Artist Information:
Barbara Davis
Moraga, CA
United States
Member Since: Apr 2004
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Artist Statement:
With early artistic training
in dance and later study in
the visual arts, I find that I
want to fill my paintings with
color and texture while
exploring space and mood.
Building on this foundation, I
strive to express life and
living, as well as form and
essence. I embrace ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
UPCOMING: CC14, August, 2012
Lamorinda Open Studios,
October 22-23, 2011
Preserve Lamorinda Open Space
2011
Art D'Light, 2011, Petaluma,
CA
Day of the Dead Exhibit, 2011,
Petaluma, CA
Valley Art Gallery Winter
Shows, 2008-2010
Civic Arts Shows, Shadelands
Art Center, 2008-2010
Albany Arts Central Show, 2008
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Artist Galleries:
Alameda Art Center, Alameda,
CA
ArtPeople Gallery, San
Francisco, CA
Moraga Art Gallery, Moraga, CA
Valley Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
Arlington Window Gallery,
Kensington, CA
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Artist Reviews:
Highlighted in 2010 Civic Arts
Sale article in the Contra
Costa Sun
Included in "Creative Glass"
published in 2010
Three paintings printed in
Vol.1, 2008 of the Journal of
SandPlay Therapy
Artwork shown in the
January/February 2007 issue of
Somerset Studios
Chosen for Gallery V,a
Stampington publication,...
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Commissions:
Sharon Pincus, Berkeley, CA
Lucille Biondi, Moraga, CA
Murray Bishop, Martinez, CA
Thomas J. Hutton, Santa Clara,
CA
Rustine Tilton, Teaneck, NJ
Charity Huss, Moraga, CA...
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Barbara Davis's Premiere Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Barbara Davis's Portfolio.
With early artistic training in dance and later study in the visual arts, I find that I want to fill my paintings with color and texture while exploring space and mood. Building on this foundation, I strive to express life and living, as well as form and essence. I embrace the opposites of fall and recovery, ebb and flow, and expansion and contraction.
Inspired by quantum physics, Gaia theory and the world views of a number of cultures, I seek the unity and flow in visions: dreamlike places; mythological scenes; sacred spaces. I am also inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s belief that we should be the change we want to see in the world. This guides me to try to imbue my paintings and jewelry with a tranquil, ethereal feeling. While the jewelry pieces are abstract, in the paintings I strive to reposition nature so that it serves not as background but as an integral part of our environment. Within these spaces, essential figurative forms develop. These scenes relay my hope that we can overcome the apparent deterioration of our social, cultural and environmental systems and live more harmoniously.
To achieve the rich, textured surface for these scenes, I work ... |
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Vision, 2011
Mixed Media,
8 x 10 X 1.5 inches
Availability: Sold
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