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Q: What artists influenced the creation of your latest pastel-on-sandpaper...
“Incognito,” 38″ x 58,” soft pastel on sandpaper A: As I continue to evolve my studio practice, I study and learn from various artists, living and long gone, who have mastered visual art and many...
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Pearls from artists* # 108
At work on a pastel painting * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. Artists generally...
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Pearls from artists* # 114
Catalogue of Matisse’s late work * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. These paper...
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Pearls from artists* # 121
Sri Lanka * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. Artists, when they are absorbed in...
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Q: All artists go through periods when they wonder what it’s all for. What do...
Barbara’s studio A: Fortunately, that doesn’t happen very often. I love and enjoy all the varied facets involved in being an artist, even (usually) the business aspects, which are just another puzzle...
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Q: Do you have a daily ritual that helps you start working in your studio?
Barbara’s studio A: In the morning before I start working on a pastel painting, I read for roughly half an hour. Usually I read something art-related; for example, see the books that are quoted on...
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