Peter Bowen Watercolours for 2009

The 2009 art season is upon us and the season has started well with two new paintings by Peter Bowen being accepted at the Royal Bath and West Show in May 2009.

Light House No. 2 by Peter Bowen Watercolour 2009 £295

Continuing the lighthouse theme and exploring more shapes and architectural styles of lighthouse construction, this light house painting depicts an early attempt at building a lighthouse using wood to form a precarious tower which sways in the wind!

Early lighthouse construction saw many structures made from wood but the relentless seas quickly demolished those searly structures.

The title of this painting is Light House No.2 - presumable No. 1 was demolished by the sea!

This humorous look at the life of a lighthouse keeper shows the perfectly mown green grass lawn and the general clutter around the lovely whitewashed house, the garden shed and the old caravan just add to the fun that I try to put into my paintings.

The washing line is an element that always features in my paintings and adds interest and a human touch to the painting. I hope you enjoy this new light house painting for 2009 as much as I enjoyed creating it.

Light House No. 2 by Peter Bowen was accepted and hung along side Beach Huts No. 2 by Peter Bowen in the art pavillion at the Bath and West Show's annual art show.

While these two new paintings have similar titles to paintings from 2008 they are quite different and both possess the same quirky nature that Peter Bowen's watercolour paintings have become known for and the tradition continues.

Beach Huts No. 2 by Peter Bowen Watercolour 2009 £295

Sudso Clifton by Peter Bowen is a new painting for 2009 and explores the mirrored shape of the Clifton Suspension Bridge.


Sudso Clifton by Peter Bowen Watercolour £195

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