About

Jennifer BowmanI believe everyone is an artist in some way, whether it is the presentation of a fine meal or the construction of a beautiful home, the wording of a contract or the way a mother raises a child. Each of us has the ability to make art. Mine just happens to be in paint.?

After spending nearly two years aboard a sailboat and cruising the West Coast, I really came to appreciate the quality of light and how different latitudes could affect the way I would see a subject. My favorite experience evolves around capturing warm reflected light on bougainvillea-draped buildings in Mexico. That same investigation of how light plays off of an item is what galvanizes me into painting a subject. It doesn’t matter if it is a ferryboat or a bouquet of flowers.

When teaching, I try to get my students to ‘SEE’ the different ways that the color gray is present in our images. Everything shy of a pure color pigment is a mixture of primary colors that give us a whole world of beautiful grays. My grays have a whole lot of purple to them. The interaction of warm light and cool shadows is what excites me about painting.

I am third generation artist and am a winner of the coveted Skagit Valley Tulip, Edmonds Arts and the Anacortes Arts Festival posters. I have designed Washington State’s new Heritage Birth Certificate and have worked with Eddie Bauer on a Catalog cover. My work can be found in both private and corporate collections locally and internationally, including France, Turkey, Japan and Netherlands.

I teach 6 workshops a year, some near my hometown of Anacortes, Washington, gateway to the San Juan Islands and some in Alaska and Mexico. I divide my time between that, painting for the local art festival circuit, gardening for sport and kayaking. You can watch an informational video of me here:

Jennifer’s work is currently showing in these galleries:
Scott Milo Gallery: Anacortes, WA
Sarah Jessica Gallery Cape Cod, MA
Red Sky Gallery; Lake Forest Park, WA
Chuckanut Bay Gallery: Fairhaven, WA
Boulevard Art; Chicago, IL
Aurora Art Gallery; Anchorage, AK
Art Resources Minneapolis, MN
Earthen Works Gallery; Pt. Townsend and La Conner, WA
Island International Artists: Rep. to all other galleries 360-293-9572

Other Accomplishments and Awards:
2022 Race Week Poster artist: Anacortes, WA
2020 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Poster Artist
2018 Featured Condé Nast – The World of Interiors Sept and Oct.
2017, 19 Cover artist for ‘Pratique des Arts’ French art Magazine
2016 Featured Artist Article in International Artist Magazine
2004-2019 Mural Artist for Tulip Town, Mt. Vernon, WA www.tuliptown.com
2014 Istanbul World Tulip Summit; Artist representing U.S. at Metropolitan Municipality
2013 Anacortes Arts Festival Poster Artist; Anacortes, WA
2012 Quarto Publishing, London: The Acrylic Artist’s Guide to Exceptional Color
2011-16 Illustrations for multiple series of wine and beer labels for Ron Hansen Design
2010 Eddie Bauer Catalog Cover Summer
2009 Quarto Publishing, London: Acrylic Trade Secrets for Acrylic Artists
2008 HBO Movie “Taking Chances” set dressing prop
2008 Quarto Publishing, London: Acrylic Flower Painters A-Z
2007 Quarto Publishing, London: Watercolor Flower Painter’s Bible
2005 Washington State Heirloom Birth Certificate Design
2004 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival and Edmonds Arts Festival Posters
2004/5 Anacortes Waterfront Festival Posters
2004 MacGregor Publishing Telephone and Visitor Guide Covers, Mt. Vernon, WA
2004 North light Books’; Artists Reference Photo Marine Nautical Material
2001 Edmonds Art Festival Edmonds Mayor’s Purchase Award

Coming Art Festivals:

2023 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival at Berry Barn, April
2022 Anacortes Arts Festival, August 5-7, #519-520