Biography

Nathan Sowa is an academically-trained artist working in the tradition of impressionist and realist painting.

His education includes four years at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy, as well as further studies in landscape painting with Ben Fenske and Marc Dalessio, and workshops with Tom Hughes, Eric Jacobsen, and Adrian Gottlieb. Nathan has taught, mentored, and led numerous workshops and long-term, atelier-style classes. His paintings and drawings have been shown in various galleries and exhibitions in Europe and the U.S. 

Nathan is driven by a constant desire to improve his craft. He’s always studying great art, reading books on composition and design, and experimenting with different techniques, mediums, and processes.  He believes that a high degree of technical mastery can facilitate artistic expression, but that techniques are not fixed and codified ways of constructing a painting. The variety and limitless technical possibilities in painting are a source of constant inspiration for him.

Nathan seeks to share his love for natural beauty through the medium of fine art. When he’s not painting, Nathan can often be found exploring the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest.

Expertise

• Landscape

• Still life

• Portraiture

• Oil paint, watercolor, casein, egg tempera, charcoal, pencil

Services

• Teaching & mentoring

• Commissions