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Q: You have spoken about learning to fly at the age of 25. What airplanes did...
Cessna 150 A: I learned to fly at a small airport in Caldwell, NJ. Flying is expensive and since I didn’t have much money, I sought a job at Liberty Aviation, the local flight school, in exchange for...
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Q: How did you happen to have a photograph published in The Wall Street Journal?
Sun Tunnels by Nancy Holt A. That is a long story. To get far away from New York for the ten-year anniversary of 9/11, my friend, Donna Tang, and I planned a two-week road trip to see land art...
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Q: You took classes at The Art League School in Alexandria, VA in the late...
Barbara’s studio A: From studying with Lisa and Diane I gained an excellent technical foundation and developed my ability to draw and depict just about anything in soft pastel. They were both...
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Q: You have written about how you came to your current subject matter, but...
Barbara’s studio A: Once I had achieved a high degree of technical facility with soft pastel, there was not much more to be gained from copying reality. Cameras do an excellent job of that so what...
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Q: Why do you make art?
Barbara’s studio A: This is an excellent question and one I like to revisit because with all the day-to-day frustrations and disappointments that are a normal part of an artist’s life, it is easy to...
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Q: You have worked with twenty-plus galleries during your career. Which ones...
“Myth Meets Dream,” 1993, soft pastel on sandpaper, the earliest painting that includes Mexican figures A: Probably the most prestigious gallery that represented my work was Brewster Fine Arts on West...
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Q: Do you have any mentors?
Barbara’s studio A. Unfortunately, no, I have had to forge my own path. I did not attend art school, but I have been fortunate to have had two excellent life-changing teachers. To read about my...
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Q: Where do you create your art? (Question from artamour)
Barbara’s Studio A: In April 1997 an opportunity to move to New York City arose and I didn’t look back. By then I was showing in a good 57th Street gallery, Brewster Gallery (they focused exclusively...
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