Whether my paintings start from a concept, a feeling, a dream, or something realistic,
they all come from my inner desire to discover,to communicate something...

BACKGROUND:
A resident of Brockville since 1980, Barbara was born in Montreal in
1927 where her interest in fine arts led her to using
the creative process as a means for personal growth for herself,
ultimately helping others through art and meditation.

EDUCATION:
Her formal education in the visual arts started under Arthur Lismer
(Group of Seven) and other Montreal artists. Many years
later she received certificates in Fundamentals of Fine Arts and
Crafts from Sheridan College, Oakville and has continued taking
art courses with Andrea Green, and pottery classes, all at St.
Lawrence College, Brockville. She is a Certified Life Skills Coach,
Teacher of Adults, Meditation COUNSELLOR and Inner Child
and Co-Dependency group leader.

JURIED ART EXHIBITS:
Environmental Art Show, SLC, Brockville.

BUSINESS AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:
Brian Amaron RMT, Kelowna, BC.
Let-go Wellness Centre, Kingston.

MEMBERSHIPS:
Co-Op Galleries, Oakville and Athens. BAS, Brockville.

PREFERRED MEDIA:
Acrylic, clay

PREFERRED SUBJECT(S):
Figurative, abstract, non-objective.

ARTISTIC INFLUENCES:
Impressionists, contemporary art USA & Canada.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT:
A meditator for the last twenty years I have participated in many
meditation and personal growth groups in Canada, USA, Italy and
India, and have been conducting seminars in Meditation,
and also Inner Child and Co- Dependency groups through SLC
and privately, since Fall ‘93. My paintings, therefore, are
part of this meditative process. I decide what colors I am going to
use, and then start by applying paint at random or with a shape
and/or line, and then sensing what comes next. The final result can
be a long process, going through many changes, sometimes over
several months/years! Whether my paintings start from a concept,
a feeling, a dream, or something realistic, they all come from
my inner desire to discover, to communicate something to myself,
and hopefully to others, an image that expresses my journey as a
“Seeker”. “There is no goal but the path”.

For information re Artwork,
Art & Meditation Seminars
premb@superaje.com