Best Contemporary Painting in show at Guildford Art Society Exhibition 2022
Best Abstract Painting at Petersfield Art Society Exhibition 2022
Barbara's work is on display at:
The Courtyard Gallery, Durleighmarsh, Petersfield GU31 5AX
Surrey Artists Open Studios 3rd to 18th June 2023
at
Short Acre Studio, Mill Lane, Headley GU35 0PD
Exhibition
Farnham Pottery, Quennells Hill, Wrecclesham GU10 4SL
from
21st April to 21st May 2023
Hampshire Open Studios 19th to 28th August 2023
at
The Courtyard Gallery, Durleighmarsh, Petersfield GU31 5AX
Alresford Show 2nd September
at
Alresford, Hampshire
Surrey Contemporary Art Show 22nd to 24th September 2023
at
Sandown Race Course, Portsmouth Road Esher Surrey KT10 9AJ UK
Short Acre Studio is also open to visitors by appointment.
Please call Barbara on 07515 663023
ARTIST
Barbara Whitbourn is a self-taught artist who has also studied at Newlyn Art School in Cornwall. Abstraction is a passion for her, the space left for the viewer to construct their understanding of the painting and emotional connection to it.
Her love of rusting metals, erosion and the built environment have led her into abstracted landscape.
Her abstracted landscapes in acrylic, oil and mixed media are inspired by the more wild and remote parts of the country. Her work reflects an emotional response to the natural erosion of the landscape and this shows through in her use of many transparent layers and texture, often incorporating gold leaf into her paintings.
The photograph below shows Barbara at work in Foggintor Quarry on Dartmoor.
Abstract workin acrylic and mixed media
Please Note: all images are original works by Barbara Whitbourn