Day Bowman

DAY BOWMAN

Images Bio

A self-described action painter, Bowman emphasizes the process and physicality of art-making through her thickly laid impasto and swirling brushstrokes. Like all action painters Bowman has always been more involved with the process than the product - with the physical making of a painting. The artist’s works synthesizes various art historical influences from Surrealism to Abstract Expressionism. Evoking the work of the great masters of British land and seascape painting, such as JMW Turner, Bowman’s canvases are reminiscent of a tradition that is marked both by her native land and her own modern and personal expression.

'...a painting for Bowman is the release of energy through a contained form; it is actually a distillation of knowledge and experience expressed through an entirely visual medium.'

Compass Series:

The Compass Series recently finished a tour of the United Kingdom. This series explores themes of becoming lost and finding direction, of enduring tragedy and achieving regeneration through the curative activity of play. Themes include the Marine works, Sandmarkings, and the Polewatch works.

Polewatch IV, 2003

Oil, charcoal and oil sticks on canvas, 72 x 66 inches

Compass Study XV, 2003

Oil, charcoal and oil sticks on canvas, 12 x 10 inches

Sandmarking Works:

In the Sandmarkings, childhood games marking the sand are played out: lines, curves and checkerboard are etched into the swathes of paint that traverse the canvas.

Sandmarkings III, 2005

Oil, charcoal and oil sticks on canvas, 59 x 55 inches

Study for Sandmarkings XI, 2005

Oil, charcoal and oil sticks on canvas, 30 x 35 inches

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DAY BOWMAN Images Bio A self-described action painter, Bowman emphasizes the process and physicality of art-making through her thickly laid impasto and swirling brushstrokes. Like all action painters Bowman has always been more involved with the process than the product - with the physical making of a painting. The artist’s works synthesizes various art historical influences from Surrealism to Abstract Expressionism. Evoking the work of the great masters of British land and seascape painting, such as JMW Turner, Bowman’s canvases are reminiscent of a tradition that is marked both by her native land and her own modern and personal expression. '...a painting for Bowman is the release of energy through a contained form; it is actually a distillation of knowledge and experience expressed through an entirely visual medium.' Compass Series: The Compass Series recently finished a tour of the United Kingdom. This series explores themes of becoming lost and finding direction, of enduring tragedy and achieving regeneration through the curative activity of play. Themes include the Marine works, Sandmarkings, and the Polewatch works. Polewatch IV, 2003 Oil, charcoal and oil sticks on canvas, 72 x 66 inches Compass Study XV, 2003 Oil, charcoal and oil sticks on canvas, 12 x 10 inches Sandmarking Works: In the Sandmarkings, childhood games marking the sand are played out: lines, curves and checkerboard are etched into the swathes of paint that traverse the canvas. Sandmarkings III, 2005 Oil, charcoal and oil sticks on canvas, 59 x 55 inches Study for Sandmarkings XI, 2005 Oil, charcoal and oil sticks on canvas, 30 x 35 inches