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Q: What kind of art do you create?
At work A: I live in the West Village in New York City and have been a working artist for thirty-four years. I create original pastel paintings that use my large collection of Mexican and Guatemalan...
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View from Isla del Sol in Bolivia * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. In its...
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“Conundrum,” Soft Pastel on Sandpaper, 38” x 58” Image, 50” x 70” Framed *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the...
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Barbara’s studio Cameron Crowe: I think this collection is a powerful gift, especially to young artists. It’s a portrait of you at a certain time in your life when you were having success. You could...
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Q: Who are you and what do you do? (Question from “Arts Illustrated”)
At the studio A: Here is my professional bio. I am an American contemporary artist and author who divides my time between residences in New York City and Alexandria, VA. I am best known for my...
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Pearls from artists* # 474
“Madame Roulin and Her Baby,” 1888, Oil on canvas, Vincent Van Gogh, The Metropolitan Museum of Art *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom,...
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Julie Mehretu exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely...
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Shamans, Tiwanaku, Bolivia *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. Emile Cartailhac...
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Q: How would you describe the inside of your studio?
Barbara’s Studio A: My studio is an oasis in a chaotic city, a place to make art, to read, and to think. I love to walk in the door every morning because it is my absolute favorite place in New York!...
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Q: There are so many instances in the art world where paintings are...
Start of “Acolytes,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 38″ x 58″ “Acolytes” finished A: For the record, a little-appreciated fact about my pastel-on-sandpaper paintings is that they can never be forged. To...
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Q: How do you determine what size to make your pastel paintings? (Question...
Two pastel paintings in progress A: For three decades I have been making pastel paintings in two sizes: 26” x 20” and 58” x 38.” These sizes are dictated by practical considerations. The smaller...
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