After a sabbatical from art, Barbara resumed painting in 1996. She has studied oil painting with internationally acclaimed artists Robert Liberace and Steve Carpenter. Studies also include nationally known plein air artists Kevin McPherson, Mark Boedges, Kenn Backhaus, John Budicin, David Lussier, Thomas Kegler, Anna Rose Bain as well as pastelist Albert Handell and watercolorist Margaret M. Martin, AWS.
OIL PAINTINGS . . . NATURE IS BARBARA’S PALETTE
Barbara loves painting en plein air, that is, on site, “in open air” – anywhere she
travels she will paint – New York State, the seashore, the mountains, harbors and
lakes, our national parks and locations abroad.
“I pack my SUV and trailer and take to the road to capture the beauty of our country.”
“Plein air paintingis a personal development experience,” says Barbara. “I will
always be a ‘student of the art.’” Barbara captures color and light while painting contemporary life in her landscapes. Her specialties include architecture, nautical scenes, winter scenes and landscape vistas.