by Barbara | Jan 22, 2019 | All Blog Posts, Completed paintings, Events & Exhibits, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art
This photo by James Cowlin is a shot of my studio in action, with unfinished paintings on tables and on the easel in the foreground on the right side. Thank you to Jim for capturing scene. It’ll always bring back good memories of this period of intense creating....
by Barbara | Nov 25, 2018 | All Blog Posts, Completed paintings, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art, Paintings in Progress, Technical/Art Supplies/Equipment, Uncategorized
I’m guessing lots of people have never given a second thought to what happens after a painting has been finished, both to the artist and to the painting. For me, finishing a painting is like finishing a book. If I’m happy with it—I have to set it aside and...
by Barbara | May 10, 2018 | All Blog Posts, Completed paintings, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art, Uncategorized
The life of this artist (and most artists) is a jumble of activities. In order to get my artwork out into public spaces and on the internet (in other words marketing my paintings), I spend my mornings on the computer researching and writing. An ongoing (for the past 5...
by Barbara | Jan 9, 2018 | All Blog Posts, Completed paintings, Events & Exhibits, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art, Technical/Art Supplies/Equipment
I’ve got a solo show coming up oh-so-soon (the month of February and to be exact the show is at Rancho Linda Vista Gallery in Oracle AZ, reception February 10th, 1pm-5pm). Having plenty of new paintings for the show isn’t a problem. What to put in/not put...
by Barbara | Nov 13, 2017 | All Blog Posts, Completed paintings, Events & Exhibits
I’ve been doing a lot of experimenting this past year both with subject matter and with painting techniques. In addition to continuing to work on my Painting Water series, I’ve created additional paintings for the newer Bloom series of whimsical flower paintings....
by Barbara | Sep 22, 2017 | Completed paintings, Events & Exhibits, Technical/Art Supplies/Equipment, Uncategorized
I’ve been doing a lot of painting experiments over the summer—having fun going out on a limb & trying new materials, new subject matter, new ways of applying paint. On that note, I took a chance and decided to create something (wasn’t sure what) for...
