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Gladys Louise Bowman Fies
'A Snow Covered Barn', Society of Watercolor Artists, Rural Winter, California

Circa 1965

About the Item

An elegant winter landscape watercolor showing a view of an old wooden barn and outbuildings beside a frozen pond. Signed lower right 'Fies S.W.A.' for Gladys Louise Bowman Fies (American, 1909-2005) and painted circa 1965. This notable California painter was born in Texas and studied with Millard Sheets, Rex Brandt, and George Post among others. A lifetime member of the Society of Watercolor Artists, Gladys Fies exhibited widely and with success and was the recipient of numerous medals, prizes and juried awards.
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