Barbara A. Kendrick, PSC: Landscapes in pastel
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Bold landscapes with dramatic lighting are the dominate themes of Barbara Kendrick's paintings. She and her husband moved to Southwestern Colorado in 1999, but for more than 25 years they have explored the high-country and canyon lands of the four corners area. Working from her studio, she paints impressions of those experiences based on photos, field notes, and sketches. |
She works almost exclusively in pastels, her favorite medium. Pastels have been described as having an immediacy that other mediums lack because they can be used for both drawing and painting. More importantly, they free the artist from some of the mechanics of painting such as color mixing, brush cleaning and managing drying times. For that reason, it could be argued that pastels allow for more spontaneity and connectivity between the artist's original concept and the actual painting than many other media. By using layering and blending techniques luminous effects can be achieved, and this is particularly apparent in Barbara's depictions of clouds and water. Although pastels are a dry medium, she finds they are well suited to capturing the effects of water in its various forms.
A signature member of the Pastel Society of Colorado, Barbara also serves on the Board of the Ouray County Arts Association. In Colorado her work is represented by Sunrise Southwest Gallery in Ridgway, Around the Corner Art Gallery in Montrose and Off the Wall 2 Gallery in Grand Junction. Although she is primarily self-taught, she has attended workshops taught by notable contemporary artists. The works of Thomas Moran and members of the California Impressionists School, including Edgar Payne, Guy Rose, John Gamble and Arthur Grover Ryder, have also provided her with much insight and inspiration.
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