rowena federico finn
filipina futurism - fiber mixed media art
DRAWINGS & PAINTINGS
Rowena firmly believes that visual art is as academic and rigorous a subject as any. Even after earning her B.F.A. from James Madison University, she gained most of her knowledge taking workshops and teaching herself the atelier method, which has existed for hundreds of years. Although her current media is mixed fiber art, she still makes drawing and painting a regular part of her art practice. Here, you can see some examples of completed watercolor paintings as well as studies done in a variety of materials like graphite, charcoal, and gouache.
Lifeline
Graphite and white charcoal on toned paper.
Study after Mary Cassatt
Graphite drawing of Mary Cassatt's Spanish Girl Leaning on a Window Sill, ca. 1872, during the Americans in Spain exhibition, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA.
On the Brink of Becoming Acquainted
Watercolor & aluminum leaf on Arches paper. Available for purchase.
Venetian Window
Small watercolor painting using a reference photo courtesy of Omar San Antonio.
Study after Antoine-Louis Barye
Pen & ink drawing in my sketchbook of Antoine-Louis Barye's Lion Crushing a Serpent, cast ca. 1855. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA.
Sisters
Watercolor & 24kt gold leaf on Arches paper. On view at the Sentara Brock Cancer Center, Norfolk, VA, through Spring 2026.
Study after Henry Ossawa Tanner
Gouache study of Henry Ossawa Tanner's A Jerusalem Type, ca. 1908.
Janet
Graphite and white charcoal drawing of live model on toned paper.