This is #3 in the series of Agave paintings in pastel. Some bad news. The plant that I am painting is growing the center spike which means it is on its way out. It gave us much pleasure.
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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.
Barb at Work
Professional membership and Recognition
Barb is a juried member of Arizona Art Guild, Arizona Art Alliance, Vanguard Artists, Wickeburg Art Club. She is also a member of the Association of Pastel Society, the Chicago Pastel Painters and the Sun City Grand Art Club.
It is through these memberships that she has received several awards and has been juried into many shows both statewide and national:
2002 Cheap Joes and Canson Spring Flyer Competition: 1st place in Pastels2003
West Valley Fine Arts Council Honorable Mention2004 APAA Juried Show
Third Place “Meandering Stream” Pastel2005 APAA Juried Show People’s Choice June Babcock Memorial Award
“A Touch of Fall” pastel2005 Arizona State Fair Honorable Mention “Just Peachy” watercolor2006
APAA Juried Show Honorable Mention, “Grand” pastel2006 Wickenburg Art Club Fine Art Festival First Place in Watercolor Division for “Double Dip.”
It is through these memberships that she has received several awards and has been juried into many shows both statewide and national:
2002 Cheap Joes and Canson Spring Flyer Competition: 1st place in Pastels2003
West Valley Fine Arts Council Honorable Mention2004 APAA Juried Show
Third Place “Meandering Stream” Pastel2005 APAA Juried Show People’s Choice June Babcock Memorial Award
“A Touch of Fall” pastel2005 Arizona State Fair Honorable Mention “Just Peachy” watercolor2006
APAA Juried Show Honorable Mention, “Grand” pastel2006 Wickenburg Art Club Fine Art Festival First Place in Watercolor Division for “Double Dip.”
5 comments:
#3is my fav so far. May your agave go in peace! Be sure to take photos of the flower stock to complete this series!
I love your work! Just so elegant and raw!
Great post and some really useful tips there. I love resource lists like this. Have social bookmarked it in the hope that others can also benefit.
Your work is beautiful. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world!
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