W&N materials used
Artists’ Water Colour, Artist Oil Colour
About Barbara Barrett
Barbara Barrett is a full time, professional artist. She specialises in Watercolour, although sometimes paints in Acrylics and Oils as well as mixed media. She is passionate about her painting and loves sharing her skills and experience through Workshops as well as Classes. She currently holds classes in Cork, Midleton, Tallow and gives workshops in Ireland, France, America , South Africa, England, and regularly demonstrates for Art Societies. Barbara has attended workshops with many renowned and accomplished artists including Dale Elliott South AFrica, Trevor Waugh, England, Cheng Khee Chee, USA, Barbara Nechis, USA, Karlyn Holman, USA, Alvaro CAstagnet, Uruguay, Kathie George, USA. Based in Kinsale, Barbara originally hails from South Africa and since settling in Ireland has frequently held solo exhibitions around the country including Exhibitions at Whites of Wexford, for the Fringe Visual Arts during the Wexford Opera Festival. She has participated in the Art Show in the RDS, Dublin, and hosts a very successful Solo Exhibition during the Kinsale Arts week in Actons Hotel, Kinsale.
Barbara Barrett's Work
Because I am an Art teacher, I pride myself in being able to paint Watercolour in many of its unlimited ways. It truly is a Medium of unlimited possibilities. I love exploring Wet into Wet techniques. In both South Africa and Ireland I have lived near the sea, so I love painting the sea and water in its many moods and movements, crashing waves and still reflections. Because I was a keen gardener I also paint flowers, Watercolour being the perfect medium for the delicate blooms. I love painting using saturated paper for a moody and soft edge effect. Painting the light is my great inspiration.
Barbara Barrett uses Winsor & Newton because
as a professional Artist I need my paints to be permanent and reliable, as a teacher I insist my students use the best!
For further information on Barbara Barrett visit:
www.barbarabarrett.net
artinireland@eircom.net