#365 ‘The Swan Inn, Haslemere’ 8×10″
by Clare Bowen | Aug 26, 2018 | Buildings, Haslemere, Surrey, Townscape
This weekend I painted with Haslemere Art Society on the high street on Haslemere. It’s to promote the annual exhibition at the Museum 8-15th September. A fun morning with the members and a few passers by taking an interest and a subject I wouldn’t...
#224 ‘The Georgian Hotel, Haslemere’ 18x24cm
by Clare Bowen | Sep 5, 2017 | Buildings, Haslemere, Surrey, Townscape
Saturday I was out with Haslemere Art Society painting on the High Street promoting our exhibition starting next Saturday at the Haslemere Museum. This is not a usual subject for me, but I looked for light and shade which looked great on this hotel front. Luckily...
#222 ‘La Vila, Spain’ 18x24cm
by Clare Bowen | Sep 1, 2017 | Buildings, Light, Spain, Townscape
I was experimenting in my studio with techniques. Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) used this process by putting down swathes of colour and drawing with a brush over the top. He used black. I mixed a black with Ultramarine Blue and Red Dioxide – which lends itself to the...