Lady Care is proud to present the artwork of Jonathon Bowser.

Canadian artist Jonathon Earl Bowser, born in 1962, graduated from the Alberta College of Art in 1984 and has earned his living as an artist ever since. Jonathon's intricately crafted paintings are represented by almost 20 galleries internationally, handling his original oils, watercolours, and 17 limited edition prints. His work hangs in public and private collections across North America, Europe, and Asia - including the government collections of China and Taiwan.

Since childhood, Jonathon has been moved and inspired by the beauty of the natural world: misty forest cathedrals, mountain fortresses, cascading rivers, magical wildlife, and the sublime human figure resonating among these divine gifts. Many people are surprised to discover that he works in two distinct genres - Landscape and Figurative - but Jonathon views these complimentary forms of expression as intimately related; each bestows context, and therefore meaning, to the other.

Watercolour landscapes acquaint the public with the grandeur of the Alberta high-country, sharing with them the spectacular vistas of the remote mountain wilderness known only to hikers and backpackers.

In his figurative oil paintings, Jonathon takes his reverence of nature a step further, developing what he describes as Mythic Naturalism.

Says the Artist: I am always seeking to experience the subtlety and mystery of the Alberta landscape that is my home. But I have profound questions about the essential nature of things, of our place and destiny in the cosmos; I seek my answers in the Mythical Landscape. The lessons I have learned in the mountains now guide me in the imaginary realm where ancient knowledge resides.

In these dreamscapes, the human figure might symbolize the history and evolution of civilisation, the human relation to the earth and cosmos, the forces of nature, or even the Transcendent Divinity that initiates and sustains all of these things. These images endeavour to communicate - with mythological symbols (structures of human consciousness, and therefore, the universal language of the unconscious mind) - some meaning of the interrelation and connection between humanity and nature, heaven and earth, Creator and creation.

In particular, he explores the iconography of the Divine Feminine - the Mother of the order manifest in the forces of Nature, and the Principle of Creation and Regeneration upon which all that exists is predicated. Jonathon, in his quest for spirituality through creativity, considers his images part of an evolving philosophy regarding the Transcendence of Beauty.

The artist again:I believe that it must be of the very most profound importance that we should see - and know that we are seeing - such sublime Order and Symmetry in the architecture of the Universe. I am perpetually electrified by the magnitude of Her reflection in the cosmos.

Jonathon's life is about creativity. Possessed by a desire to know and understand, he also seeks to integrate his philosophy into his other creative passions: musical composition and writing. Order & Chaos - The Illusion of Duality - an eclectic and reverential collection of illustrated essays - should be ready for publication soon. And he has recently been commissioned to do a large series of paintings on Native American mythology by The Bradford Exchange - the worlds largest trading center for collectable plates. Look for them soon, in a newspaper near you.

Determined to grow as an artist and creative thinker, Jonathon seems certain to find even more success in the art world.

SPECIAL TERMS IN USING JONATHON BOWSER'S SETS

Please ensure that if you use one of the sets by the artwork of Jonathon Bowser, that the matching graphic linking back to his site is a "MUST".

If your site is spotted using one of the sets without the logo, your site will be contacted as infringing on copyright laws.

Understand that these artists sell their work. That is how they make a living.

By allowing me to make sets and offer them free on the web, it is NOT only etiquette but the Copyright Laws as well, to only use an artist's grapics with his permission and with the conditions specified with that permission.

One of the conditions I had promised was a link back to his site with every set. So use the linking graphic back to his site and allow more exposure for this great artist. Thanks!!

The original graphic used to make these sets are © Jonathon Bowser.