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Pearls from artists* # 557
“Broken,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 38″ x 58″ image, 50″ x 70″ framed *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes...
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Q: How has the use of photography in your work changed over the decades?
New York, NYA: From the beginning in the mid-1980s I used photographs as reference material. My late husband, Bryan, would shoot 4” x 5” negatives of my elaborate setups using his Toyo-Omega view...
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Pearls from artists* #571
The 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. To put it simply, but accurately,...
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Pearls from artists* # 573
In the 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. The literature on creativity is...
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Pearls from artists* # 575
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. Creativity is a harmony of...
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Q: When you’re not creating art what’s your next favorite creative activity?
Hudson Yards, NYC iPad Photo A: I love taking photographs with my iPad Pro! It has a 12.9″ screen so I can see every detail of the image. It is equivalent to using an 8 x 10 view camera with the...
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Pearls from artists* # 584
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. The creation of something new...
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Pearls from artists* # 585
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. Improvisation, composition,...
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Pearls from artists* # 592
The 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. There are millions of ways of...
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Pearls from artists* # 594
New York City *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. The creative artist and poet and...
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Pearls from artists* # 602
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. Anyone who studies an...
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Pearls from artists* # 603
With friends in Alexandria, VA *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. The annals of...
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Pearls from artists* # 604
“Offering,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 20″ x 26″ image, 28.5” x 35” 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 persist despite the haters, nay-sayers, etc.? (Question from...
Barbara’s Studio A: There are so many obstacles to art-making and countless reasons to just give up. When you really think about it, it’s amazing that great art gets made at all. So why do we do it?...
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Pearls from artists* # 608
Self-portrait with “Blue Misterioso” *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. There is...
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Q: Do you have any rituals that you do before beginning a day’s work in the...
The Studio! A: When I arrive at the studio in the morning it’s rare for me to immediately start working. Usually I read something art-related – books written by artists, about creativity, etc. At...
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In celebration of the twelfth anniversary of my blog two days from now, I am...
Barbara’s Studio (in 2012) with works in progress. A: The three Big P’s – Patience, Persistence, and Passion. Without all three you will not have the stamina to work tirelessly for very little...
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Pearls from artists* # 630
With “Wise One” (left) and “The Moralist” *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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