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My very first outing after I was born was the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento!
Growing up with a father and grandmother as artists, I guess you can say I was destined to be interested in art in some form. Growing up watching my dad paint his heart out on large canvases day in and day out and dressing up and going to his art openings on Saturday nights showed me what real passion was. I had always been into drawing, ceramics & photography in my youth, but it wasn’t until I was an adult living on my own was when I started painting. Suffering from A.D.D, anxiety, and depression my whole life, painting became so therapeutic to me and became my escape from the world. When I am painting, it feels like the world around me stops, there is no time, no agenda, no thought.....just freeing my soul.
I have always been a huge music and art lover and mental heath advocate! I married my best friend in October 2022 on the sand @ Lake Tahoe in the middle of a suprise snow storm! My husband is a full time musician and we own a music lessons shop in our hometown called Folsom Music Lessons. I left my corporate healthcare career to work along side him and run the music shop and live out my dream of being a full time artist. All my wildest dreams have come true and I'm just here to paint about it :)
A lot of my painting isn’t premeditated, it’s very spontaneous and on the spot painting, whatever comes thru at that moment in time, any memory of a place I had traveled to, or feeling/emotion I have at that very moment. I paint for me, and no one else. I feel as though my spirit is telling my story thru art. I love to use texture to create dimension and high contrast with bright colors.....I also to like to use more mute tones with a more calmer approach…..just depends on the day, mood, vibe, or my recent travels or concerts! 😊
Jessica Bowles
Feb 2024
