#443 ‘Silver Birch in Snow’ 30x30cm
by Clare Bowen | Feb 11, 2019 | English Landscape, Landscape, Orange, Silver Birch, Snow, Snowscape, Sunset, Trees, Wood, Yellow
This is the first one I did as the sun was going down on Bramshott Common. Different colours to the previous bluer snow paintings. Mainly yellow and oranges, limited palette. I painted another straight after (will post tomorrow) in a portrait format to get the trees...
#442 ‘Snow Shadows’ 30x40cm
by Clare Bowen | Feb 10, 2019 | Blue, Contra Jour, English Landscape, Landscape, Snow, Snow landscape, Snowscape, Sunrise, Yellow
The second painting done straight after the first. You can see how much the sun has moved to the right and rose. Warmer blues and lots of colours in the snow! But also a limited colour palette – warm and cool.In this one I wanted more of the shadows as I...
#441 ‘Snow & Glow’ 24x30cm
by Clare Bowen | Feb 8, 2019 | Blue, English Landscape, Landscape, Orange, Snow, Snow landscape, Snowscape
I arrived early to set up and start mixing colours. So I was ready to paint the shadows when the sun just came up over the trees. Cool blues compliment well with the orangey sky. Such an inspiring subject. I stayed on and did another I will post it tomorrow! A...
#440 ‘Gorse in Snow, The Punch Bowl’ 24x30cm
by Clare Bowen | Feb 7, 2019 | Landscape, Snow, Snow landscape, Snowscape, Surrey Hills, Winter
I liked the cool blue light contrasted with the warmer light of the left. Plus the arial perspective of the fading distant hills. Not easy to paint! With quite subtle tonal difference having to really observe and not think you know whats there but...
#439 ‘Walk in the Snow’ 24x30cm
by Clare Bowen | Feb 6, 2019 | Bramshott Common, Landscape, Snow, Snow landscape, Snowscape, Trees, Winter
A few days ago we had a big snowfall overnight and it was so exciting to wake up to snow laden trees and sunshine :-)I went to an area walkable to us it was so quiet and we made the first snow tracks of the day, it was beautiful.To be able to to paint that was such a...
#438 ‘Chilly Brook’ 24x30cm
by Clare Bowen | Feb 5, 2019 | Hampshire, Landscape, Snow, Snow landscape, Snowscape, Trees
I drove for over an hour trying to find a subject, not easy seeing over the hedge rows and being able to park safely when there’s snow on the roads. Really pleased to find this winding stream in the Meon Valley. I adapted the composition a little by making the...