Colour
Memory
Mark
Expressive paintings, photographs and works on paper exploring light, place and feeling.
PAINTINGS
The new collection features loose still lifes and gestural abstracts, painted with oil, pigment and ink on raw canvas.
Each work celebrates the joy of painting through bold marks and sensuous colour.
Available to view and purchase through the gallery site or my studio, these pieces reflect the playful energy of my ongoing practice.
A Gentle Storm, Lara Bowen, 2026 : oil on canvas
OPEN STUDIO
Throughout May, my studio is open as part of the West Hove Arts Trail and Brighton Artists Open House Festival.
Visitors are warmly invited to drop in, see recent paintings, works on paper and experimental pieces, alongside colour studies and studio materials that reveal aspects of the process behind the finished works..
Guest artists and makers, prints and cards, a temporary florist, and occasional demonstrations add a few surprises.
Explore the work up close, and enjoy the studio environment where ideas grow.
First four Saturday & Sundays in May
11am - 5pm
Unit 9 Lion Mews, Hove. BN3 5RA
MA FINE ART
I’ve been sharing a few glimpses of the creative happenings along this journey. The first year culminated in The Booth - an immersive installation exploring multiplicity, memory, and the fluidity of artistic voice.
Pour yourself a cuppa and dive in – the blog takes you behind the scenes of ideas, experiments, and the making of this evolving practice.
'Timeline' is made of two books originally belonging to my mother – a 1940s collection of short children’s plays, and another of poetry. I reimagined these as part of the Refacing Books project run by the Materials Histories Research Group at the University of Brighton. This piece is on display this month in the Grand Parade Atrium.
WORKSHOPS
Small-group workshops in my studio offer hands-on exploration of painting, colour, and mark-making. With a focus on experimentation, observation, and playfulness, each session guides participants through techniques while encouraging personal expression.
Perfect for beginners or experienced artists, these workshops provide a relaxed, inspiring environment to develop your practice and discover new ways of working with colour, texture, and gesture.