"Desert Mountain Wash"
Artist signature: J. Lewis Bowker
Oil on canvas, framed. 24" x 36" inches
Jackie (Jacqueline) Bowker Born: 1946 - Long Beach, California
Known for: Luminous western landscape painting
Born in Long Beach, California, Jackie Bowker is a painter of large-scale, highly realistic landscapes. She attended Bolsa Grande High School in Garden Grove, California, and took art lessons from Isabelle Satterthwaite. At age sixteen she earned a gold medal for scholastics, the Hallmark Art Award.
In 1965, she married Ned Bowker, and they settled in Palm Desert, California where they raised five children and she continued her career as a fine art painter.
Back of the painting is says:
"Painted for Mr and Mrs H Schreiber April 1st 1987 in Palm Desert California"
and
"Reproduction rights reserved by artist Jackie Lewis Bowker 4-1-87"
In addition, the painter describes the flora
H Schreiber was a well-known businessman here in Elmhurst, IL He had another residence in Palm Springs, CA. This painting was purchased from his estate.
Here is a link to her paintings from the past year or so:
https://jlewisbowker.com/?keyvalue=488&page=ViewCollection&subkeyvalue=138&startrec=1&displayperpage=9999&displayhorz=4
