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Q: You took classes at The Art League School in Alexandria, VA in the late...
Barbara’s studio A: From studying with Lisa and Diane I gained an excellent technical foundation and developed my ability to draw and depict just about anything in soft pastel. They were both...
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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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Pearls from artists* # 201
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. Matisse needs to find life...
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Pearls from artists* # 202
Soft pastels * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. When you’re working on...
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Pearls from artists* # 303
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. If the majority of aesthetic...
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Pearls from artists* # 348
“The Orator” in “Worlds Seen & Unseen” at Westbeth Gallery, NYC *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes...
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Q: What do you do when you are feeling undervalued and/or misunderstood as a...
On a favorite walk A: After more than three decades as a professional artist, I wish I could say this rarely happens, but that’s not the case. People say dumb things to artists all the time and I’m...
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Pearls from artists* # 470
Richard Deutsch, “Against the Day,” 2007, granite, at the Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and...
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Q: What makes you drawn to face masks?
“Raconteur,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 58” x 38,” in progress A: For me a mask is so much more than a mask. It is almost a living thing with its own soul and with a unique history. I always wonder,...
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Q: To what extent will the world of art change in the post-COVID period –...
Barbara’s Studio A: We all still wonder how the art world will change post-COVID. (Will there ever be a time when we can say we are post-COVID?). I know that I will continue refining and developing my...
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Q: Why do you sometimes depict the same subject matter twice?
“Trickster” (left) and “Sacrificial,” while the latter was in-progress A: It is fascinating to play around with scale. For starters, it helps demonstrate how my pastel techniques and my approach to...
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