Barbara paints primarily from reference photos which she, her husband and friends have taken. Her focus when approaching a new painting is to capture the mood which inspired the photo or still life set up in her studio.
Monday, March 30, 2009
The following three paintings were done under the supervision of the wonderful artist, Richard McKinley. They were executed with an underpainting of watercolor and then the pastel on top of that. He gave each of us so much attention and encouragement. We had a wonderful week working out in the desert; we even encountered two rattle snakes and a jumping cholla which was imbedded in my arm. Now I hope to continue with the enthusiasm of the week.