Aia Bower

I grew up in Mill Valley, California and majored in art history and French language at Mills College and La Sorbonne, Paris IV. I moved back to Tiburon in 2013 after spending ten years in Italy and France. I was fortunate to study painting under the esteemed artist and professor, Chester Arnold. I enjoy creating compositions that are ethereal, expressive, gestural and musical.

My paintings are expressions of my essence.  I enjoy creating work that visually captivates the viewer on a physical and emotional level while quietly transporting them to a vibrant yet soothing world.  I find inspiration in nature and in our relationship to nature.  The fluidity of organic lines and curves, ever-changing light, air, and the energy that moves through all living things excites me, as does the fusion of what it is to be a spiritual being in a physical world.  I enjoy creating dynamic compositions that are ethereal, expressive, gestural and musical.  My paintings are modern interpretations of nature's wonders blended with my intimate personal journey and embrace varying levels of abstraction, patterns and imagery.  Each piece is an expression, an emotion, a dance or a melody conveyed in an entirely non-objective way while expressing rhythmic poetry without a described reality.  I paint in a variety of mediums ranging from classic oil paints to acrylics to collage.  I love using a soft harmonious palette that conveys an inviting mood.