Jeffrey J. Bowers – The Plein Air Collection

Aug. 2 – Sept. 17, 2022

Southern Arts Society in Kings Mountain features local artist Jeffrey J. Bowers with a one-person show Jeffrey J. Bowers – The Plein Air Collection.  All the paintings shown in this exhibit are painted en plein air or in the open air on location. Bowers considers himself an artist in the Modern Impressionist style. Working in acrylics, he paints landscapes, cityscapes, still life, pets, buildings, and vehicles in and around the Piedmont area of western North Carolina. There are 36 paintings in this exhibit, with the majority featuring landscapes and city scenes in Gastonia, where Bowers lives. The public is invited to meet Mr. Bowers at a public reception Saturday August 13th from 6-8 pm. The show is on view now through September 17, 2022.
 
To keep his artistic skills sharp, Bowers paints outdoors, “in the open air” as often as possible. His dedication was rewarded recently when the 12th Annual PleinAir Salon Art Competition announced its monthly winners for their April Competition. The PleinAir Salon is a national online art competition hosted by PleinAir Magazine. Bowers was awarded the best Plein Air winner in the Acrylic Category for April with his painting titled, Late Summer Afternoon. This puts Bowers in the running, along with other monthly winners for the grand prize, to be announced in May 2023.
 
Even when working on location, most of Bowers’ paintings are completed in less than two hours. Smaller canvases, and water based acrylic paint call for fast paced brushwork. Bowers uses his commercial art training to accurately draw the foundation of the painting, then using as few brushstrokes and details as possible, he quickly captures the feeling and atmosphere of the scene. An accomplished artist, Bowers takes great satisfaction in mixing colors on his palette to match what nature presents in front of him. And while painting in the “impressionist” style concentrates on light and color over detail, locations and objects are easily recognizable to the viewer.
 
Jeffrey J Bowers – The Plein Air Collection is on view in the galleries of Southern Arts Society through September 17, and online at www.SouthernArtsSociety.org. Artwork in the exhibit is available for sale. You can also see more of Bowers artwork on his website https://jeffreyjbowers.com/.  Bowers is currently a member of the North Carolina Plein Air Painters and the Gaston County Art Guild.

1 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a concrete brdge with a red truck in the background.
2 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a treed country scene with crossroads near a lone house and car.
3 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a concrete entrance sign for a public park on a sunny day.
4 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of an older small town white house with the sun hitting its roof.
5 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of metal yard gate left open leading to a grassy field and houses in the background.
6 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a lone white country house with electric lines viewed from across the road.
7 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a blue tractor stored under an open-sided shed surrounded by snow.
8 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of traces of melting snow in the yard of a yellow country house.
9 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of the road lesding to the mountain among autumn-colored trees.
10 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a white house under tress turning red for fall.
11 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a street scene while waiting at a red light on Gastonia's Main Street.
12 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of the entrance to the park parking lot under a bright blue sky.
13 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a street scene focusing on the sign for a hardware store.
14 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of street scene focused on an old hotel with an flying American flag.
15 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of morning suburban scene of the morning sun hitting an old light blue station wagon.
16 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a street scene on Gastonia's Main Street .
17 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of empty motor skiis at rest at a pier.
18 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a shadowy street scene on a sunny day on Gastonia's Main Street.
19 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a lone white house and green yard back from a country road under a slightly overcast sky.
20 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a shady suburban street.
21 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a dirt path near a park building against a treed background.
22 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a shadowy street scene with a gated flower garden on Gastonia's Main Street.
23 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a picnic under a red roofed park structure.
24 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a park festival with spectators at the tents.
25 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a country road curving among a treed-lined trajectory.
26 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a blue tractor under an open-sided shed during summer.
27 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a foot path along a row of telephone poles and a trees.
28 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of an open-sided shed - pole barn - during summer.
29 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a green topped water tower looming over a white strip mall.
30 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a blue tractor under an enclosure.
31 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a blue tractor with back attachment under an enclosure.
32 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of an old blue tractor.
33 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of an emplty small town ball field.
34 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a small brick house viewed across 2 country roads and 3 yards.
35 – Acrylic sketch by J Bowers of the park from under shady trees.
36 – Acrylic painting by J Bowers of a street scene with the entrance of a local pizza restaurant.