Hi all Hope you’re well, warm and have time for a few pics to scroll through. This is going to be a fast run-down, with fewer words than normal. This first painting was a commission for a lady who provided a lot of help to the farmers of the area depicted, during the 2014 flooding.  […]

Friends, hello!  I hope this long-delayed blog may come as a welcome distraction, from more important things.  It has been months, again, since I last blogged, so there’s quite a lot here.  I hope you are well, or ‘bearing up’ under life’s pressures, anxieties and the practical difficulties of the times.  I think it helps […]

Hi, and I hope this finds you well! It has been quite a while since my last post, for a number of reasons. I have long been in the delightful throes of selling/moving house, and this is still ongoing. We’ve now moved out, but have yet to move in again.  I am heading northward though, […]

In the city This was my first plein air of the year that I felt seemed to flow quite well. I had some nice chats with a few different people, but for a change it didn’t cause a problem for the painting. In fact I kept going, plonking down paint as we chatted. Probably quite […]

Towards Lizard Lighthouse, Cornwall.   A studio painting. I did a plein air at the time I was here which was not a great success, being almost blown over by wind.  This one I felt came out okay overall, despite sections which could definitely have gone much better.  For an age I’ve been meaning to […]

Hello! This painting was from photos taken last summer when I visited Glastonbury to film a demo for my plein air video.  That was done further down this narrow road on a footpath through fields to the left, following the river Parrett.  Even from this spot a 45 degree turn to the left gives a […]

Hello! About time I put together a blog post.  Hopefully this sprawling post will make up a bit for a considerable period of withdrawal.  It’s been a time of reflection, and there’s a bit of that in here. I have done a couple of posts in recent months, but not sent them out […]

I hope you are well. The year rolls on.  Difficult times in many ways, but perhaps some recent signs of hope? I won’t say much this time, though there are a few ‘news’ items and links at the bottom of this post. I thought I’d show some pictures though, since it’s been a while. A […]

Hi and welcome to my September update. ‘Plein Air Painting with Jem Bowden’ … Being the obvious title for my new Plein Air video which is, at last, now available to buy or hire.  Please have a watch of the trailer on my Video Tuition page, from where you’ll also find links to the full […]

Time for a round up of some recent plein air adventures. Much of the spring and summer feels a bit lost, passed without enough outdoor adventure or friendly painting meet ups.  But I have managed to get out several times, to places where any other people were at a Covid-safe distance. From the southeast […]