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 | 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 | Sep 22, 2017 | Completed paintings, Events & Exhibits, Technical/Art Supplies/Equipment, Uncategorized
I’ve been doing a lot of painting experiments over the summer—having fun going out on a limb & trying new materials, new subject matter, new ways of applying paint. On that note, I took a chance and decided to create something (wasn’t sure what) for...
by Barbara | Jul 17, 2017 | All Blog Posts, My Thoughts About Art/The Business of Art, Paintings in Progress, Technical/Art Supplies/Equipment, Uncategorized
It has come to my attention that a lot of people assume artists purchase their canvases already stretched and prepared from art supply stores. Many do and that’s just fine. But I don’t. One reason is because I often want to work in a non-standard size and...
by Barbara | Mar 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’ve been on a roll teaching workshops here, there and everywhere since last summer. I had classes booked solid through March and finished my last one recently. April is set aside for several activities. The annual Oracle Artist Studio Tour...
by Barbara | Dec 5, 2016 | All Blog Posts, Completed paintings, Uncategorized
This is the second year that I’ve produced a calendar of my paintings, perhaps the start of a brand new tradition. It contains the images of 14 paintings, all created in 2016. This keeps me on my toes since it means I need to make at least 14 paintings during...
