Marsha Bowers

Marsha Bowers was born and raised in the Central Valley of California.

She is skilled both in fine art and decorative art which include murals, trompe l'oeil, painted furniture and fine faux finishes such as gilding, verre églomisé (reverse gilding on glass) marble, stone, and wood graining.

The artist is classically trained in the old Masters techniques of Flemish/Bistre and Venetian method using a grisaille underpainting and glazing with many layers. Most of her fine art paintings are rendered in oil. She sometimes applies real gold leaf into the art pieces. Marsha finds inspiration in the old masters of the past. She spends many hours visiting Museums studying their work. Gothic and Renaissance are her favorite periods along with the Pre-Raphaelites artists.
Her recent fine art paintings are of women, both figurative and portraiture. They have a dream like quality to them. Each painting has a story to tell and the artist hopes they will speak to each viewer. Most recently Marsha was invited to be included into the International Contemporary Masters Volume IV hardbound book which will be published in December of 2010. This book will be distributed to all major book stores and art galleries. Her painting "Day Dreamer" was selected to be included. Marsha has won numerous awards and her art has been purchased by many private and commercial collectors throughout the United States and Canada. One of her most recent projects was a commission for a portrait of a father at the beautiful St Andrews Catholic Parish in St Andrews, Ontario Canada.


Portfolio:

Art

Past Works

Day Dreamer “Day Dreamer”

Oil On Panel with Gilding,, Size: 18' x 24". This painting was chosen to be included in the International Contemporary Masters IV-2011,hardbound book and also will be on display at the Group Exhibition: Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Arts. International Contemporary Masters Volume IV 2011 Date: April 16th-June 4th 2011

Awakenings “Awakenings”

Oil on Canvas with Gilding, Size: 24" x 48".

Timeless “Timeless”

Oil on Panel with Gilding 18" x 24"

All Life Giving “All Life Giving”

Oil on Canvas 30inches x 40inches

Spring's Breath “Spring's Breath”

Oil on Canvas, 30" x 40"

Flutterings “Flutterings”

Oil on Canvas. This painting also has a gold leaf border not shown in photo

Angel Wings “Angel Wings”

Oil on Panel with Gilding

Eglomisé Panel “Eglomisé Panel”

(22 karat Gold leaf, silver leaf, other leaf with oils),, applied on reverse side of glass

Family Potrait “Family Potrait”

This is a graphite sketch

Everlasting “Everlasting”

Oil on Panel with Gilding

The Flowering of a Storm “The Flowering of a Storm”

Oil on Canvas with Silver Leaf Border (not shown in photo)
48'x60"

Rose “Rose”

Size-34"x36"
Oil on Panel with Gold Leaf Border

Anemone “Anemone”

Oil on Canvas
24" x 30"

Gilded Lily “Gilded Lily”

Oil on Canvas with composite Gold Leaf applied