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Q: Why do you need to use a photograph as a reference source to make a pastel...
One of Barbara’s reference photos A: When I was about 4 or 5 years old I discovered that I had a natural ability to draw anything that I could see. It’s the way my brain is wired and it is a gift!...
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Q: In light of the realities you discussed last week (see blog post of Aug....
A favorite book A: In essence it’s that I have always worked much harder for love than for money. I absolutely love my work, my creative process, and my chosen life. I have experienced much tragedy...
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Q: Would you talk about your use of Mexican and Guatemalan folk art as a...
Models, reference photograph, and pastel painting in progress A: For me an interesting visual property of these objects is that they readily present themselves as a vehicle for exploring formal...
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Pearls from artists* # 165
“The Space Between,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 58″ x 38″ * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road...
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Q: Do you have any favorites among the Mexican and Guatemalan folk art...
Idea for an upcoming pastel painting A: I suppose it seems that way, since I certainly paint some figures more than others. My favorite characters change, depending on what is happening in my work....
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Pearls from artists* # 396
Barbara’s Studio * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. To summarize, art is...
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Q: Do you have a favorite among your thousands of travel photographs from...
Tile worker, South India A: I do! It is this photograph of a family matriarch filling a water jar. I don’t remember the name of the village, but it was somewhere in South India at a clay-tile-making...
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Pearls from artists* # 418
A Remedios Varo Plate from “Science and Surrealism” *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are...
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Pearls from artists* # 458
“Prophecy,” Soft Pastel on Sandpaper, 58″ x 38″ Image, 70″ x 50″ Framed *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the...
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Pearls from artists* # 479
Working *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. … a gift is a thing we cannot get by...
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