She only started painting late in life, after her sons Arthur and George Campbell were already established as artists.
[1] Bowen came to art late in her life when a few weeks before her seventieth birthday she found paints left behind by her son Arthur, and began to experiment with them.
[5] The Arts Council for Northern Ireland used her Rustic Sports for a widely distributed poster print in 1974.
In the following year her son George was commissioned to paint her portrait which was later displayed in the Arts Council's Women of Belfast exhibition.
Her works can be found in many collections including those of the Ulster Museum, and the Department of Environment for Northern Ireland.