RACHAEL MARIE BOWER, ARTIST
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Drawing

These drawings are inspired by travel, loss & family-most notably, the dispersion of a family unit across time and place.  I began this series during my first artist residency outside of Florence, Italy and the theme continued through my latest residency outside of Naples.  The shallow scenes are obvious constructions, images overlapped & stacked like scenery in a diorama.  The background patterns flatten the space further.  From tornadoes to escaped balloons, deserted islands to picket fences, these illustrate the space between past and present, lost and found.​  

 ...My Grandma’s house had patterned wallpaper in the kitchen, peach colored shells with pink and   outlined in muted green.  In my bedroom, a rosy pink paper with clusters of white polka dots would spend many years covered entirely in posters and pictures. In my family's living room, large maroon, green and blue flowers were papered next to the fireplace.  These wall coverings have long since been removed & the rooms painted solid.  The lingering image of those patterns remain and I suggest the familiarity and comfort of past places through the repetitive designs in my drawn backgrounds...
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Postcard, 2015. Colored pencil, 18 x 24"
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Say You Will, 2012. Graphite, colored pencil, watercolor & ink, 18" x 24"
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Hello There, 2015. Colored pencil, 18 x 24"
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Dreamy (Dream Me), 2012. Graphite, colored pencil, watercolor & acrylic ink, 22" x 26"
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Heartichoke, 2015. Colored pencil, 18 x 24"
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K-I-S-S-I-N-G. 2012. Graphite, colored pencil, watercolor & ink, 18" x 24"
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Carried Away, 2011. Graphite & colored pencil, 22" x 30"
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The Loveliest Party, 2011. Graphite & colored pencil, 22" x 30"
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Fond Farewell, 2010. Graphite & colored pencil, 22" x 30"
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Abandon Ship, 2011. Graphite & colored pencil, 22" x 30"
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Meet Me There. 2010. Graphite & colored pencil, 22" x 30"
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Our Grass Stays Green, 2010. Graphite & colored pencil, 22" x 30"
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Come Away, 2010. graphite & colored pencil, 30" x 22"
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No Place Like Home, 2011. Graphite & colored pencil, 22" x 30"
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We Can See Our House From Here, 2011. graphite & colored pencil, 30" x 22"
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In Case of Shipwreck, 2011. graphite and colored pencil, 30" x 22"
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What Took So Long? 2010. graphite & colored pencil, 30" x 22"
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