Peter Bowen Art

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...

Discovering Form and Function A drawing course aimed at showing participants how to look at the form and structure of buildings and architecture in the community and compose interesting compositions. The art class will look at drawing using pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour painting techniques. Creating The Scene A watercolour painting course aimed at showing participants how to draw with pen and inkto create a line drawing and combining elements to create the picture. The art class will look at drawing using pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour painting techniques. Learn to draw and paint Creative expression and watercolour painting techniques including the use of broad strokes and abstract variations to create paintings with life and movement. Peter Bowen Art Classes Wednesday 7-9pm at the South Horrington Cricket Club, Wells, Somerset Each 4 week course consists of 8 hours of tuition and some home work. Cost is £40 Draw What You See 4, 11, 18, 25 February 2009 A drawing course ai...

Peter Bowen Watercolours are on display at the Clevedon Art Club annual open exhibition 16-30 August 2008. Sports Line by Peter Bowen Watercolour 2008

The watercolour painting "Skratchen Dent Furniture" by Peter Bowen is awarded Selectors Choice at the Clifton Arts Club 100th Open Exhibition. From over 540 entries the selection committee chose to hang 320 paintings. "It's very encouraging to see that fine art illustration is accepted and recognised as art in an exhibition like this" said Stan Drew a collector of fine art, "this lovely watercolour painting by Peter Bowen is an example of what talented artist's in the Bristol area are capable of producing and it's good see that the Clifton Arts Club continues to support the artists in this community". Skratchen Dent Furniture by Peter Bowen wins Selector's Choice award 2008 A careful drawing was first produced that worked out all of the detail components and then this was inked in with a fine tip pen, taking care to draw in items which are behind other items first and then when the whole drawing is inked it is left to dry for several days....

Greenpark Station, Bath, Somerset - Bath Open Art Fair 20 May - 1 June 2008 The Royal Bath and West of England Show, Somerset - Art Exhibition 28 - 31 May 2008 Bath Society of Artists, Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, Somerset - 103rd Art Exhibition 14 June - 19 July 2008 Clifton Arts Club, Bristol - 100th Open Exhibition 19 July - 2 August 2008 Clevedon Art Club, Clevedon - 52nd Open Exhibition 16 - 30 August 2008 Royal West of England Academy, Bristol - 156th Autumn Exhibition 26 October - 14 December 2008 Exhibitions 2008 Accepted Work Royal Bath and West Show Art Exhibition 2008 28 - 31 May 2008 Sports Line - Watercolour 2008 Accepted Royal Bath and West Show Art Exhibition 2008 28 - 31 May 2008 Beach Huts - Watercolour 2008 Accepted

On a recent trip to Weymouth and Chesil Beach we stopped at Potland Bill and the lighthouse there is quite stunning. It was a lovely day with blue sky and fluffy white clouds. After some initial sketches this idea emerged and reveals my interpretation of the lighthouse at Portland. The title is Light House and is the contrast between the Light on the tower and the House where people live. The washing line is a typical element of my paintings and adds interest and a human touch to the painting. This is a new watercolour painting by Peter Bowen and has been very popular at shows. The original painting has been sold but there is a limited edition of 50 prints available at http://www.peterbowen.net/ at £65 each. Light House - by Peter Bowen Watercolour 2008

Looking at nature is a wonderful experience. Just take a walk in any country garden and you will discover some amazing designs and complex patterns that mother nature has created. Resently we visited Waterperry Gardens - eight acres of landscaped ornamental gardens, that are guaranteed to delight and inspire garden-lovers and artists from across the country and the world. Founded more than seventy years ago as a School of Horticulture for Ladies, the gardens at Waterperry have evolved into a stunning oasis of calm and beauty in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside. It's not until you stop to smell the roses that you realize how complex the very nature of flowering plants are, and how wonderous they can be with their own unique methods of attracting insects (and us) to them. Nature can accomplish feats that engineers have only been able to dream of until now. But as scientists peer deeper into the cellular and molecular workings of nature, engineers are starting to find informa...