Paintings by Robert J Barber

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Here is a studio painting inspired by a wonderfully quiet little afternoon event, where a kitty became fixated on a particular shadow slowly moving about on the drapes: "Ladybug?" 24 x 30 oil painting.

Here is how far my morning autumn plein air got this year. I finally finished the left edge, which was a surprisingly difficult head-scratcher. Eager to be with it again next year and work on the upper right: "Resting Place" 24 x 36 oil painting in progress.

Here is how far my delightfully bright midday autumn piece got for the year. I had to pause at an awkward phase because the light effects of the foreground had become a little too different from their earlier selves: "Autumnshhhhh" 14 x 16 oil painting in progress.

Here is how far this late autumn piece got for the year. It involved a healthy scrapeback and reapproach to the water. Just the lower middle section of the water to go, and looking forward to seeing it all again next autumn: "December Bright" 14 x 24 oil painting in progress.

Another season just completed with my early autumn morning plein air painting, and here's how far it got for the year: "Morning Path" 32 x 40 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.

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.