Brooke Bowen
Quarantine with Children, Our Self Portrait, oil on canvas, 76x102cm, 2020.
Brooke Bowen is a portrait and figurative artist focusing on the deep emotions felt in relationships. Many of her pieces are auto biographical in nature, referencing her relationships with her husband of 13 years and four young sons. Her first memory of drawing is of her Mother teaching her how to draw flowers on the front porch of their California home, setting a precedent for her love of family and nature.
Brooke is originally from California, but currently enjoying the landscape of Utah. She has studied with great artists from the West since 2003. She has traveled from Europe to Hawaii with Gregory Kondos. Learned from Melissa Chandon and Philipe Gandiol. Since her shift into figurative art she has worked with Rose Datoc Dall, J Kirk Richards, Steve Huston, and the award-winning Casey Childs. She currently pursues her painting career alongside her four creatively-minded sons. Her work is in private collections across the United States.
