by Clare Bowen | Apr 6, 2020 | Landscape, Sunset, Trees
Felt so inspired had to go back to this lovely spot. The sun has moved the shadows are longer and the light is warmer. Tried it on a larger landscape canvas 12×16″ I’m pleased with the outcome. See previous post to compare the two paintings. Very cool...
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 | Feb 28, 2020 | London, Sunset
Last big painting for the Affordable Art Fair. It felt a big task and a pressure to get 3 paintings done and framed in 6 weeks! All the same size of 80x100cm. I am so relieved to have managed it and I’m pleased with the outcome! I have only painted one this size...
by Clare Bowen | Dec 31, 2019 | London, Sunset
I have painted this view before, I like the strong silhouetted shape of the Cadogan Pier and Albert bridge framing the sunset. This time I used an underpainting which I did in the daytime en plein air. But it was such a drab grey day I decided to go back to the studio...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 30, 2019 | Boats, Seascape, Sunset, Venice
Zooming in to the Maria Della Salute instead of doing the big skyline so tempting to get everything in which is tricky when is such a wide spread of landmarks. This one was before and the sun a little higher.
by Clare Bowen | Sep 18, 2019 | Seascape, Sunset, Venice
Sunset but looking away from the sun for a change, which is much more subtle and enjoyed the colours shifting and warm glow of light. Sometimes it’s hard to know when to commit to a colour scheme as once you put the colours of the sky in then that’s its...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 15, 2019 | Seascape, Sunset, Venice
Fitting the sweep of the city in one painting from Maria Della Salute to the Campanile tower in St Marks. Painting the shapes of the buildings in and then waiting for the sun to come and deciding at which point to stick it in. This sun is quite low just as it’s...
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by Clare Bowen | Mar 28, 2019 | Cityscape, London, Sunset, The Thames
Beautiful light and pastels colours! I wasn’t going to include the left side of the embankment thinking it was to contrasted but I think it helps the composition and really shows off the light colours. Plus the romantic stroll aspect has a good feel.
by Clare Bowen | Feb 26, 2019 | Albert Bridge, Chelsea, London, Sunset, The Thames
Started en plein air. When the sun goes down the colours intensify! I might come back to this one and lighten the bridge a little more. A contrasted painting with very lights and very dark darks, so I had to lighten the darks and darken the lights so they...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 22, 2019 | Albert Bridge, Cityscape, England, London, Sunset, The Thames
No wind, beautiful light and cloudless sky. Such a great combo, with the silhouetted shape of the old Victorian Bridge (built in 1873.) I maped out all the dark structural areas first, not much detail just main shapes and then the lighter sky. Tricky when it changed...
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...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 14, 2019 | English Landscape, Landscape, Reflection, Sky, Sunset, Trees, Winter
I actually started this painting before the previous post no.430. Having chased the sun and finally found a location and subject, I drew out this composition and mixed some pools of colour. But by then the low sun had changed into sunset colours and more clouds had...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 11, 2019 | Brush strokes, English seascape, Hampshire, Impressionist, Seascape, Sunset
Thank you so much to those who have emailed me and commented re my previous post. It’s really good to have feedback as it has been hard to gauge what you think of my blog! It seems like the consensus is to carry on with the format I have been...
by Clare Bowen | Dec 22, 2018 | Bramshott Common, English Landscape, Landscape, Sky, Sunset, Winter
A plein air sky not far from my house on land owned by MOD. I like seeing the distance and feeling the space. Winter sun means its sets over the distant hills – quite perfect!I used a textured linen coloured board to give it more atmosphere. This second...
