by Barbara Downs | Oct 28, 2012
This photo of my studio floor caught my eye because of the geometry of the composition and the colors. This is part of the limited palette I’m using in my newest paintings, which can be seen on my website, here. This askew composition appeals to me; it’s...
by Barbara Downs | Sep 18, 2012
I don’t mind if people find my work perplexing. I’m often equally perplexed. Fountain (I), Found Steel/Welded Steel/Horsehair, 9" x 7" x 12", 2012 Fountain (I), Found Steel/Welded Steel/Horsehair, 9" x 7" x 12", 2012 This...
by Barbara Downs | Mar 30, 2012
1. Wear pants like these (and brushing hair is optional): 2. Wear something that matches your painting (refer to these photos of Claire Thorson, Tom Maderos and I, next to our paintings today):
by Barbara Downs | Nov 30, 2011
Pentimenti – “A painter’s term for the evidence in a work that the original composition has been changed. Often the opaque pigment with which the artist covered a mistake or unwanted beginnings will, with time or injudicious cleaning, become...
by Barbara Downs | Feb 18, 2011
After my friend wandered past my open studio door and smelled that distinct smell of oil paint, she asked on Facebook if I’d done some good paintings that day. No, I did not have such luck, and I publicly admitted it on Facebook. In fact, I’d had a...
by Barbara Downs | Feb 11, 2011
Here it is, my studio couch. It’s humble, paint-spattered, and very comfortable. I got to thinking about my couch when my new studio neighbors, both sculptors, commented on how my studio looks like a ‘painter’s studio’ because of the couch. At...
