by Barbara | Feb 11, 2020 | All Blog Posts, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art, Paintings in Progress, Technical/Art Supplies/Equipment, Uncategorized
I’ve always said I love the process of painting when the happy accident occurs. You can ask anyone who knows me—I’m not a great planner, hence the happy accident sometimes saves the day. When I start painting I work roughly from reference photos. The...
by Barbara | Nov 30, 2019 | All Blog Posts, Calendars
In 2019 I continued working on my “Askew” paintings, a series of architectural details with a skewed perspective enhanced by my interpretations using invented color and pattern. I created 18 new paintings this year ranging in size from 10″x10″...
by Barbara | Oct 29, 2019 | Events & Exhibits
My exhibition “It’s All Askew: Spatial Transformations” at the Eric Fischl Gallery, Phoenix College, AZ has come and gone but the photographs live on…Many thanks to my husband, photographer James Cowlin for being on the job during the opening...
by Barbara | Aug 15, 2019 | Events & Exhibits, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art
I started my “Askew” series several years ago as an experiment, using 10″x10″ panels. Gradually I increased the size, each time wondering if my concept would hold up. It did and I continued to increase the size. Below I’m prepping...
by Barbara | May 29, 2019 | Events & Exhibits, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art
Part of my routine for the business part of my art practice is a group of annual grants for which I apply. The application submissions come out at various times of the year and I track these on my calendar. For each submission, there’s a flurry of writing,...
