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Pearls from artists* # 38
Morning sun at the 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. It’s one thing to be...
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Q: To be a professional visual artist is to have two full-time jobs because...
No computer in sight A: With social media and other new ways of doing business, managing it all is getting more difficult every day. Bear in mind that I say this as someone who does not have the...
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Q: How do you decide on the titles for your pastel paintings?
“Stigmata,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 28″ x 48″ A: Usually a title suggests itself over the course of the months I spend on a painting. Sometimes it comes from a book I’m reading, from a piece of...
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Q: Would you speak about the practical realities – time and expenses –...
Studio A: I have often said that this work is labor-intensive. In a good year I can complete five or six large (38″ x 58″) pastel paintings. In 2013 I am on track to make four, or, on average, one...
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Pearls from artists* # 56
Utah * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. Balancing intuition against sensory...
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Q: Can you discuss your process, including how you actually use Mexican and...
A corner of Barbara’s studio A: When I set up the figures to photograph for a painting, I work very intuitively, so how I actually cast them in an artwork is difficult to say. Looks count a lot – I...
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Q: Was there a pivotal time in your life when you were forced to choose...
Barbara’s studio A: In 1988 I was a Navy Lieutenant working at the Pentagon as a computer analyst. I hated my boring job! For about two years I had been taking drawing classes at the Art League School...
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