Designs By Bowman

Artwork and Endeavours by Shane P. Bowman. shanepbowman@yahoo.com

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Put The Ruler Down!

This is an illustrated book I made for one of my final projects this semester. It is based on my adventures of strange or unfortunate incidents that have occurred while riding my bike to class all wrapped up into one day. The book is a little over twenty pages long. I made this book from start to finish: illustrating, writing, printing and binding. 

Here are just a couple of spreads in the book. 







Monday, May 28, 2012

Handplane in CSULB University Art Muesum "Insights 2012" Show


My final project from Wood shop made it into the annual University Art Museum "Insights 2012" art show at CSULB. Pretty cool to have a handplane amongst all this other awesome art!

The handplane is made from free bamboo plywood samples that I glued together and shaped. Then I soaked the bamboo in red wine for 24 hours to get the dark burgundy stain and sealed it with UV curing polyester resin. 




Friday, May 25, 2012

Watercolor




Just a few watercolor paintings from this semester. 

All roughly 11"x14"

18"x24"
18"x24"

18"x24"

23"x26"

23"x26"

Thursday, May 3, 2012

4 More Hats

Four new hats for my Dad and his buddies. They spend a lot of time on the golf course so what better way to protect your dome from the socal sun than a hand painted trucker hat!?


Sunday, April 29, 2012

New T-Shirt at Harbour Surfboards

Here is the newest t-shirt I designed for Harbour Surfboards. Inspired by our one of kind HP fin. The classic photo on the fin is team rider, Mark Martinson, bottom turning in Hawaii c.1960s. You can buy them online or stop by the shop on Main St. in Seal Beach. 



Saturday, April 21, 2012

Two Painting sold at Art of All Ages 2 Benefit-CCD

Last month I was part of the annual Art of All Ages 2 event at CCD- Comprehensive Child Development Center in Long Beach. The proceeds from the event went to CCD to help provide more classes and services for all the children. Well these are the two paintings that sold at the event. I am so happy that someone new gets to enjoy my art and the money went to a great cause. 




Monday, April 16, 2012

Illustration projects from last semester

For this one I had to illustrate a poem and include a spot illustration with it. I chose to illustrate the poem "Lake Isle of Innisfree" by William Yeats:

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;
Nine bean rows will I have there, a hive for the honeybee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.

And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight's all a-glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet's wings.

I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements gray,
I hear it in the deep heart's core.

(This was colored digitally using photoshop)
The assignment for this piece was to illustrate a word and incorporate the word into the image.

(also colored digitally using photoshop)