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Mark O’Connor Bowles is a British-Bolivian artist whose deep sensitivity to nature has been expressed through painting and music since an early age.

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Between Stillness and Color

Mark O’Connor Bowles’ painting is born from a sense of wonder for nature and its silences. Each brushstroke reflects a constant search: to capture what remains unsaid, what blooms in the space between movement and stillness.

Raised between diverse cultures and landscapes, his work blends detailed observation, artistic intuition, and a deep sensitivity to all living things. Water lilies, tropical birds, and mirrored waters become symbols of transformation and memory.

THIS OCTOBER 2026

We invite you to visit Ad Lib Gallery and enjoy Mark’s art.

04 OCTOBER: we also celebrated International Animal Protection Day. Please see below Mark’s art inspired by the incredible animals of Amazonia and their habitat.

Art on the London Underground by AD LIB GALLERY

Amazonian Waterfalls · Regent’s Park Underground Station by AD LIB GALLERY

Last days to see the poster featuring Amazonian Waterfalls at Regent’s Park Underground Station, until the end of October 2026.

Amazonian Waterfalls poster at Regent’s Park station
Regent’s Park Underground Station
Close view of the Amazonian Waterfalls poster
Amazonian Waterfalls · Art Below
Three Art Below posters at Regent’s Park
AD LIB GALLERY · Regent’s Park 2026
Visitor beside the Amazonian Waterfalls poster
Alongside Amazonian Waterfalls

Mark O’Connor Bowles · London, October 2026

Ad Lib Gallery, Wimbledon

EXHIBITION UNTIL 25 OCTOBER 2026

We invite you to enjoy Mark O’Connor’s paintings at Ad Lib Gallery, Wimbledon, including Amazon by Canoe. The final weekend of his October exhibition — welcome to enjoy his art.

Ad Lib Gallery
10 Church Road, Wimbledon Village, London SW19 5DL

Ad Lib Gallery, Wimbledon
Ad Lib Gallery, Wimbledon
Visitor alongside Mark’s painting at Ad Lib Gallery
At the Ad Lib Gallery exhibition
Amazon by Canoe — painting by Mark O’Connor Bowles
Amazon by Canoe
Amazonian Waterfalls at Ad Lib Gallery
Amazonian Waterfalls at Ad Lib Gallery

Please visit Mark’s poster featuring his Amazonian Waterfalls at Regent’s Park Underground Station.

04 OCTOBER 2026

International Animal Protection Day

On 4 October, we celebrated the importance of protecting animals and their natural habitat. That is why we are sharing Mark O’Connor’s paintings inspired by Amazonia, alongside some of the incredible animals threatened by the devastating fires in the Amazon rainforest.

Amazonian Jaguar — painting by Mark O’Connor Bowles
Amazonian Jaguar
Cherry Sloth — Perezoso en Tajibo rosa
Cherry SlothPerezoso en Tajibo rosa
Cherry Blossom — Tajibo rosa
Cherry BlossomTajibo rosa
Baby Parrot — painting by Mark O’Connor Bowles
Baby Parrot
Toucans in Love — painting by Mark O’Connor Bowles
Toucans in Love
Lights in the Amazon — painting of Jesus in an illuminated Amazonian landscape by Mark O’Connor Bowles
Lights in the Amazon

Paintings by Mark O’Connor Bowles.

Ladera Sur story about a newly identified wild cat in Bolivia
Titi · Bolivia

Bolivia’s extraordinary wildlife

Titi: a new wild cat for science

Bolivia’s extraordinary wildlife also includes the tilcayo (Leopardus tilcayo), a wild cat recently identified in the cloud forests of the Yungas. The “Titi” story celebrates this remarkable discovery and the importance of protecting these small felines and their natural habitat.

A reminder of how much there is still to discover — and why protecting animals and their habitats matters.

Read the story in Ladera Sur (Spanish) ↗

Source: Ladera Sur.

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Mark O’Connor Bowles exhibits at BobCat Gallery, Putney Exchange, London

Mark O’Connor Bowles, along with other artists, is exhibiting at BobCat Gallery, Putney Exchange Shopping Centre, London, this September. See some of his paintings.

Visit and enjoy beautiful art 🎨🎨

BobCat Gallery
Putney Exchange Shopping Centre, London

Mark O’Connor Bowles

Mark O’Connor Bowles in London at High Park Corner and Ad lib Art Gallery

Mark O’Connor Bowles is exhibiting in London, at High Park Corner and at Ad lib Art Gallery, Wimbledon, 10 Church Road.

Dates, from July 16 to August 02, 2026.

Please come and enjoy Mark’s art and the work of other talented artists.

Ad lib Art Gallery
10 Church Road, Wimbledon Village SW19 5DL