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A painting of a small figure surfing on a massive, swirling wave of teal and white. The water curls overhead in abstract, fluid shapes, dwarfing the person below.

Art: Joshua Sowa paints landscapes like a modern Winslow Homer

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Date
8 August 2013

Ever seen that painting by Winslow Homer with two guys rowing through rough, American waters to a better future? Well, I have no idea if these are inspired by that, but they certainly remind us of it. Joshua Sowa has just graduated in Fine Art from Manchester University and his series of water landscapes are now available on his site for us all to enjoy. Of his work, Joshua says it “explores the line between an abstract painting and a figurative painting through the subject of landscapes. Through experimenting with the flow of paint as a medium, I manipulate the paint to replicate the state of what it is trying to represent, such as the fluidity of water.”

A painting of people in blue kayaks paddling across a turquoise body of water. Jagged brown mountains rise behind them under a pale orange and blue sky.
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Joshua Sowa: Paddling Canoes on an Ice field

A painting of three figures in a long, narrow boat on a pale purple body of water. Green foliage and a palm tree rise behind them, with drips of white and lilac paint running down the canvas.
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Joshua Sowa: Surf Crash

A painting of a wooden pier extending into pale turquoise water. In the distance, a row of small houses sits against a backdrop of blue hills.
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Joshua Sowa: Jetty

A painting of a wooden pier extending into a pale, hazy landscape. Swirling grey and white shapes surge around the structure, beneath a thin strip of deep teal water and a pale sky.
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Joshua Sowa: Jetty II

A painting of a small, pink figure on a surfboard, dwarfed by a massive, crashing wave. The water is rendered in swirling shades of teal, mint and white.
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Joshua Sowa: Surf

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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