by Barbara | Sep 11, 2015 | All Blog Posts, Drawing/Printmaking, Other Artists/Studios/Exhibits
The Southwestern Invitational is an exhibition in which I’m one of the artists. It’s a traveling exhibit, starting in Yuma last Spring & ending at the Sky Harbor International Art Museum in 2016. Last weekend was an opening at Prescott College at Sam...
by Barbara | Jul 16, 2012 | All Blog Posts, Drawing/Printmaking
I was a printmaking major in college. I loved making prints, especially intaglio and lithography. These are the two most expensive processes, requiring presses, materials such as copper plates, etching tools, special printmaking papers. Owning or having access to...
by Barbara | Mar 16, 2012 | All Blog Posts, Drawing/Printmaking, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art
One of the appealing parts about being in Oracle is living right down the street from Rancho Linda Vista. Rancho Linda Vista is an art community which was established in 1968 by Andrew Rush and several other art professors from the University of Arizona. It still...
by Barbara | May 16, 2011 | All Blog Posts, Drawing/Printmaking
Since November, I’ve been lucky to be able to participate in figure drawing sessions taking place right down the street. Artists Elizabeth Manfredi and Lew Schnellmann opened up their studio and organized a series of models for our drawing pleasure every...
by Barbara | Feb 16, 2011 | All Blog Posts, Drawing/Printmaking
My Saturday afternoons have been reserved for figure drawing sessions with a group of artists in Oracle. A lot of hard work, aching feet, and a pile of figure drawings are the result. And what is the point, you might ask?Well, I view this as an exercise in training my...
by Barbara | Feb 9, 2011 | All Blog Posts, Drawing/Printmaking
A 30 second gesture drawing using a graphite stickA one minute gesture drawing using conte crayonAnother one minute drawing, using compressed charcoalAs I mentioned in my last post, I started figure drawing years ago. After taking a series of classes in art school,...
