John Bowler Jr. has enjoyed success as a figurative artist working in the medium of pastel. The artist now delves into acrylic paint with both fervent energy and a refined understanding of the figure. He continues his unique view, often skewed and off-center, but always expressive. Bowler strives to maintain a limited palette, creating works that are psychologically intriguing. Some of Bowler’s multiple-figure compositions have the ability to be turned upside down and viewed with a different perspective.

Using Masonite as his preferred substrate, Bowler paints selected portions with overlapping gestures that express an idea, sentiment or attitude. The artist’s marriage of drawing and painting melds these techniques into compositions that are spontaneous and fresh, yet multifaceted and layered. He executes his acute and often sensitive portrayal of a model with precision, allowing the viewer to entertain hidden secrets composed within the expressions of the figure’s entire gesture.