{"id":320263,"date":"2023-02-21T07:05:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T15:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/?p=320263"},"modified":"2023-02-21T07:05:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T15:05:22","slug":"artist-of-the-month-owen-is-committed-to-optimism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/artist-of-the-month-owen-is-committed-to-optimism\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist of the Month Owen is committed to optimism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-320266 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sdnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230221070031\/thumbnail_Tidepool8x6-LMC-Fhills-Feb-24-300x223.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sdnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230221070031\/thumbnail_Tidepool8x6-LMC-Fhills-Feb-24-300x223.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.sdnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230221070031\/thumbnail_Tidepool8x6-LMC-Fhills-Feb-24-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/cdn.sdnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230221070031\/thumbnail_Tidepool8x6-LMC-Fhills-Feb-24.jpeg 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/223;\" \/>March Artist of the Month Bonnie Owen is committed to optimism. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">In a world so full of stress and angst her art endeavors to relieve the viewer from the woes of the world and allow them space to breathe in the simple joys of life. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Owen focuses on moments of play, creativity and fun. She often used the naivete of children to allow us to experience a fleeting moment in a child\u2019s life and to remember one in ours. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-320268 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sdnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230221070227\/thumbnail_MarbleShooter-LMC-Fhills-Feb-24-300x237.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sdnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230221070227\/thumbnail_MarbleShooter-LMC-Fhills-Feb-24-300x237.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.sdnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230221070227\/thumbnail_MarbleShooter-LMC-Fhills-Feb-24-15x12.jpeg 15w, https:\/\/cdn.sdnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230221070227\/thumbnail_MarbleShooter-LMC-Fhills-Feb-24.jpeg 608w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/237;\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">A native of Southern California, Owen studied art at both California Western University and the University of Hawaii, earning a Bachelor of Art degree in Fine Art.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">After working in the hospitality industry for several years she went back to school to study digital illustration and graphic design at the University of San Diego. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Owen then founded JO Design. Her clients included several universities, corporations and online educational companies. Her work has been featured in magazines, online programs, and she has illustrated several books.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">A painter at heart, Owen now works primarily in acrylic on canvas. Her latest project \u201cThe Way We Played\u201d is a series of paintings based on the games children played before the internet.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Owen said she is grateful to family and friends for their inspiration and support. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Her work can be seen in galleries around San Diego and Orange County, on <a href=\"http:\/\/FineArtAmerica.com\">FineArtAmerica.com<\/a>, and at: <a href=\"http:\/\/BonnieOwen.com\">BonnieOwen.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March Artist of the Month Bonnie Owen is committed to optimism. 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