Paintings by Robert J Barber

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Here is an oldie from a few of my wife's hairstyles ago. It had been set aside unfinished, but with fresh eyes I recently groomed it into a better hair day: "Hairspray" 17 x 12 oil painting.

Here is another of my garden hybrid paintings, begun plein air and completed in the studio: "Hydrangeas in Sun" 8 x 6 oil painting.

Here is an easel snapshot of my early autumn morning plein air painting. Sorry about the iphone color here, but more updates to come: "Morning Path" 32 x 40 oil painting - in progress.

The sun-filled streambed along with a lovely set of sparkling ripples are the inspiration for this newly begun piece. Its time is September to mid-October, and I'll look forward to seeing it again next year: "Summer's Ending Ripples" 12 x 20 oil painting - in progress.

Here is how far my early autumn basswood painting got for the year. It was such a good season with it, refining the leaves, finally getting to the water, and much of the foreground: "Fallen toward Fall" 24 x 36 oil painting - in progress.

This Rhododendron flower seized me last June, and some good weather allowed me to do it about 90% plein air. The brightness of the flower and shaded painting was a little hard on the eyes, but the solar power was also at the heart of the inspiration: "Aglow" 16 x 12 oil painting.

The later part of the day was its own little miracle with this same blossom, and the afternoons with it were very peaceful. The bumblebee really did happen like this, and were added from memory in my studio: "Touched by June" 14 x 11 oil painting.