Parallels Painting

Barbara is an award winning, full-time Artist, mainly working in acrylics, watercolor, oils, and mixed media. Meandering between Abstraction and Contemporary Realism, she is best known for her vibrant colors and unique painting style. Influenced by a decade of living in San Diego, California and Kailua, Hawai'i. Inspired by nature's alluring beauty, color and light. The strong works she creates, show passionate expression, without hesitation to break the rules. You can find Barbara working most days in her studio, BabZ'art Studio, at the Starline Gallery & Studios in Harvard, IL. She frequently participates in juried and invitational exhibits. Barbara's paintings hang at Iowa State University's Memorial Union, The Chopin Theatre in Chicago, as well as in homes and businesses across the U.S. Her work is part of private collections in New York, Chicago, California, Nevada, Michigan, Florida, Canada, Poland and Japan.