by Barbara | Apr 9, 2021 | Events & Exhibits, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art, Paintings in Progress
It took over a year to create “Askew #101″ at 8’x8′, a lot of paint, a lot of sweat and blood (maybe a few tears). As I went along I tried to document my progress. Sometimes I skipped months at a time but overall I did pretty well in taking the...
by Barbara | Nov 30, 2020 | All Blog Posts, Calendars, Uncategorized
In 2020 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 am just getting ready to complete “Askew #100”, an...
by Barbara | Sep 22, 2020 | All Blog Posts, Completed paintings, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art
When I started the “Askew” series, which was then nameless, it was an exploration on ten-10″x10″ panels. The idea was to play around with color, perspective and well, really everything, to move myself along into something new and different. I...
by Barbara | May 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
During the Covid19 period of isolating at home/studio I’ve been reflecting on how I got to where I am now. That got me to mentally reviewing my job history. You know how they say that the time of having one career/job for life is over for people coming of age in...
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...
