by Clare Bowen | Nov 26, 2018 | Campo Barnaba, Canal, Gondolas, Italy, Sunset, Venice
A studio painting of a small plein air study from my recent Venice trip.This is the plein air painting and the starting point for the bigger painting above…1.Drawing made on location, helps to really see the subject.2. Studio shot to give an idea of scale and...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 2, 2018 | Contra Jour, Gondolas, Italy, Maria Della Salute, Sunset, The Grand Canal, Venice
A great spot at the end of a jetty close to the Maria Della Salute for a wonderful sky line and also near the gondola action! The sparkle was a so bright on the eyes!
by Clare Bowen | Sep 19, 2018 | Canal, Sunset, Venice
I stood on a small bridge thinking I’ll do it in the evening when its not so busy. But I didn’t know it was the first night of the glass week, with much street celebrating and fizz popping! Quite a bustle and lots of people were stopping to chat and look...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 15, 2018 | Maria Della Salute, St Marks Square, Sunset, Venice
I wanted to get some movement in the water and variation in the sky.I did a very quick one while the sun was going down.
by Clare Bowen | Jul 21, 2018 | Bosham, Impressionist, Seascape, Sky, Sunset, West Sussex
I faffed for an hour starting another one, putting two much building and foreground in. Then I realised it was the sky I liked so started again and focused on the sky…I had only a little time then before the sun went below the cloud line, very fast mixing and...
by Clare Bowen | Mar 7, 2018 | Hampshire, Landscape, Sky, Sunset, The South Downs, The Trundle
A painting I’d started just as the snowy weather arrived. It was so bitter exposed on the top of the South Downs, but a stunning sunset. I had been painting another but stopped and started this one, which turned out better as the colours are stronger and I honed...
by Clare Bowen | Feb 14, 2018 | Beach, Devon, Sea, Seascape, Sky, Sunset, Woolacombe
I painted this one straight after the first, as I was upset with that painting (it had been a struggle!) Also the sunset was amazing and I wanted to try and capture it in paint.I only painted for about 40 minutes as it was over by then and nearly dark! (very cold...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 17, 2018 | Landscape, Sunset, The Trundle, West Sussex, Winter
A fast painting with the emphasis on the sky. Really enjoyed moving the brush strokes around on this big board. Working bigger allowed freer mark making and arm movement – it was fun!The chalk path was tonally light and almost glowing in the low light of...
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 | Dec 17, 2017 | Landscape, Snow, Sunset, Surrey, Trees
I have been distracted with Christmas preps so haven’t posted the last of my snow paintings from the beginning of the week.Across the road from us we have Bramshott Common with lots of Silver Birches, I have found it difficult to find a composition I like in the...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 23, 2017 | Dorset, Seascape, Sunrise, Sunset
I wasn’t sure about posting this one as the easel fell over (it was on a slanted harbour wall – The Cobb) and the painting came off the easel and all the solvent spilt onto the painting! This is a photo of it before it was ruined, but thought I’d...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 21, 2017 | Cliff, Dorset, Seascape, Sunset
I have just had a week in Dorset painting the local area of Bridport, Charmouth & Lyme Regis all on the Jurassic Coast.I was lucky with the weather, it didn’t rain once! and had some great sunsets and rises.I have about 10 paintings to post from the trip and...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 11, 2017 | Beach, Beer Devon, Blue, Boats, Panoramic, Seascape, Sunset
I had started this on Beer beach a couple of weeks ago, but it was the end of the day and I was pooped after painting since dawn, so I decided to leave it finish to the studio. I’m glad I did because it was a challenge! The boats were the easiest bits...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 18, 2017 | Boats, Easel, Gondolas, Grand Canal, Sunset, Venice
I was going to get on the water bus and go to a St Marks Square for the sunset. But seeing the sparkle on the water and the colours I had to stop and paint.A lot of places I paint on location I am on show, this one was odd as people were in a waiting room and I was...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 18, 2017 | Boats, Gondolas, Grand Canal, Sky, Sunset, Venice
I stood in the Vaperetto water bus stop to paint this. It was a great view looking down the grand canal and the georgous light after the sun had set.It was very fleeting so I worked quickly and keeping it loose. I mixed the peachy pink colours with Naples yellow deep,...
