by Barbara | Apr 24, 2023 | All Blog Posts, Technical/Art Supplies/Equipment, Uncategorized
My vision is to create sculptures based on my “Askew” series of paintings, designed so they can be disassembled and packed flat for ease in shipping. Then, on arrival at the destination, the piece could be easily reassembled. How to manage the logistics...
by Barbara | Apr 17, 2023 | All Blog Posts, Completed paintings, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art, Paintings in Progress, Uncategorized
There’s going to be a lot to record as I continue experimenting and learning about how to transform my “Askew” series paintings into sculptural works for my 2023 Arizona Commission on the Arts grant. The plan is to be able to look back to see how my...
by Barbara | Aug 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’ve heard (but not watched) those videos that get people addicted to watching something incredibly boring because it’s oh-so-soothing. Below are 4-short videos (one minute each) of me mixing paint. Hmm, will this have the same effect on viewers?? Perhaps...
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 | Nov 30, 2020 | All Blog Posts, Calendars, Uncategorized
In 2020 I continued working on my “Askew” paintings, a series of architectural details with a skewed perspective enhanced by my interpretations using invented color and pattern. I am just getting ready to complete “Askew #100”, an...
by Barbara | May 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
During the Covid19 period of isolating at home/studio I’ve been reflecting on how I got to where I am now. That got me to mentally reviewing my job history. You know how they say that the time of having one career/job for life is over for people coming of age in...