Barbara Humphrey

Artist Statement.

I set out for the day, looking for something fascinating in the places I love. The rocky edges and sandy beaches along the coastline do dances at dawn. A sailboat becomes a paper lantern on still water at sunset. In the light, I find mystery or curiosity, and with that excitement I go to my studio. I look for something unusual in quotidian life.

Mixing my own hues, I think about what piqued my curiosity when looking at the scene, and I try to capture that on the canvas. In painting, a second thrill pushes me forward as I try to bring out the wonder I found at the scene and highlight it in color. Thinking about light and negative space, I create a language that replicates the beauty of Elephant Rock Beach or Sachuest Point for someone looking at the canvas.

After working in printmaking, monotypes, and watercolor, I’ve devoted my practice to oil painting. I seek to bring the fluidity I found with watercolor to oils.

Exhibits

December 2012 New Artist Member Show. Providence Art Club

July and August 2012. South Coast Artists Studio Tour. BCH Studio

January 2013 Staff and Class. Providence Art Club

Members Exhibit 2015. Providence Art Club

July2002,2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. Little Compton Community Center Summer Juried Art Show

July & August 2013, 2014, 2015 Acoaxet Country Club – One Woman Show

September 2015. Providence Art Club Members Exhibit February 2016

Education

1981: BFA Textile Design. Southeastern Mass. University

1989-Present: Workshops in Watercolor, Pastels, Monotypes, Oils with renowned regional artists at Westport Art Group, RISD, Newport Art Museum, Providence Art Club