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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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Pearls from artists* # 48

“Big Deal,” with double portrait of the author * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on....

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Q: Would you speak about the practical realities – time and expenses –...

Studio A:  I have often said that this work is labor-intensive.  In a good year I can complete five or six large (38″ x 58″) pastel paintings.  In 2013 I am on track to make four, or, on average, one...

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Q: How do you document your work?

Barbara’s portfolio book A:  I have been a professional artist for thirty years so some things have changed and some haven’t.  I have a portfolio book of 8 x 10 photographs of all my pastel paintings....

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Q: Would you talk about your first solo exhibition in a commercial gallery?

“Big Deal,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 58″ x 38″ A:  Although I had exhibited in a number of non-profit galleries in Virginia, Washington, DC, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York, my first solo in a...

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Q: What’s on the easel today?

Work in progress A:  I’m working on a 26” x 20” pastel painting that will be number 14 in the “Bolivianos” series.  This is very early in the process. Comments are welcome!

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Q: What’s on the easel today?

Work in progress “Poker Face,” Soft Pastel on Sandpaper, 38″ x 58″ A: I continue working on “Enigma,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 20” x 26.” The title for this piece suggested itself as I was driving to...

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Q: What’s on the easel today?

Work in progress A: I’m working on a 58” x 38” pastel painting that is number 20 in the ”Bolivianos” series. It does not yet have a title. The mask depicted is a Supay. From Wikipedia: In the Quechua,...

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Pearls from artists* # 539

View from Pier 57, New York, NY *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. It is...

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