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Pearls from artists* # 71
New York street * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. Artists are individuals...
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Pearls from artists* # 148
Barbara’s studio * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. I want Bob Iger, the head of...
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Pearls from artists* # 160
“A Promise, Meant to be Broken,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 58″ x 38″ * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes...
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Pearls from artists* # 174
Barbara’s studio, Photo: Marianne Barcellona * 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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Pearls from artists* # 198
“Troublemaker,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 20″ x 26″ * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we...
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Pearls from artists* # 201
Barbara’s studio * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. Matisse needs to find life...
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Q: What has been your biggest challenge so far?
“Us and Them,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 47″ x 38″ image, 60″ x 50″ framed A: On September 11, 2001, my husband Bryan, a high-ranking federal government employee, a brilliant economist (with an IQ of...
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Pearls from artists* # 445
Artists at work… our documentary film crew! *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. My...
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Pearls from artists* # 463
“Raconteur” (detail), soft pastel on sandpaper, 58” x 38” *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road...
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Pearls from artists* # 467
Udaipur, India *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. As students confronted with...
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Q: How did your ebook “From Pilot to Painter” come to be? (Question from...
About Barbara’s ebook A: It was my longtime assistant, Barbra Drizin’s, idea and more than I’d care to admit, I was resistant. I said, “I am much too busy to write an ebook!” Barbra went on to...
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Q: What’s on the easel today?
Work in progress “Shamanic,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 35” x 28.5” framed A: I just started a large 58″ x 38″ pastel painting based on the same reference photograph I used for “Shamanic,” 26″ x 20.”...
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Pearls from artists* # 522
With ”Entity,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 26” x 20” image, 35” x 28.5” framed * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the...
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Q: How do you determine what size to make your pastel paintings? (Question...
Two pastel paintings in progress A: For three decades I have been making pastel paintings in two sizes: 26” x 20” and 58” x 38.” These sizes are dictated by practical considerations. The smaller...
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