Harbour, Seascape
Back home I wanted to explore what I had learnt with Richard Pikelsey as soon as possible. So I set off early to paint in Emsworth harbour. With a very low tide I was able to stand out on the mud flats and use a little boat as my table 🙂 see belowI liked the...
by Clare Bowen | May 3, 2017 | Beach, Seascape, Southsea
I went back the next day to paint looking west into the morning sun. I featured the sky and old fashioned lamp post. The sun on the sea was bleached white just some warmth from the yellow.The string of fairy lights were fun to paint, I used 4 brushes one for each...
by Clare Bowen | Apr 30, 2017 | Beach, Boats, Contra Jour, Hampshire, Seascape, Southsea
I have been out painting over the past 3 days. The first day at Queen Elizabeth Country Park nr Petersfield. Being early morning there was no sunlight and the tones were very close together and a bit dull on the wooded subject I chose. After an hour and half of...
