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 | Sep 14, 2018 | All Blog Posts, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art
I’ve been writing a blog for a long time. Perhaps I’ve never properly introduced myself. Below are the answers to interview questions for an article for the online magazine Voyage Phoenix—which describe my life in the arts in a short summary… My...
by Barbara | Jul 17, 2018 | All Blog Posts, Events & Exhibits, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art
Last week I was in Phoenix for several days, giving an artist talk during a reception for my show, Upstairs & Around the Corner at Balcony Gallery@London Gold in Scottsdale. Below is a photo of the talk, taken by my wonderful husband, photographer James Cowlin....
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 | Feb 7, 2018 | All Blog Posts, Events & Exhibits, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art
I have a show opening on February 10th, 2018, at the Rancho Linda Vista Gallery in Oracle, AZ. The show is up for the month of February. Here are a couple photos of the paintings before they were hung on the walls of the gallery. A Sequence for Documenting Each...
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...
