Strong Woman

This is very different for me. This started from a very abstract sketch that I put away about one year ago. I saw it and wanted to do an abstract painting from it. The painting and style emerged as I worked on it very carefully and directly painting each stroke.It may...

Changes

Everything is in a constant state of change. What you thought was this, has changed to that. Nothing stays the same anymore. Changes. This last painting in a series of what I called Monster paintings or better described as Pareidolia paintings, may be my best Stop by...

High-energy painting – Starting

            Starting a high-energy studio fine arts oil painting you want to stay loose. Loose, but targeted on your final objective. So every mark has a purpose and is directed towards the final goal of the painting. High energy can...

Painting Big and Bold

Daryl Urig of the Creative Underground interviews artist/painter Chantel Barber. Uncovering Barber’s unique approach to capturing the big and bold depictions of figures in acrylic paint. How to create an Undo in painting. A photo can sometimes help the artist...