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 | Aug 15, 2019 | Events & Exhibits, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art
I started my “Askew” series several years ago as an experiment, using 10″x10″ panels. Gradually I increased the size, each time wondering if my concept would hold up. It did and I continued to increase the size. Below I’m prepping...
by Barbara | May 29, 2019 | Events & Exhibits, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art
Part of my routine for the business part of my art practice is a group of annual grants for which I apply. The application submissions come out at various times of the year and I track these on my calendar. For each submission, there’s a flurry of writing,...
by Barbara | May 16, 2019 | All Blog Posts, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art
The Very Good News is going to remain a mystery to readers until it’s officially announced by an undisclosed organization. This good news brought on a total redo of my studio in order to clear my head and proceed…One of the first things I did was to...
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...
