Contact - Clare Bowen

Contact Clare

I would love to hear from you any enquires are welcome.

E: clare@clarebowen.co.uk

T: 07813 320066

I regularly post my paintings on Instagram and Facebook, see some of my latest updates below.

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I’m really pleased to have updated my website ad

I’m really pleased to have updated my website adding these 22 available paintings! Some of them that haven’t been shown on here before.
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To take a look click the link on my Bio ~ you might find the perfect Christmas present! 🖼🎄

A breathtaking sunset at Polzeath. I took a momen

A breathtaking sunset at Polzeath. I took a moment to enjoy the scene & wondered whether I could capture it. By then it was disappearing so I painted intuitively & fast!
SWIPE to see the very rough start! Also a pic of me on location from a passer by.
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Last one from this area for a bit.
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End pic is one for you to paint if desired 🧡

These huge ‘Gull Rocks’ are 500 meters off Hol

These huge ‘Gull Rocks’ are 500 meters off Holywell Bay.
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I discovered this beach through watching Poldark!! We’ve been yomping our way through the series, spotting beaches & being inspired.
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I want to go back and do a sunset here!
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The sky in my painting was blue when I started and then these clouds came in, I might change it.
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Pic for you to use in Stories. #clarebowenartistshare

I love painting skies and this was a corker! Also

I love painting skies and this was a corker! Also with the house on the cliff adds to the interest & view.
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Photo for you to paint in Stories. #clarebowenartistshare
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10x12” Constantine Sunset
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I’m home now, a couple more to post. Really enjoyable painting trip. Glad I’m back as storm Arwen is kicking off!

One of the lovely things about painting in winter

One of the lovely things about painting in winter is meeting some of the local people. The dog walkers, runners & families. The unexpected interactions with people who are really friendly.
I saw the same dog walker 4 times whilst on this beach who said I was starting to become a fixture! Also a newborn baby 7 weeks old, her first walk with Mum on the beach she was named after! 💕
The locals pointed out the giants face on the Trevose Head. It’s on the left side of my painting. When the morning sun hits it looks like hooded eyes, nose and mouth.
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I stated the painting at high tide but as the rocks and sand started to show I added some which helped balance the wide composition.
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I was so absorbed and with chatting as well I forgot to photograph this one to share with you.☺️

Polzeath. So exciting discovering new places to pa

Polzeath. So exciting discovering new places to paint! Wet sands and pink cloud reflections on this vast beach.
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SWIPE for a video clip of me painting plus a free photo of this subject to paint, if you are inspired too!
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10x12” Polzeath Reflections

I started in the dark on a different painting but

I started in the dark on a different painting but abandoned it to paint this! Needs a bit of work but a moment captured 💜🌊
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‘Sunrise Constantine Bay’ 10x12”
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See my story for a pic of this subject to use.
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Thankfully less windy but still bitter!

This was such a challenging paint due to it being

This was such a challenging paint due to it being very windy! My brushes were actually blowing off my pochade into the sand! Swipe to see pic.
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Also a video clip of the sound of the wind! (Early stages of the painting)
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I saw that it was due to be sunny weather so have made the most of it & staying a couple of nights to paint in the Constantine Bay area.
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Last pic to paint the scene if you’d like to. #clarebowenartistshare

I went back to finish this painting & all the boat

I went back to finish this painting & all the boats had gone (for winter.) Luckily it was just the buildings that needed work.
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I had tried several compositions before this one. I felt it needed a portrait format to get all the bits I wanted and to emphasise the boats and skyline! A lovely fluffy cloud went by half way through the paint which helped balance the painting.
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Photo of this subject on my Stories - take a screen shot if you wanted to paint it! 🎨
#clarebowenartistshare
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20x60cm

Sunrise The Grand Canal. I was last in Venice 🇮

Sunrise The Grand Canal. I was last in Venice 🇮🇹 in 2019 and would really like to go back soon! This is a scaled up painting taken from a plein air of that trip.
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See my story for the painting stages!
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SWIPE for free-to-use photo. If you do a painting from the photo please hashtag #clarebowenartistshare
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50x60cm oil on canvas

I feel really pleased to be able to support the @c

I feel really pleased to be able to support the @cornwallcommunityfoundation charity. I have donated this painting for the raffle of the grand draw in the @cornwallchristmasfair all proceeds go to worthy causes in Cornwall.
The raffle tickets are available in the Craft Fair so if your going do buy one!
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The two other prizes are a night in the stunning @watergatebay & lunch @the_pig_hotels
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The Craft Fair starts today🎄

This is a painting I kept as a happy memory from o

This is a painting I kept as a happy memory from our time living in Surrey. Winter scenes are a favourite to paint, the colours on the snow are so beautiful!
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Swipe to see a plein air pic, a lovely new frame, & a free photo for you to paint the scene too! (I added snow to the trees! ❄️)

Feel very blessed to have this as a painting subje

Feel very blessed to have this as a painting subject on our doorstep. And when I’m not painting it then I am studying the clouds and how they effect the water.
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Instagram is about sharing 💕& I thought I could share my reference photos on here for you to use if you felt inspired to paint it too. I always snap my scene before I paint it.
Let me know if you think it’s a good idea. If you do use the photo please hashtag with #clarebowenartistshare
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This is autumn sunrise on Mounts Bay.
SWIPE for finished painting & free to use reference photo 🎨

‘Cornish Lass’ a forgotten wreck in Newlyn har

‘Cornish Lass’ a forgotten wreck in Newlyn harbour, waiting to be scrapped. The old yellow paintwork was glowing in the afternoon sun and I especially enjoyed the reflection 💛
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It was one of two harbour boats used by Stevenson's fishing merchants to ferry supplies. I read it is the oldest boat in the harbour but couldn’t find any dates?

‘Going Surfing’…. On a portrait format, I li

‘Going Surfing’…. On a portrait format, I liked all the people on a mission to get to the sea! & those foreground rocks 🤍
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11x14” oil on board, Constantine Bay

A recent commission of Albert Bridge 60x60cm. I de

A recent commission of Albert Bridge 60x60cm. I decided to paint two at the same time so I did a 40x40cm as well for my solo show next year. SWIPE for pic with me & the two paintings.
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There’s so many factors to watch for in this tricky perspective - I redid the white struts 5 times until I was happy with their angle, space between & thickness!!
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I wanted the two paintings to be different. I’ve put the 40x40cm at the end Pic can you spot the differences?

Mousehole end of summer. Lovely turquoise waters &

Mousehole end of summer. Lovely turquoise waters & wooden boats. Quintessentially Cornwall! 💙

Two little boats! A fun paint & natter on Mousehol

Two little boats! A fun paint & natter on Mousehole beach with @charliedaviesdesigns
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Decided to focus in & do a small scene as these boats have such character!
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6x12” ‘Two Little Boats’
oil on board
Available
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SWIPE- Thanks to Charlie’s husband Phil for a great pic & video clip.

I can see why people like Constantine Bay! I spent

I can see why people like Constantine Bay! I spent the day painting there it has rich coloured sands, gorgeous rolling surf, rock pools, cafe & toilet! ….so much to paint!
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Did the not so obvious view first - second is the sweeping bay- SWIPE to see.
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Which do you PREFER? 1 or 2
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Video clips as well.

Painting a plein air biggie - 45x61cm! I tackled

Painting a plein air biggie - 45x61cm!
I tackled this subject on a larger scale because I’d already painted it several times before so I knew it well. Plus I wanted to challenge myself! I used a lot of energy to cover the canvas with big brush marks, trying not to skimp on paint either!
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Afterwards I was completely drained - do other people find big paintings tiring?!
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This one needs some work in the studio.
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So nice to have the company of @lizzieblackartist

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