Patricia Barker

My Dad was a self-taught artist. When I was a child, I remember watching him paint landscapes ... and I distinctly remember the smell of the oil paints he was using.

Later, when I went to Art College, I enjoyed sketching trees and other natural things, but I never developed the urge to work on a full landscape. In fact, I always found them rather intimidating.

But when I discovered watercolour painting decades later, and found myself in a class where we were expected to produce landscapes as well as a variety of other subjects, I was forced to face my demons.

I'm glad I did. Despite my mental block against landscape art, I found it no more difficult or challenging than any other aspect of this work.

It's all challenging.

Bruce Trail Waterfall

Original watercolour 2004

Image size: 21" x 13 1/2"

$600 Framed

"Bruce Trail Waterfall" was painted in a watercolour class that my Dad and I attended at Springbank Visual Arts Center.

I learned how to apply masque for the first time.

I completed the watercolour at home in the weeks after the class finished and am rather pleased with the way it turned out.

Lake at Dawn

Original watercolour 1998

Image size: 7" x 10 1/2"

Not for sale

Forest over the Gorge

Original watercolour 1999

Image size: 12" x 19"

"Forest over the Gorge" was produced in watercolour class, and was my first watercolour landscape done under the direction of a teacher.

It was a nerve racking experience, but I followed my instincts and learned a whole lot!

SOLD

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