About Barbara

Barbara creates bold, colourful paintings, that build an emotional connection with the subject matter through loose and abstracted brush strokes.

Barbara is a BC based artist, while originally from Germany, she and her husband Joe have been calling the Okanagan home for the past 18 years.

Working in the fashion industry for most of her life, she has always been drawn to painting the human form, especially faces – and of lately, that also includes animals.

Living on a ranch has provided her with ample subject matter to paint, from her small herd of goats, to horses and cattle and all the wildlife travelling through.

She is fascinated by the play of light and shadow on her subject matter and paints intuitively in often abstracted colours.
From time to time, she hosts art retreats and painting workshops with a variety of artists at her home ranch Bear Valley Highlands.

Memberships and Art Affiliations ( current)

• Federation of Canadian Artists
• North Okanagan Chapter of the FCA
• Central Okanagan Chapter of the FCA
• Okanagan Artists of Canada Society ( OACS)
• Okanagan Artist Coalition
• Monashee Arts Council

Shows and Exhibitions

• February 2021 juried FCA show Grizzly winery Kelowna, BC
• November 2021 juried FCA show Vancouver, BC
• April 2022 juried FCA show, Kamloops, BC
• May 2022 Group show, Grizzly winery Kelowna, BC
• July 2022 Solo show Okanagan library, Lumby, BC
• October 2022 Group show Village Green mall, Vernon, BC
• November 2022 Group show, Vernon Community Art Centre, Vernon, BC
• January 2023 Group show, Little Straw winery, West Kelowna, BC