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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“Poker Face,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 38″ x 58″ * 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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“The Sovereign,” 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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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. I learned about the Japanese word...
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Starting a 26” x 20”pastel painting! A: That’s an interesting question because I happen to be re-reading The War of Art by Steven Pressfield and this morning I saw this: You know, Hitler wanted to...
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Basquiat X Warhol at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris. Photo: Christine Marchal *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for...
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