by Barbara Downs | Nov 7, 2013
I finally have my studio back in some sort of working order after Open Studios. I’d like to thank everyone who visited me during that weekend. I truly appreciate the conversations, comments, and questions. In case you thought you saw the natural state of my...
by Barbara Downs | Oct 5, 2013
Open Studios 2013 October 5-6, 11am-5pm Mission Industrial Studios 2573 Mission St., Santa Cruz My studio and my studio clothing are clean, so it must be time for Open Studios! If you’re in town, please stop by and visit me today or tomorrow. I have several of...
by Barbara Downs | Sep 22, 2013
My daughter took this panorama shot of my studio today, showing my preparations for the upcoming Open Studios. The photo is deceptive, it makes the space look like an L-shape, which it’s not. Although it is a large studio, it is not this huge! Come see for...
by Barbara Downs | Sep 21, 2013
…weighting the edges of a stack of paintings with art books. The danger in this method is that I get distracted with the books, and then I get lost in the books. And I certainly feel the weight of all that history!
by Barbara Downs | Aug 31, 2013
Although I’ve been spending most of my time on the large figurative paintings, I am still working with bird imagery and other pieces based on the natural world. I just finished this drawing, Heron Double-Take. Thank you, Susana Arias for this LARGE sheet of...
