A B O U T T H E A R T I S T
For years my expression was in the simplicity of the sumi line, then sumi color. Now I am painting watercolor on YUPO. With this synthetic paper I can freely manipulate the watercolor. The finished piece is varnished with an acrylic spray and is long lasting and archival.
A native of Wisconsin, Barbara received her BFA at the Art Institute of Chicago. Barbara has shown her work in New York at Lincoln Center and the Salmagundi Club. She has shown in Japan and Germany and in 1994 had a solo show in Paris, France. She is listed in both the Encyclopedia of Sumi-E and Who's Who in International Sumi-E Artists.
Barbara is a signature member of the Northwest Watercolor Society, Women Painters of Washington and Puget Sound Sumi Artists. |