Portrait in Orange Hues Painting

Barbara Storey is a self-taught painter living in London. Working primarily with oil paint, Barbara has augmented her skills with a selection of courses at Art Academy London and The Heatherley School of Fine Art. She is a member of the Hesketh Hubbard Life Drawing Society at Mall Galleries, where she works mainly with soft pastels. Barbara has been showing her work since early 2022 at several venues including The Other Art Fair. Barbara - in her own words: “What I love about the painting as a form of art is the richness of its aspects: the composition, the choice of palette, the way one can lay the paint, the subject – and that just to name the few. As I go along my focus of attention varies and wanders from one to another aspect. But the subject remains always the same: what fascinates and intrigues me in equal measure is us, the people. What subject could be more diverse and complex than the attempt to capture the way we react, interact, how the life leaves a mark and imprints itself on our faces and bodies. There is a true beauty there and so it is in ordinary life."