#413 ‘Sheep on the South Downs’ 30x40cm

by Clare Bowen | Nov 6, 2018 | Autumn, English Landscape, Green, Landscape, Sheep, The South Downs, Trees

Looking out for subjects driving is always a little hazardous!Saw these sheep and a bonus place to pull in and park near by. They were sleepy and laying down until at least an hour into painting them. I worked quietly trying not to scare them. In the end they were...

#410 ‘Rain Cloud, The South Downs’ 9×12″

by Clare Bowen | Oct 30, 2018 | Clouds, Green, Hills, Landscape, Rain, Sky, The South Downs, The Trundle

This is about a 25 minute drive form me and during the whole car journey is rained hard! I thought I’ll have to sit int he car when I get there and wait.But upon arrival this is what I saw! A huge beautiful cloud covering a lot of the view I wanted to paint. The...

#335 ‘The South Downs’ 30x50cm

by Clare Bowen | May 25, 2018 | Green, Landscape, Panoramic, South Downs, The South Downs, The Trundle, Trees, Trundle

I went back to the same area as last weeks painting. I wanted to do it again and really study the tonal values and colours. I am pleased with how it turned out.I will be using this painting for an article I am writing to go into The Artist Magazine. The title of the...

#332 ‘Trundle Path’ 8×10″

by Clare Bowen | May 20, 2018 | Green, Hills, South Downs, The South Downs, The Trundle, Trees

Second painting of the day on the 1:1 plein air day last week. As you can see it was overcast but still pleasing to paint – the greens, shapes and path… It was a quick study getting the essence fo the place.I’m using more earth colours –...

#331 ‘Early Summer, The South Downs’ 9×19″

by Clare Bowen | May 19, 2018 | Countryside, Green, Hills, The South Downs, The Trundle, Trees, West Sussex

I held a 1:1 plein air painting day with an artist called Rosie Copeland. Typical it was a windy grey day but actually was easier as it was stable light, so we weren’t chasing shadows or squinting into the sun.We covered a lot of ground from boards, gesso,...

#308 ‘Sunset over The South Downs’ 10×12″

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...