Tom'Ya Bowden

BEHIND THE CANVAS
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I was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. Since a child I have been fascinated by creative arts.

Losing my mother at the age of 16, left me in a situation where I had no other choice but to make a living for myself. Painting was my way to seek a solution to the problem.

Never abandoning my love for design, I enrolled in FIDM (The Fashion Institute of design & Merchandising) and received an Associate of Arts degree in Visual Communications with honors/Cum Laude

My inspiration stems from everyday life experiences - good or bad. My canvases are layered with bold colors to accentuate mood, highlight emotion, and make a statement. I create whatever I feel at that moment.I never force a piece; if I get stuck, I'll put it down and move on to the next.

I considers my style as eclectic, using different mediums, and recycled materials.

My design aesthetics are personal expressions of the "defining" experiences we all encounter at certain times in our lives - love and deception, happiness and pain, success and failure, loss and gain.

Though my creations tell my own story, it is a story we can all relate to. However, whatever meaning I infuse into the message of my works, they leave a lot up to ...

FIDM/2010
(The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising)