Influenced by her creative and nomadic life, Rowena is a self-taught artist who allows stories to spill onto the page—for the listening eyes to hear. She believes that art has a life and voice of its own. Over the years, she has developed a rich and imaginative world of curious creatures and fairytale aspects drawn from deep within her psyche.

 

Her work is inspired by the innate wisdom and healing nature of creativity. With each piece, she hopes to evoke a sense of peaceful, childlike wonder and a deep connection to the instinctual wilderness within us all.

 

Rowena primarily works with acrylics on canvas, paper, and wood—often recycling objects such as ornate frames, fabric, and other trinkets and treasures she finds along the way. Increasingly, she enjoys letting found objects guide her creative process:

“I love to find old framed paintings at car boot sales and paint over them—sometimes incorporating parts of the original picture.”

 

You can now find Rowena working from her Open Studio/Gallery space - Tales of Ro Gallery - just of the High Street of  Shepton Mallet, Somerset, where magic is always unfolding and curious visitors are always welome.  But her art doesn't stay still for long. She also loves to dress up and take her creative practice on the move,  engaging a captive audience through interactive experiences of spontaneous live painting - and offering the freshly made pieces for sale.  She performs in Gallery spaces, events and festivals such as Glastonbury. 

 

​Rowena’s work is also permanently displayed inside her destination pub— The Crown Inn, Pilton. More than just a local watering hole, The Crown has become a hub of creativity, filled with character, warmth, and many quirks to break you out of the mundane.