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Pearls from artists* # 26

Borobudur, Java * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. Beauty is made up of...

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Q: Your relationship with photography has changed considerably over the...

“Truth Betrayed by Innocence,” 2001, 58″ x 38″,  the last pastel painting for which Bryan photographed the setup A:  When my husband, Bryan, was alive I barely picked up a camera, except to photograph...

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Q: Can you speak in more detail about how losing your husband, Dr. Bryan C....

“She Embraced It and Grew Stronger,” 2003, 58″ x 38″, first large pastel-on-sandpaper painting completed after Bryan was killed A:  On September 11, 2001, Bryan, who was a high-ranking, career, federal...

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Pearls from artists* # 30

East Hampton house * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. And, just as the analysis...

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Q: Your “Gods and Monsters” series consists of tableaux of Mexican and...

Untitled chromogenic print, 24″ x 24″, edition of 5 A:  When I depict the Mexican and, more recently, Guatemalan figures in my pastel-on-sandpaper paintings, they are hard-edged, vibrant, and...

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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: Why do you need to use a photograph as a reference source to make a pastel...

One of Barbara’s reference photos A:  When I was about 4 or 5 years old I discovered that I had a natural ability to draw anything that I could see.  It’s the way my brain is wired and it is a gift!...

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Pearls from artists* # 52

Boat hull * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. The modern way of seeing is to see...

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Pearls from artists* # 54

Pier 40, NYC * 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 the cemetery all the vultures...

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Pearls from artists* # 138

  A corner of 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. BM:  … so many...

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