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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“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...
View ArticleQ: 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...
View ArticlePearls 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...
View ArticleQ: 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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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...
View ArticleQ: 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!...
View ArticlePearls 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...
View ArticlePearls 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...
View ArticlePearls 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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