ART STUDIO TOUR | 2022 - Set Up, Equipment, Storage

A tour around my studio, showing you where I work and the tools and materials I use! As we go around I share tips on how to make a studio space work. I'm using the old dining room in our 1920's house in Newlyn Cornwall. We have a net-loft that one day will be converted to be my 'upgraded' studio.
Happy to answer any questions.
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I did this tour before a lot of my paintings went off for framing for my London Solo Exhibition. If you would like more information on the show (10-14 May 2022) click here: clarebowen.co....
Any mentions in this studio tour have been listed below so you can find them too.
Coddiwomble gallery: www.coddiwompl...
Artistic Framing Co: artisticframin...
Belle Arti Canvases:
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Windsor & Newton Canvases: www.jacksonsar...

[@MegadoseTheOutsiderArtist]

I love art studio tours!!❤😊

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Meg!❤️

[@egsantandrea]

Omg that window and view is to die for

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you! It is a dream! 👏😊

[@paintingsbypenelope]

"And here's my canvas stash"... suddenly I remember the quote "art is the only excuse to acceptably be a hoarder". My studio is just as crowded, haha! You have a lovely space.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Love that! I do like a good stash of art equipment :-)

[@Adi-tt5ox]

I followed you on instagram and just recently found you have a youtube as well! Hearing you talk through your still life paintings really helps me improve my attitude towards my paintings! I was hoping you had a studio tour and I really enjoyed seeing more of your space in this one :)

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you for your support Adi on Instagram, appreciate it! I am happy to share and glad to be of help! 👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@lluhu]

I loved the energy

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you! 😊

[@GarryAkehurst]

Great Paintings !

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Garry! 👩🏻‍🎨🎨

[@susankahn7219]

Oh my gosh that view out your window! Looks like a painting!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

We are very blessed, thank you Susan! ♥️

[@jimjotka2187]

Very good it's a very happy place

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Jim, yes it is! 👩🏻‍🎨🙏❤️

[@carolynavalos5415]

I just discovered your videos a few days ago and really enjoy watching (and listening) to you. The interaction with Mr. B is priceless!!! I am learning a lot from you even though I only paint with acrylic. Do you sometimes paint with acrylic? Thanks for the visit to your beautiful studio. I'll be continuing to watch more of your videos!!!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Carolyn. Welcome! I don’t use acrylic, only oils. In the past I have used watercolour. I have produced some small videos/reels on Instagram also under clarebowenartist! 👩🏻‍🎨❤️

[@korukiwiarts]

You studio has a wonderful vibe. Lots of direct sunlight from your large window. And everything that you need.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Koru, I am blessed with my studio it’s light and lovely to work in. Best wishes, Clare

[@user-xh4pw2uc4z]

Cool studio, small but cozy! Nice painting, congratulations!! And yes, a cool view of the bay from the window, I really liked it!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Glad you liked it! 👩🏻‍🎨🏡

[@thoseartyfolk]

Thank you , that was really nice . And the view from your window ❤

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!❤️

[@rikardogibola1312]

Some wonderful paintings there that I got a glimpse of. Some I recognise, others I haven't seen before. I'd like to get amongst them and have a rummage - beautiful.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Ha how nice thank you- it was filmed just before my solo exhibition 😊💫

[@desireeyoung2814]

Such a smart setup. What a lovely space, and that view from the window!!!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Desiree, I am certainly blessed!🏡♥️

[@jules9477]

Thank you for sharing Clare absolutely love your studio and your paintings!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you so pleased you like my studio Jules 👩‍🎨

[@jonron4729]

Thankyou for the information, nice of you to take the time to answer Ken

[@ClareBowenArtist]

No problem 😌

[@mickyleachlover]

Thank you very much for the tour of your studio. I imagine that it's really nice to sit there surrounded by all you need and knowing that everything is only an arms length away. It certainly looks quite an inspirational setting and no doubt conducive to good paintings and enjoying every work you undertake. I am quite envious as I paint in my kitchen which is only just over 6 feet square. It doesn't stop me from enjoying it though. May I wish you all the very best for your upcoming exhibition and say many thanks for posting.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you it is a lovely studio and I feel blessed to have it. Yours maybe smaller but as you say you can still enjoy your creative process in there. Best wishes for your painting and thank you re my exhibition!

[@jimreid9674]

Very impressive. You have so much energy. Go Clare!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Jim 👍

[@artfulkitchensllc471]

What a stunning view!! It must be a constant source of inspiration. Thanks for sharing

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you! It is a wonderful view, we have only lived here for a here and still can't believe we do! :-)

[@BilalKhan-uz7lz]

Lovely studio and beautiful veiw of the outside

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you very much Bilal

[@jrsampso]

I'm loving all the videos you've been making! Thank you for sharing your process and knowledge with us. Hope you can amass a huge following! :)

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Me too!! Thank you Jennifer, really pleased your liking my videos.... lots more to come :-)

[@CassieHolmesArt]

It’s so great to see other studios. Thanks Clare. And what a fabulous view you have! Do you make your own painting panels/boards? Sorry, always questions. You may have to do a Q&A video one day 😄. Thanks Clare 😊💖

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi Cassie I order my boards from Wessex framers - 2.5mm mdf they cut them to size. Then I do 3 layers of acrylic primer 😊

[@KathyBrooksArt]

Enjoyed this tour. Seeing your canvas stash made me feel so much better about my own! :) The view from your window is so beautiful! Thank you

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thanks so much! 😊 All artist's have to have some sort of equipment stash!!

[@davidkennedy6891]

Great tour of your studio and your beautiful paintings.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thanks so much David :-)

[@zoewhiteart7676]

If only I had a studio like that, amazing hun. love your paintings and your canvas stash, hehe!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you very much Zoe! I’m sure all is artists have some sort of materials stash!! 😁

[@pollyester6627]

Thank you for the tour! You've inspired me to do some tidying up and organizing, although it's not like my space is in a muddle like Francis Bacon's. Very similar to yours, all of my panels are neatly in a bookcase shelf. Cheers!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Oh that’s good. If my studio is tidy it gives me space in my mind to be creative. 🎨👩‍🎨

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Nice set up Clare - enjoyed our painting session in Porthleven

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Andrew, I enjoyed the day very much too!

[@impish22]

Love your videos.. thanks Clare

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you appreciate you watching them!

[@peggyandthegreenfamily5469]

Wow love your studio. mine is so much smaller. well done love the layout. best wishes Christine and Ken

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you! ❤️

[@janemant1742]

Thanks for sharing. The space looks both efficient and inspirational!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thanks Jane, it is both inspiring and a great space to work!

[@lauraharris8140]

Lovely art!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Laura!

[@sallyreff2574]

Beautiful 😍 work!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Sally! :-)

[@johngeekieart]

Thanks so much Clare, very interesting and a great help...You mention it is a room in your house could you give an approx size

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi there, we are travelling for 3 months so don't have the exact dimensions but it's approximately 3.5x4.5 meters.

[@jancusters2450]

Thanks for the little tour in your atelier! Loved it! I wish you all the best in May when you are exposing all these paintaings. Hope you will make a video then?

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you for your good wishes Jan, we will definitely be making some videos of my exhibition! :-)

[@jonron4729]

Excellent video I now do not feel so bad about my art stash!!. If possible can you tell us what sort of board you are using, Ken Russell

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you Ken. So pleased to hear you have an art stash too!! The boards I’m using are MDF. There’s a short video I’ve made and will post on here soon. Best wishes, Clare

[@sandrapowers6099]

Clare, How do you suggest hanging your panels? And do you make your paintings on panels equipped with hanging equipment? I like your drying racks or shelves, also. On a regular I’ll painting, what is the drying time?Thank you for sharing your beautiful paintings with us.😍😍😍

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hi Sandra I generally frame my panels to hang them. But smaller ones look good propped on shelves or little easels. The drying time varies a lot with summer or winter and how much sunlight /UV is in the room. Summer touch dry about 3-5 days & winter can be 2-3 weeks. Also depends on paint thickness.

[@sandrapowers6099]

@@ClareBowenArtist thank you for your response. Look forward to watching you in action. You are an amazing inspiration 🥰🥰🥰

[@christinedozier6071]

WHAT! What about that view. Start there!

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you, we are very blessed! ♥️😊

[@madArt1981]

25 to frame? Holy smokes, that’s a pretty Penny

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Yes very much so!! But you have to be in it to win it so to speak, and the show went well. Phew! ☺️🙏

[@leannarandall]

Hello! I wondered if you would share what colors and brands of oil paints that you use? Thanks for everything that you do !

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Thank you 😊 My colours are: Titanium, warm white, Naples yellow light and regular, lemon yellow, cad yellow, scarlet lake, permanent rose, cerulean cobalt, kings blue deep, ultramarine, burnt Sienna, yellow ochre oxide, raw umber by a mix of: winsor & newton, jackson art & Michael Harding. hope this is helpful! 🎨

[@leannarandall]

Thanks you so much!!!!

[@skasskass8331]

Can I ask what your stash of boards in the IKEA shelf are made of, where do you buy them and how ate they framed? I’m starting out in oil painting so it’s a huge learning curve..thanks

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hello, they are mdf around 2-3mm thickness. I buy them from wholesale framing companies. They are used for backing for frames. You can frame them like a canvas. I prefer not to put glass in front as it takes away the texture of the oil paint. Hope this helps. Good luck with your painting! 🎨

[@deniseshaw3871]

Ohhh Clare where are you stunning Sea View ??

[@ClareBowenArtist]

I am home in Newlyn Cornwall UK😊❤️

[@deniseshaw3871]

@@ClareBowenArtist ahhh fabulous place Iv been to St Ives twice love it down there very arty

[@TJ-jq9bz]

I was wondering how you store paintings that are dry on panels? I put mine in a box but they stick to each other.

[@ClareBowenArtist]

Hello, I use drying racks - narrow wooden shelves. Then once dry I put them in a chest planner. So they don’t get stacked on until quite a long time after dried. Hope that helps. ☺️

[@TJ-jq9bz]

@@ClareBowenArtist that does!! Thank you so much! Except I don’t know what a chest planner is😆

[@ClareBowenArtist]

@@TJ-jq9bz oh sorry! It’s a piece of furniture that you can put paper and paintings in flat. - there’s several draws for storage. Mine is A1 size. It’s on my studio tour video 😊