I am a 70-year-old husband, father, and grandfather. My wife, Jan, and I live in The Dalles, Oregon, USA, with our Yorkie-poo, Princess. My life endeavors have included extended periods as a photographer, Christian minister, educator, horticulturist, landscape designer, author, and artist. I work primarily in mixed media collage on paper.
I'm J. Patrick Bowman, a self-taught mixed-media artist working primarily in watermedia and collage.
My past artistic adventures as a photographer and landscape designer influence how I use movement, texture, and color to engage the viewer in diologue with my work.
Much of my inspiration comes from the natural beauty of my surroundings in The Dalles, Oregon, in the midst of the spectacular Columbia River Gorge.
