by Karen Bowers | Feb 13, 2019 | RECENT WORK
Studio October 2018 ‘I found Karen Bowers’ three day painting course on still life very helpful and a lot of fun. There was a real sense of camaraderie and bubbling banter – making it instantly relaxing, the log fire blazing and Karen’s menagerie rearranging the still...
by Karen Bowers | Oct 2, 2018 | 2018, NATURE, RECENT WORK, SEASONS, TUITION
I am really pleased to be running these 3 painting workshops over the Autumn and Winter. I only have 6 places per workshop, this allows me to give everyone the time and space they need. The workshops are suitable for all and I will show you step by step methods and...
by Karen Bowers | Jun 1, 2017 | 2017, LANDSCAPE PAINTING, NATURE, NEWS, RECENT WORK, TUITION, WORK IN PROGRESS
A big thank you to Candia McKormack who asked some fab questions for the 5 minute interview, as part of the June issue of Cotswold Life. I love the title she came up with, ‘like a natural woman’, a long time favourite song of mine….. The article has...
by Karen Bowers | May 23, 2017 | RECENT WORK
I love working in watercolour its an incredible medium with so many possibilities, and I am really pleased to be running this 10 week course that will introduce you to some of my methods and techniques. Its incredibly versatile with its translucent properties but...
by Karen Bowers | May 23, 2017 | 2017, LANDSCAPE PAINTING, RECENT WORK, SEASONS, SMALL DETAILS, WORK IN PROGRESS
This is an attempt to describe a paintings progress or process – it isn’t the same every time …maybe this time was different because I am trying to shift things and I find that hard – above is the beginning of a painting and the end of it (for...
by Karen Bowers | Apr 12, 2017 | RECENT WORK
Quick preliminary charcoal drawings and pen and ink drawings, from a still life (October class) The main focus over the 10 weeks of classes is going to be routed in the observations and ways we can interpret the landscape and nature around us. Weather dependant...