by Clare Bowen | Oct 18, 2018 | Boats, Emsworth, Hampshire, Low Tide, Reflection, Sail Boat, Sailing Boat, Yachts
I tried painting this boat about 2 years ago when I first started plein air. I drew it out onsite but didn’t really know how to tackle it so it was left unfinished. A tricky boat subject!This time a bigger board and lucky with the refections. Although I had very...
by Clare Bowen | Jul 10, 2018 | Blue, Boats, Bosham, Sea, Seascape, West Sussex, Yachts
In this gorgeous weather Bosham has Mediterranean rich colours and sweltering heat! Painted on Sunday when the families were turning up to sail. A lovely commission open to what I wanted to paint in Bosham. I turned up and really liked the blues and sweeping path...
by Clare Bowen | May 11, 2018 | Bosham, Buildings, Reflection, Seascape, West Sussex, Yachts
A quick sunrise painting of Bosham on a largish canvas. Getting the essence of the scene, brush marks still visible, did this in a hour. It was a beautiful morning, so still and glass like refections.Tricky to paint as there was an ethereal quality to it, sort of...
by Clare Bowen | May 8, 2018 | Boats, Bosham, Contra Jour, West Sussex, Yachts
I haven’t painted in while because my lovely Mum in Law died last week, it wasn’t expected and very sad.I am now back to work and this weather has been glorious for plein air allbeit a little hot!I timed it just right for this contra jour – sparkle...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 24, 2017 | Boats, Clouds, Emsworth, Hampshire, Sea, Seascape, Yachts
Driving down to the coast it was a grey blanket of cloud so I was pleased to find this beautiful sky when I arrived and I liked the little glimpses of light on the water.Painting a sky one of the things I think about is edges. Making some of them soft and others hard....
by Clare Bowen | Nov 5, 2017 | Blue, Boats, Contra Jour, Emsworth, Seascape, Yachts
I did this one straight after the previous painting posted. Just moved around the harbour a bit. I am a sucker for sparkle on the water! The boats were really silhuetted and strong shapes. I moved my body so the compostion of them worked...
by Clare Bowen | Nov 5, 2017 | Boats, Emsworth, Fishing Boat, Seascape, Yachts
A quick painting of a still morning. Passers by were commenting on what a lovely morning to be painting, yes, so lucky I said. Not easy though, as this scene shanged within 30 minutes of starting it. I posted the photo (see below) on Instagram to show how...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 24, 2017 | Blue, Boats, Bosham, Buildings, Sea, Seascape, West Sussex, Yachts
I was itching to get out yesterday and was a lovely afternoon, I went to Chidham (West Sussex) and walked to the coast with a view across the water to Bosham. There was some gorgeous fluffy clouds when I arrived, I whipped out a board and drew with a brush the...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 8, 2017 | Blue, Boats, Bosham, West Sussex, Yachts
Last week I went to Bosham early morning and as I finished ‘Bosham Harbour’ #223 I turned 90 degrees and saw this scene, so I whipped out another board and got the composition down (before the boats moved) but ran out of steam to paint on site so I painted...
by Clare Bowen | Sep 4, 2017 | Boats, Bosham, Seascape, Sunrise, West Sussex, Yachts
I planned to go down to Bosham on advice from an artist saying it was gorgeous early morning. Somehow I picked the most stunning day, so happy. Got there just after sunrise and the cloud formation and reflections in the water….I painted the clouds quickly,...
by Clare Bowen | Aug 11, 2017 | Boats, Buildings, Seascape, Sky, West Sussex, Yachts
What a great place to paint! So many options it was hard to choose until I saw this scene, when I couldn’t take my eyes from it. It was a great sky day too, I wanted to do some cloud studies but this scene won! It was Sunday morning, and the sailing club...
