Teapot
with Apples
Pitcher, Apple
& Lemon
Hay Bale
Shadows
Minnesota
Hay Bales I
Old Copper Pot
with Apples
Spending much of her life working in the art world, Barbara has developed a passion for not only creating her own artwork, but inspiring others to do the same. Her classes are geared primarily toward the beginner, and her teaching style has a structured approach that enables students to learn new skills one step at a time in a patient, positive environment.
A former Advertising Art Director and Marketing Communications Manager, she has a unique skill set for presenting simplified methods for learning to draw and paint. She credits her own success as an artist to gaining a strong foundation in drawing skills, and encourages beginning artists to always start with drawing classes before jumping into painting.
Barbara received her Bachelor’s degree in Art from The College of New Jersey (formerlyTrenton State College), Trenton, NJ in 1986, attended the School of Visual Arts in New York in 1987, and has studied with numerous art instructors in New Jersey and Atlanta throughout the years.
Her specialty is landscapes and still life, working mostly in pastel and occasionally in oil. For her landscapes, she sometimes paints on location, but typically works from her own photographs that she adapts into impressionistic interpretations of the original scene. For her still life work, she uses common, everyday objects in scenes that she sets up in her studio, striving to express the simple beauty in simple objects.Barbara currently teaches Drawing For Total Beginners, Intermediate Drawing, Drawing & Beyond for the Homeschooler, and Beginner Pastel
Teapot with Apples |
Pitcher, Apple & Lemon |
Hay Bale Shadows |
Minnesota Hay Bales I |
Old Copper Pot with Apples |