Simon Cowell is naturalistic painter from Avalon, New South Wales. Cowell studied at the Julian Ashton Art School 2007-2010 where he was the winner of the William Dobell Scholarship in 2007. In 2014 he won the A.M.E Bale Travelling Scholarship. Cowell’s paintings typically depict urban vistas and landscapes that specifically capture scenes we tend to look past in our everyday lives. Cowell creates his compelling and nostalgic compositions through the use of fine brushwork, colour, tone and form. Cowell has been a finalist and exhibited in a number of art prizes including the 2014, 2012, 2010 A.M.E Bale Art Prize; 2012 6th International Arte Laguna Art Prize in Venice; 2014 Rick Amor Drawing Prize; 2015 Art Renewal Center International Salon, USA; 2008 Mosman Youth Art Prize exhibition. His artwork is in the collection of Mechanics School of Arts.