by Barbara | Feb 8, 2022 | All Blog Posts, Events & Exhibits, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art
There’s a lot that goes on both before and after an art exhibition. Naturally first the artist needs to make the work. Then there are the submissions to apply for shows. Yeah, a show is booked. The date for installation arrives. The show is packed up and taken...
by Barbara | Oct 28, 2021 | All Blog Posts, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art, Paintings in Progress
From September 16th to October 5th, I was just outside of Sagautuck, Michigan, participating in the Ox-Bow Longform residency along with 17 other artists. Ox-Bow, associated with The Art Institute of Chicago has been in existence for over 100 years! The setting is...
by Barbara | Aug 4, 2021 | All Blog Posts, Completed paintings, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art, Paintings in Progress, Uncategorized
Above is “Askew #108″, 72″x72”, Acrylic on panel. Currently being shown at FOUND:RE Contemporary Gallery, Phoenix, through November 25. Well, here I am. In the studio where I’ve more or less been for the past year & 1/2. I feel very...
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 | 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 | 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...