Dennis Perrin is back.

We are very excited to announce that Artist / Painter Dennis Perrin is back! These wonderful new paintings are new and they still have that romanticism that only Perrin can capture.

Please call the gallery at 352-729-2415 for sizes and prices. They are so new that we haven't had time to post them on our website.

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Caution - "Wet Paint"

Mount Dora is known for its waterfront, antiques art and soon for Pamela Folsom.

Folsom has set up her easel and is out painting Mount Dora, and for seven days capture its people, places, and spirit on canvas.

Her show opens Friday March, 9th 6 to 8pm.

Corporate and Private Collections

Cincinnati Financial Center

Collection of author Stuart Woods, NY

Brown Forman Company

Collection of author, Steven Birmingham

Season Begins

We have our second show “Wild and Wonderful” coming up, an excursion into the worlds created by two distinct artists that have the technical skill to convincingly create alternate places.

The exhibit featuring Erin McFarland and Lauren Pollaro opens at the Bowersock Gallery,with a reception on Friday, May 28, from 7 to 9 p.m. The show runs through June, 15.

McFarland is a woman of vision, with an individual style that convincingly creates a world inhabited by unique creatures. Women with dreamy and haunting eyes move freely in an ethereal wilderness among the animals. The fluidity of McFarland’s style enhances the other worldliness of her uniquely representational imagery.

Pollaro's assemblages of created and found components are deftly worked, and yet appear to have always been in the finished state – always meant to be. Her work appears effortless and predestined. The use and manipulation of medium, and applied paint places Pollaro’s assemblage squarely in the realm of art.

This Man is Important!

William Thomson is showing with Master Artists, John Singer Sargent, Andrew Wyeth, Winslow Homer, and Edward Hopper just to name a few; at New Britain Museum of American Art, their exhibition; The Great American Watercolor, folks this is HUGE!!!

I highly recommend paying attention to artist William Thomson, if you have always looked at his work and wanted a piece now is the time. I truly believe he will be an artist that will go down in our art history books, as a master painter of our time. To back that up, New Britain Museum of American Art, has an exhibition coming up; The Great American Watercolor Apr. 24 - July 3, 2010 Opening Reception, 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 25, 2010.

New Britain Museum stated in Art New England, this is the first time that they have pulled out their private collection for a show such as this; "Never before shown as a group, 130 of the most distinguished examples will be featured in The Great American Watercolor."

Figurative Figures - Diana Kirkpatrick

Wow, I just had to pleasure of meeting Diana Kirkpatrick and the most exciting part she just joined our team of talented artists. I was so excited about her work I grabbed unframed pieces, which is rare for me, but I knew you would love it. Sure enough two pieces have sold before I even had the chance to post them online. I am currently working on her website page, which should be up shortly but please keep checking.

Not only is Kirkpatrick an extremely talented and professional artist she is such a lovely, and wonderful person to talk to. We are very excited to have an exclusive with Diana. What does this mean, this means Bowersock Gallery will be busting out butt to give her national exposure and raising the value of her paintings. So buy early.

But for now her work will be arriving and posted online as they are completed and finished. I anticipate great things from her. Just so you know she is not a newbie to the industry. She recently just finished up a show at the Portsmouth Fine Art Museum, has had features in Magazines, and is a seasoned painter working for over 2 decades.

Diana is to the left and Jeanne' McCartin.

Her brushwork and skill is clear in her paintings. This woman knows what she is doing. She just isn't giving you a pretty painting she is telling you a story, and demanding your attention.

Stop by our booth at the Boston International Art Show on November 12 through the 15th where we will have our feature piece from Diana.

Marc by Marc Jacobs and Bowersock Gallery Team Up

We just received our "Louis Vuitton" travel luggage for auction, donated by Marc by Marc Jacobs.

"Louis Vuitton" luggage up for Auction;
Keepall 60
Alzer 60
Waterproof Keepall

Our special occasion, "Fashion the Figure," opens Friday, September, 18th 7 to 9pm. Which will feature a mini fashion show of three select looks by Marc Jacobs, taken from the collection of Provincetown’s Marc by Marc Jacobs, 184 Commercial St., owned and operated by Robert Duffy, Jacobs’ longtime business partner. These three looks and three Louis Vuitton bags will be auctioned off, with proceeds from the items being donated to the Soup Kitchen in Provincetown, (SKIP).

The event will include a wine tasting with Wellfleet Wine Cellar and Spirits, and appetizers, donated by Farland Provisions.

What is interesting is how different the two art-forms look at the figure. Each looks to capture it and does so in very different ways. One arranges and arrests it in 2-dimention. The other enhances working with the form, draping it in art in real-time. Duffy will choose the looks for the Bowersock event based on the works of the exhibiting painters. “It’s gotten the artists very excited. They all plan on getting creative with this as

well.

The Marc Jacob’s fashions and Louis Vuitton bags are to be auctioned off, by silent auction, through the length of the show, starting Friday, September 4th, ending at noon sharp on Sunday, September 20. Bids will be taken at the gallery or by phone. No answering machine bids accepted. Check Website for rules.

The featured artists include Donna Harkins, Dennis Perrin and Gail Sauter. Each is a mature painter, with long careers marked by awards and recognition for their excellence, and each with a distinct look, differing from one another. Full Read>>>

Lily Tomlin Hits Provincetown

Get ready for Lilly Tomlin, she arrives Saturday, August 28th to perform her stand up comedy act. Ticket sales will benefit the Provincetown Pilgrim Dog Park.

There is also a silent auction, the night of her show, which will auction off ceramic dog bowls painted by some of Provincetown's local artists; like Harvey Dodd, Shirl Roccapriore, Sally Brophy and yours truly Steve Bowersock.

What a fun project, I forgot how to think outside the box. The experience was wonderful and I encourage all painters to try it. By painting this ceramic bowl it forced me to stop and remember my training and also to try something new with no pressure.

Check out all the bowls at Provincetown Pilgrim Dog Park . You can also purchase tickets for Lilly Tomlin show at http://www.onlyatthecrown.com/.
Hurry I hear they are starting to sell fast.

Gesso goes Soy Green

A hot new primer (gesso replacement) that will change the way we paint and our views of paintings. And no, it's not Kilz Primer this is the real deal, Green Gesso. I stumbled upon this a month ago and I really wanted to share this.

“It’s the first of its kind,” Carbee proclaims. “There’s nothing like it.” Created by Marshall Carbee www.carbeesoygesso.com

The paintings are not green in color, but its in the materials. Carbee used a hemp canvas with no frame and petroleum-free paints derived from natural earth pigments. For a primer, he used a soy-based gesso—a non-toxic, non-hazardous, zero-VOC product Carbee helped create. That product, called Carbee Soy Gesso, is now available to all artists.~ The Wire

His gesso uses recycled byproduct from another manufacturer that derives vitamin E from soy. The soy content used in the process is not a food source and will not attract insects, mold or mildew, Carbee says.
What’s more, unlike conventional gesso, it is completely free of petroleum and other toxins. Although other artists have used recycled materials, like driftwood and found items, soy gesso takes the concept of green art to another level. ~ The Wire~ Full Read>>>