About the Artist

Barbara is an award-winning artist specializing in creating original prints and oil paintings.  She was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and has lived in the equally scenic states of Washington, Ohio, New Mexico, and California.   These environments, in addition to her travels to Europe and China, provide her with visual inspiration which is expressed in her paintings, drawings, and original prints. Her work was an award winner in the National Arts Program. It has also been exhibited in numerous corporate galleries and can be found in collections of art patrons throughout the U.S., Europe and Australia. She is currently a member of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the California Society of Printmakers, the Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County, the Berkeley Arts Center Association, and the Sebastopol Center for the Arts.  She is also past President of the North Coast Artists Guild, which represents artists from the coastal areas of Sonoma and Mendocino Counties, in California. Barbara participates in the annual Studio Discovery Tour when members of the North Coast Artists Guild open their studios to the public.  This event is typically held Labor Day week-end and the week-end following.  She also opens her studio by appointment.  Contact her for details or to schedule an appointment.