by Clare Bowen | Feb 16, 2019 | Grand Canal, Impressionist, Italy, Sky, Sunrise, The Grand Canal, Venice
One for my exhibition, an idea taken from a small 8×10 plein air did in Venice September last year. I loved the building on the right with the light shining on it. I took a risk with the wooden poles, quite dominant structures but it gives depth and a sense of...
by Clare Bowen | Jan 31, 2019 | Architecture, Dawn, Italy, Maria Della Salute, Pink, Purple, Sunrise, The Grand Canal, Venice
A studio painting developed from a plein air piece. I painted this subject over 15 times, so I know it well and felt comfortable painting it bigger. One for my solo show in May in London!Plein air studySketch book drawing on location (later in the day with more...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 9, 2018 | Academia Bridge, Artist Life, exhibition, Italy, Maria Della Salute, St Marks Square, Studio, The Grand Canal, Venice
Home from Venice and my studio line up, I can’t fit them all in! I do feel pleased and proud with what I achieved in a month. I felt sad leaving such a wonderful & inspiring place. I am already planning a trip to go back next year! I enjoyed...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 8, 2018 | Italy, San Giorgio Maggiore, Seascape, Sunrise, The Grand Canal, Venice
The morning we left Venice I got up at 5am and did one more paint, and it was this.A fleeting sunrise where the sun just peeped until it went behind the cloud. I used a slightly bigger board in portrait format to capture the light and movement on the water. My...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 8, 2018 | Accademia Bridge, Boats, Italy, Maria Della Salute, Sunrise, The Grand Canal, Venice
I experimented with putting the glow around the building next to the sun to give a sense of strong sunlight. There’s not much water activity early on but I managed to paint the Vaporetto water bus as it was moving across the Grand Canal! By around 8-9am its...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 6, 2018 | Accademia Bridge, Italy, Maria Della Salute, The Grand Canal, Venice
Braved the afternoon crowds on the Academia Bridge, it can be so hectic on there, I had been put off doing it the whole trip, also the risk of being moved on by the police, they have been known to move artists on from prominent tourists spots.Anyway I love the...
by Clare Bowen | Oct 4, 2018 | Gondolas, Grand Canal, Italy, Maria Della Salute, The Grand Canal, Venice, Yellow
We went back to this spot to do it again! With a wider format board and looked at the aerial perspective, there is a lot of sky colour put in the distant buildings. The colours of the sparkle are tricky to see, but they start warmer yellow/warm colour and go to...
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 28, 2018 | Buildings, Maria Della Salute, The Grand Canal, Venice
9am softer more diffused light than the 8am painting with rapidly moving water sparkle. Not putting in too much detail like windows, just suggesting them.
by Clare Bowen | Sep 25, 2018 | Accademia Bridge, Italy, Maria Della Salute, The Grand Canal, Venice
My favourite spot from the Academia Bridge! I don’t get tired of this view. The sun coming up and just peeping over the buildings creating a lovely warm glow, contrasted with the cooler water.
by Clare Bowen | Sep 14, 2018 | Accademia Bridge, Contra Jour, Maria Della Salute, The Grand Canal, Venice
Painted without drawing out first as I know the shape now.Risked painting in the day hoping I wouldn’t be moved on by the police!Not too many colours to keep it harmonious. Painted the sparkle first before it moved out of my painting view.
by Clare Bowen | Sep 11, 2018 | Contra Jour, Maria Della Salute, The Grand Canal, Venice
The scene got better as the light came around the buildings and sparkles on the water!
by Clare Bowen | Sep 11, 2018 | Palette Knife, San Giorgio Maggiore, Sunrise, The Grand Canal, Venice, Video
I faffed with the set up for the video getting it all my easel in and the subject behind it.The painting took 40mins the video is 37 seconds…I was there first at 6am and then there were 5 photographers, a meditation sitter, tourist with selfie stick and a...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 10, 2018 | Contra Jour, San Giorgio Maggiore, The Grand Canal, Venice, Water sparkles
I took a risk and included the foreground wooden structure, I wasn’t sure whether it would work until I had done it. Using a limited colour palette of warm and cools and limited tones too.Bringing colour sin from the sky and the building into the water...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 8, 2018 | Italy, St Marks Square, The Grand Canal, Venice
The second quick painting I did in St Marks Square with wonderful apricot light.
