Karen Bowers

​Painter: water media

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Artist's Statement
​For me, painting is a practice, a meditation in color, a way to explore places and ideas, problems and solutions. Each new blank piece is a chance for openness and optimism. This is why I paint and what I hope to convey.
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Search Light, gouache.

In the Rain. Mixed media on wood panel.

Fog Works
New Art by Karen Bowers,
Featured Artist May 4 through June 6, 2022

Navarro Beach. 22x30 watercolor on 300#Arches paper.

“Fog Works” by Karen Bowers is the Featured Art for May at the Artists’ Co-op of Mendocino. Karen’s water media paintings are rendered interpretive and suggestive by her painting process.  She begins her work on paper with water. “Water is my foundation.”
“Navarro Beach," above, her show’s central piece, represents the beginning of Karen’s use of fog as a key ingredient: “Clarity was gone. I let it go. On a foggy day, my work became open to possibilities unseen. In my studio, I soak paper and use gouache to recreate this atmosphere: Soft sky water landing on my paper, no chance of paint drying. Pigment floating over wet paper. Water and color. No direction known. These days, clarity seems harsh.  Fog Work is what I have turned to.”

Sunflower in the Mist.

More Flowers in the Mist

Up River. Mixed media on wood panel.

Little Red Barn.

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Profusion

I Would Rather Be Sailing

Winter Transitions. Mixed media.

Hydrangeas of Late

Paintings on Wood Panels:
Mixed Media on paper mounted on cradled
​wood panels.
​Dimensions: various
Panels are protected by UV Acrylic Varnish
Ready for hanging or placement on shelves
Contact Karen Bowers for more information.
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​Contact the Artist

Visit Karen's website at www.karenbowersstudio.com

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Fall and All I

Fall and All II

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​Additional Seascapes*
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Oregon Offshore. Watercolor 30 x 38 framed.

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Misty. 22x30, watercolor on Arches paper.

Spring Ranch Revisited. Watercolor, gouache, graphite. 22x30

Break Through. SOLD. Watercolor ​30x38: framed

ReLeaf by Karen Bowers. Water color, water color pencil, brown fabric dye. Matted and framed.

* For more images and information on
​pricing and shipping,  contact Karen
at www.karenbowersstudio.com 
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