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Flames,
Watercolor

Place of Power, Watercolor
Barbara has been a resident of Lubbock for only two
years. She moved here from Abilene, Texas where she was very active in the art
community. She was a member of the Center for Contemporary Arts where she held
several different offices in the artist organization. Barbara was also a member
of the Creative Arts Organization and The Big Country Art Organization in which
she also held numerous officer positions. Barbara was an art instructor in
Abilene and has continued utilizing her talents here in Lubbock. She has exhibited in
group, solo, and juried shows in the Big Country Area where she was honored with
several awards. At present she is a member of the West Texas Watercolor Society
and a Watercolor Instructor at the Garden and Arts Center. Barbara has been
painting on a mural on a well house at the South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation
Center where she is a volunteer.
Barbara has a B.A. from Hardin-Simmons, Abilene, TX,
with a major in Art and Psychology. She studied metal jewelry at McMurry
University and has Master's hours in Art Therapy. Barbara has put her
education to unique use by working in the Activity/ Recreational Department of a
Psych Hospital, Alzheimer Care Center, and as a Graphic Artist for the Abilene
Reporter News. At present she is working at Covenant Hospital in the Mental
Health Unit Therapeutic Recreation Department. Her watercolor classes are offered monthly
at the Garden and Arts Center.
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