Painted truths no. 8 Standing Still is the Fastest Way of Moving Backwards
08 / 11 / 12

'Standing Still is the Fastest Way of Moving Backwards' Maya Angelou Margot Bowman 2012 Subject : Marwa The Amazing Photography : Sarah Brimley Since 2007 - A year after I graduated from Circus School I have been on the go. Packing my bag and hoops every few months and carrying them from country to country - like a turtle - well a fast one, a ninja turtle! Hoola Hooping all over the world as my 'job'. I travelled a lot as a child - my mum moving between the tropics, middle east and australia wit... read more

Painted truths no. 7 ‘if you want another kind of love i’ll wear a mask for you’
20 / 09 / 12

'If you want another kind of love, I'll wear a mask for you.' Leonard Cohen Margot Bowman 2012 Subjects : Avigail & Damian Collins Photography : Sarah Brimley As a couple that have lived and worked together for the past ten years, this quote means a lot to us. Although we feel that Love is more about being your self around one another, adapting to help each other grow as individuals without having to wear any sort of mask at all.... read more

Painted truths 06 – Nothing will work unless you do
30 / 04 / 12

Painted Truths 06 Margot Bowman 2012 ‘Nothing Will Work Unless You Do’ Maya Angelou Subject : VV Brown Photography : Sarah Brimley Read the interview online here here

margot bowman x tyson painted truths
22 / 02 / 12

Everything In The World Is About Sex, Except Sex. Sex is About Power' Oscar Wilde. Margot Bowman 2012 Tyson Photographed by Sarah Brimley. Special edition of the Painted Truths project for Notion Magazine, see it online here

Painted truths 04
30 / 11 / 11

Painted Truths 04 Margot Bowman 2011 'Heaven Take My Soul, England Keep My Bones' Frank Turner Subject : Josh Bullen Photography : Jonnie Begood Read the interview online here

Painted Truths 03
28 / 09 / 11

IN DREAMS BEGIN RESPONSIBILITY W. B. YEATS MARGOT BOWMAN 2011 SUBJECT : NATHALIE OLAH PHOTOGRAPHY : ARIANE LEBLANC If I didn't view my decision to be an artist as carrying some responsibility I knew I'd soon fall into that bracket of self-professed 'creative', forever pursuing half-arsed ventures destined for the bin or worse still, fifteen minutes of fame. The work I've produced so far stems from a sense of responsibility that is two-fold. I have an obligation to work as hard as I can on my chosen profession; but the only reason I chose this profession in the first place was because I ... read more

drawing a brave new world

Review in Re-Bel magazine by Jaiden James. Works featured Painted Truths 1,2,3 See more here here

PAINTED TRUTHS No. 2
23 / 06 / 11

PAINTED TRUTHS No. 2 'EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES' OSCAR WILDE MARGOT BOWMAN 2011 PHOTOGRAPHY : ARIANE LEBLANC SUBJECT : PELAYO DIAZ

Painted truths no.1
16 / 04 / 11

'I'M THE CLOSEST THING I HAVE TO A VOICE OF REASON' GIL SCOTT HERON PAINTED TRUTHS No1. MARGOT BOWMAN 2011 PHOTOGRAPHY : ARIANE LEBLANC SUBJECT : NAOMI SHIMADA Naomi Shimada on "I'm the closest thing I have to a voice of reason" by Gil Scott Heron I've been modelling on and off since I was 13 I've always had fun but I never thought it was important. I feel differently now. Everyday, whether it's through my blog or whatever, my life has more purpose because I'm doing this. There are plenty of plus size models, but there are hardly any that represent the mixed-culture generation ... read more