#201 ‘Evening Light, The Trundle’ 9×12″
by Clare Bowen | Jul 6, 2017 | Hampshire, Hills, Landscape, Sunset
I painted this last night, a hot hazy evening, with beautiful light.I had forgotten how wonderful this view is. It is a huge expanse, looking left is Chichester and right is Portsmouth and in the distance the Isle of Wight (all Hampshire.)I didnt have long before the...
#198 ‘Setting Sun, Sky Study’ & Sketches
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...
#170 ‘La Plagne, The Alps’ 9×12″
by Clare Bowen | Apr 12, 2017 | Landscape, Mountain, Snow, Sunset, Trees
This was taken from a drawing I made while in the French Alps. (see below)It really helpd to have drawn it as the tones are quite close together and having studied it in person helped with the painting. (didn’t make it easy though!)The light source was...
Drawing The French Alps
by Clare Bowen | Mar 13, 2017 | Drawing, Landscape, Snow, Sunset, Trees
We recently returned form our ski trip in La Plagne France. It snowed and snowed! The drawing above was after a big dump of snow overnight. I used 3 tones – dark, mid and light – the white of the paper.The one below is when it started to melt, and there...
#164 ‘Sunset, Frensham Pond’ 9.5×12″
by Clare Bowen | Feb 22, 2017 | Landscape, Sunset, Surrey
I had made a dash for the Pond as I saw the sky had potential to be a wonderful sunset. But in my haste I forgot my Pochade (outside easel) very annoying but took my board, and sketch book and drew the scene several times to try and learn the subject and imprint it on...
#111 ‘Evening Light Vik, Iceland’ 5×10″
by Clare Bowen | Aug 18, 2016 | Iceland, Oil Sketch, Panoramic, Sea, Seascape, Sunset, Vik
We drove around for a while trying to find a new view of the area. We went up the coast quite a few miles and found this deserted beach to paint on. It was nearly 7pm and I had a 20 minute weather window of sky and light, then the grey clouds came over....