Karen Bowden: Horses & Landscapes

Karen Bowden Horses & Landscapes

“A fusion of classic American art subject matter with a touch of impressionistic technique.”

“Off Hwy 370, Buchans, Newfoundland & Labrador” 9 x 12 Watercolor $150 usd This little painting was done for the October 2016 Virtual Paintout. (http://virtualpaintout.blogspot.com/2016/10/newfoundlandoctober-2016.html)

“3 Bachelors�

11 x 14 Watercolor $1000 usd There once was an artist named Sam Savitt. I first heard about him when I was in 3rd grade at a book fair. I bought a horse sticker book. He was the artist and illustrator. I still have the book.

I finally had an opportunity to take a workshop with Sam Savitt when I did this painting. He did three brushstrokes in it.

While wandering in the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Germany I found the back door of a restaraunt. The shadows intrigued me so I took a photo.

When I was working on this painting a few years later I decided to add a little cat who is perhaps waiting for some scraps from a kind-hearted person in the kitchen.

“Waiting for Dinner�

11 x 14 Watercolor $500 usd

The painting on the right was inspired by a photo I took during a trip to Kiev, Ukraine. There is an open-air museum called Pirogovo.

I didn’t get to go for a carriage ride myself, but thanks to someone else who did I was able to take a wonderful reference photo to work from a few years later.

One rainy afternoon I wanted to do some plein air painting. So I sat in my car and painted this charming little scene through the front windshield.

“Ukraine Carriage Ride” 11 x 14 Watercolor $500 usd

Karen Bowden about.me/karen.bowden Date of this catalog: March 2017

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“Trees in Blanchard Park” 9 x 12 Watercolor $150 usd

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