Artist Statement
Art is a celebration ~ of beauty, of intrigue, of life. I love to pick up a brush, grab my sketchbook and focus on something that makes me want to point and shout (or whisper) - LOOK! I can ‘celebrate’ alone or with others, but when both come into play, it’s the best.
A bicycle parked in front of a SF cathedral, the open beamed ceiling of a cabin, an great blue heron landing in the lake, or my cat sleeping next to a red geranium - any of these could be a chosen subject,
When I am in my studio, I want to recreate the scene, but even better! My hope is to provoke an appreciation and intrigue with the painting subject and its natural beauty.
Biography
Biography
With a B.A. in Fine Arts, cum Laude, Painting Emphasis, from San Francisco State University, 1974, Barbara moved to the Sierra foothills from Marin County, California. Charmed by the beauty there, she found inspiration from local watercolorists, developing a passion for the medium. Soon she was displaying and selling her works at the Glory Hole Gallery in Columbia State Park, CA.
Now also retired from a 22 year teaching career in the foothills, Barbara loves exploring painting mediums (watercolor, acrylic, and oil) and styles, too. She is a member of five local and statewide art associations, and shows with the Arts of Bear Valley group. Barbara has had a solo exhibition and a partnered one in Bolinas, CA, and illustrated a published children's picture book, "Grandma's School of Life," by Sulara James.
With a B.A. in Fine Arts, cum Laude, Painting Emphasis, from San Francisco State University, 1974, Barbara moved to the Sierra foothills from Marin County, California. Charmed by the beauty there, she found inspiration from local watercolorists, developing a passion for the medium. Soon she was displaying and selling her works at the Glory Hole Gallery in Columbia State Park, CA.
Now also retired from a 22 year teaching career in the foothills, Barbara loves exploring painting mediums (watercolor, acrylic, and oil) and styles, too. She is a member of five local and statewide art associations, and shows with the Arts of Bear Valley group. Barbara has had a solo exhibition and a partnered one in Bolinas, CA, and illustrated a published children's picture book, "Grandma's School of Life," by Sulara James.