Born in a country where awesome beauty abounds, Tim was surrounded by the vastness and overwhelming majesty of New Zealand’s landscape.  It is here where he was first inspired to express nature’s limitless splendor through his art.

Howe graduated from the Wellington School of Design, in Wellington, New Zealand, studying a variety of disciplines including fine art, illustration, graphic design, photography and printmaking, all of which are at times incorporated into Tim’s work.  After graduation, he immigrated to the United States and established his design studio in San Diego, CA.  However, after traveling throughout the United States and Europe, it became apparent that in order to capture the beauty he experienced, his love of nature and art were inextricably intertwined.  The turning point in Tim’s career was the fulfillment of his desire to paint in the light and colors of the Mediterranean...to paint and  study on the same soil as the great masters of the late 19th century.  Howe became so enamored with the region that he established a studio in Barcelona, Spain.

“I think in terms of images as either positive or negative shapes, while isolating the most important colors.  I see this as a more contemporary way of painting.  I find myself using nature’s elements, along with its shapes and images, and interpreting them on canvas in a bolder, more graphic way...at times utilizing exaggerated forms and colors for maximum effect.”

Howe is an ambitious painter who will never limit his subject matter, his techniques, nor his stylistic development.  This philosophy, along with his aesthetic spirit, will always allow him to bring fresh interpretations and new energies to his work.