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...
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...
