#292 ‘Winter, Winkworth Arboretum ‘ 8×10″
by Clare Bowen | Jan 31, 2018 | Buildings, Lake, Landscape, Reflection, Surrey, Trees, Winter
I completed this oil sketch in one hour this afternoon. The sun was out for about 20 minutes when I started which was a bonus as it looked so much better with the light on the trees. Squinting my eyes I could see quite a difference with the lower foliage being in...
#285 ‘Winter Sky, The Trundle’ 12×16″
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...
#276 ‘Spire in the Mist” 10×12″
by Clare Bowen | Dec 20, 2017 | Landscape, Sky, Trundle, Winter
Gorgeous light when I arrived at the Trundle yesterday. I liked the contrast of rich greens and strong shapes in the foreground to the soft pastels colours diffused by the mist on the horizon. You couldn’t see the sea or Isle of wight and the land and sky...
#271 ‘Snow on Bramshott Common’ 8×10″
by Clare Bowen | Dec 12, 2017 | Bramshott Common, Landscape, Snow, Surrey, Trees, Winter
Really tough painting conditions. Snowing, windy and bitter cold. Snow on the land makes it magical and I didn’t want to miss the opportunity so I wrapped myself up in two of everything- trousers, coats, scarfs, socks…! Even a new fleece balaclava, allowed...
#260 ‘Charmouth Beach’ 8×10″
by Clare Bowen | Nov 21, 2017 | Beach, Charmouth, Dorset, Seascape, Winter
A grey morning so I put the emphasis onto the beach by making the horizon line on the top third of the board and using the seaweed lines and pebbles to help lead the eye in.I painted this subject 4 times during last week, so helpful to learn the subject shapes to then...
#257 ‘View from Battersea’ 5×10″
by Clare Bowen | Nov 9, 2017 | Boats, London, River Thames, Winter
I was up in London yesterday with friend and artist Sarah Manolescue. We were hoping for winter sun but it was grey and cold! I had one of those days which didn’t work well for painting. Why? I started 2 paintings which I have scraped off and this was...
#157 ‘The River Wey, Farncombe’ 12×12″
by Clare Bowen | Jan 24, 2017 | Boats, Frost, Landscape, Surrey, Winter
A beautiful morning, with a hard frost. I was out with the Surrey Hills Plein Air Painters. A lot of us gathered around to paint this subject. I enjoyed painting with others, and seeing their results of the same subject.I was attracted to the winding path, frosty...