THE B I R D S A N D T H E B E E S A N D OT H E R S U B J E C T S SAR A H B OW M A N whitespaceart.com
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The Bird and the Bee oil on board 56 x 80cms 2
Pink Cup and Pears oil on canvas 60 x 80cms
SARAH BOWMAN has concentrated on the theme of still life with a window view for over ten years. In that time the paintings have quietly evolved, stylistically and thematically. This modus operandi offers endless possibilities: there is always another inspiring landscape or a new object waiting to be found. Gradually characters have strolled into the paintings – gardeners, sailors, housewives, walkers all pottering about their daily lives. Their presence and activity suggest a narrative. Similarly, certain paintings feature more of a room’s interior, offering glimpses into an imagined, timeless world. She has lived happily with her family on the edge of Dartmoor for seven years and increasingly the rolling hills, hedgerows and seasonal changes are there in the pictures. Of course, the beautiful southwest coastline is never far away, both literally and artistically. Recently, Sarah has explored a little further, leading to a departure, in the form of simpler more minimal compositions. The subtlety in colour and painterly texture continues to come from the Italian frescoes that so inspired her in her teens. The new paintings amplify this with scumbled surfaces and careful selection of objects and motifs to direct the eye around the painting. Just the handle of a cup or the vertical scratched line of a jug can tip the balance. The whole process is meditative, rather like doing a puzzle. It has also reinvigorated the creative process behind the window view paintings. Both styles have a common thread and complement one another well in this solo exhibition.
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Anemones and Spotted Cloth oil on board 53 x 81cms
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Forget Me Not oil on board 57 x 81cms
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Morning Service oil on board 41 x 61cms
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The 10.45 to Totnes oil on board 48 x 61cms
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Irises and Satsumas oil on board 48 x 70cms
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When the Seagulls Follow the Trawler oil on board 31 x 40cms
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The Work is Not Yet Done oil on board 35 x 43cms
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Willow and Dahlias oil on board 57 x 67cms
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The Apple Bowl oil on canvas 60 x 80cms
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Five Lemons oil on canvas 60 x 80cms
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Daffodil Pickers oil on board 56 x 77cms
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Melin Tregwynt Jug oil on board 38 x 58cms
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Daffodils and Pears oil on board 33 x 41cms
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Three Apples oil on canvas 40 x 40cms
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Geometric Cup oil on board 50 x 70cms
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The Arrival of Spring oil on canvas 90 x 110cms
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Spring is on the Wing oil on board 41 x 53cms
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Garden Flowers and Apple oil on board 38 x 53cms
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Apple Harvest oil on board 53 x 79cms
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Andalucia and the Watermelon oil on board 50 x 70cms
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Greek Fishermen oil on board 38 x 48cms
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Helping Hands oil on board 39 x 42cms
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All the Leaves are Falling oil on board 31 x 41cms
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Summer Haze oil on board 25 x 25cms
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Poppies oil on board 35 x 27cms
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Anemones oil on board 29 x 25cms
S A RAH BOWMAN Sarah was born in 1975. She grew up in Dorchester and studied at Wimbledon and Falmouth. She lives and works in Devon. Education 1997 BA Hons Fine Art, Falmouth Art School Solo exhibitions 2014 White Space Art 2012 White Space Art 2010 Wren Gallery, Burford 2010 Ainscough Contemporary Art, Chelsea, London 2009 White Space Art, Totnes 2008 Wren Gallery, Burford 2008 Ainscough Contemporary Art, Chelsea, London 2007 White Space Art, Totnes 2006 'Room With a View', White Space Art, Totens 2005 Ainscough Contemporary Art, Chelsea, London 2004 ‘Inside Out’ Ainscough Contemporary Art 1997 Anderson Gallery, Broadway Two person exhibitions 2007 New Grafton, Barnes 2006 ‘Recent Works’, Beside The Wave, Falmouth, Cornwall 2005 ‘Coastlines’, Beside The Wave, Falmouth, Cornwall Selected 2014 2014 2013 2011 2011 2011 2010 2009 2009
mixed exhibitions Summer & Autumn Exhibition, Josie Eastwood Medici Gallery, London Russell Gallery, London Christmas Exhibition, Russell Gallery Autumn Exhibition, Moncrieff Gallery Summer Exhibition, Bircham Gallery Royal West of England Academy Open Painting Exhibition Royal West of England Academy Open Painting Exhibition The Glory of the Garden, Moncrieff Bray Gallery, Sussex
2009 2008 2008 2007 2006 2006 2006-11 2006-08 2005 2005 2005 2005 2004-08 2004-07 2004 2003-13 20032002-06 2002 2002-04 2001 1998-00 1998-00 1997 1996-99 1996-02
Essentially English Exhibition, Wren Gallery, Burford 'Autumn Exhibition' Josie Eastwood, Winchester Royal West of England Academy Open Painting Exhibition 'Spring' Josie Eastwood, Winchester Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Art From Cornwall, New Grafton Gallery, Barnes Bircham Gallery, Holt Gallery Tresco, Isles of Scilly South West Academy of Fine Art Open Exhibition Essentially English Exhibition, Wren Gallery, Burford Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Royal West of England Academy Open Painting Exhibition The Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, Hampshire Beside The Wave, Falmouth, Cornwall Easter Exhibition, Wren Gallery, Burford Ainscough Contemporary Art, Chelsea, London White Space Art, Totnes, Devon Pierrepoint Gallery, Bridport, Dorset Lemon Street Gallery, Truro Broadway Modern Gallery, Broadway Corporate Catto, Hampstead Nexus Galleries, Edinburgh John Davies Gallery, Stow on the Wold Gallery 27, Cork Street, London (‘Best of the West’) Bank Street Gallery, Seven Oaks Thomas Henry Fine Art, Dorchester and Nantucket, USA
Art Fairs 20122011 20112011-13 2007-09 2008-09 20062002-
20/21 International Art Fair, Royal College of Art Works on Paper, Kensington Chelsea Art Fair Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead Art London Edinburgh Art Fair Affordable Art Fair, Bristol Affordable Art Fair, Battersea
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