Barbara A. Freeman: March 2020

Monday, March 2, 2020

Two New Works Accepted in Gallery North Small Works Show 2020! Edmonds WA

Two new works that I submitted to this year's Gallery North - Small Works Show 2020, have been accepted! They Come at Night is a Fine Art Miniature and Under Scrutiny is a Small Work. I'm honored to be in the show!

They Come at Night © Barbara A. Freeman

4" x 4" Fine Art Miniature Ink on Scratchbord

Under Scrutiny © Barbara A. Freeman

6" x 6" Small Work Ink on Scratchbord

Sixty-nine accomplished and emerging artists from across the US have submitted nearly three hundred original works of art in a variety of media and technique to be juried for this show. Of these, one hundred and sixty-two pieces, the best of the best, will adorn the walls of Gallery North for the entire month of March. Oils, watercolors, acrylics, ink, block prints, and mixed media pieces, all curated to complement each other, were juried by award winning artist and author Sue Coccia.

I'll be attending the reception on Saturday, March 7th, so stop by, say hello and check out the show!

Gallery North Small Works 2020

401 Main Street, Edmonds, WA 98020 (map)

March 1st - March 30th

Artists Reception and Awards Ceremony

Saturday March 7th, 1- 4pm.

Edmonds monthly Art Walk

Thursday, March 19th, 5 – 8 pm

Hours of operation

Sunday – Friday 11am – 5pm

Saturday 10am - 6pm

For further information please call us at (425) 774-0946

Scratchbord is a new way of working for me and I'm still not sure what I think about it! I really love the detail and the fine lines I can get using a sharp point scratching away the ink. It works in reverse so instead of adding dark like you would with graphite, you create light by stippling or scratching away the ink. It's done on panels, I usually work on the claybord or scratchbord from Ampersand. I used ink for color and scratch that to create subtle shades and shapes. So working back and forth by adding and removing color and line, I get to where I want with the image. You can find many way of working in this medium by googling scratchboard or on the Ampersand Art Supplies website where you can find their Scratchbords.

6" x 6" Small Work Ink on Scratchbord Framed

4" x 4" Fine Art Miniature Ink on Scratchbord Framed

As always, thank you for taking time to read about my work. Spring is starting to show herself, so hope you can get out to enjoy the beauty of our great outdoors! Remember to support your local artists!