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Q: What would you say about art to a young artist with potential?
A wall in Barbara’s studio A: Be sure that you love your process unconditionally. There is no relationship between how hard an artist works and how much she earns. Indeed, with inflation and rapidly...
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Q: What would you be if you were not an artist?
Self-portrait on a Hudson River barge A: I honestly have no idea, but whatever it might be, there is a good chance that I’d be bored! In my younger days boredom was a strong motivator. I left the...
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Q: I just got home from my first painting experience… three hours and I am...
Barbara’s studio A: The short answer is that I absolutely love making art in my studio and on the best days I barely even notice time going by! Admittedly, it’s a hard road. Pursuing life as an...
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Q: Do you have any advice for a young painter or someone just starting out as...
Studio A: As artists each of us has at least two important responsibilities: to express things we are feeling for which there are no adequate words and to communicate to a select few people, who...
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Pearls from artists* # 92
Untitled iPad photo * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. To avoid disappointment...
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Q: Why do people need art in their daily lives?
With Ida Bagus Anom, Mas, Bali; Photo: Donna Tang A: That is for each person to decide, but as someone who devotes every waking moment to my work and to becoming a better artist, I cannot imagine my...
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Q: Do you have any essential words that you live by?
Studio wall A: I certainly do! When I left the active duty Navy in 1989, my co-workers threw a farewell party. One of the parting gifts I received was a small plaque from Tina Greene, a young...
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Pearls from artists* # 150
Tile worker, South India * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. You wait for your...
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Q: Do you believe in “the big break” for artists?
Barbara’s studio A: Big breaks sometimes happen, but in my experience an artist’s life is made up of single-minded dedication, persistence, hard work, and lots of small breaks. I recently finished...
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Pearls from artists* # 337
Barbara’s studio *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. I think society did a great...
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