Laura Barry

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Laura Barry: Artist

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“New Growth, New Perspective.” I have always b “New Growth, New Perspective.” I have always been drawn to painting sinuous shapes; roots, trees, veins. Our bodily connection to the earth. I’ve revisited this subject again, but this year, tomorrow will be my first Mother’s Day. I think about where I’ve been and now where I’m going. I want to introduce you my most important work. Her name is Lucy. The reason for my absence but now my new perspective for everything. I wonder how she sees the world, I hope it is beautiful.
🔴 SOLD. Shadow trail. A simple winter plein air 🔴 SOLD. Shadow trail. A simple winter plein air from a favorite local trail. Trying some new things under mentorship with @marcgrandbois A limited palette of green gold, quinacridone magenta, pthalo blue and French ultramarine. I also pre-mixed a cool and a warm white. It took about 20 minutes for the light to disappear, but I was inspired. It’s been a while since I was outside and I’m worried about the warm streak we’re about to have. Will there be any snow left to paint?
Magical lights, cozy nights. A crackling fire in t Magical lights, cozy nights. A crackling fire in the wood stove warms a dear friend’s log cabin in Val des Monts. warmer winter weather might draw me back outside again soon.
Plein air pines. Study #1. DM for purchase. Swipe Plein air pines. Study #1. DM for purchase. Swipe to see my palette. #artforsale #artofinstagram #canadianpainter #exploretocreate #fineart #landscapepainting #oilpainting #painting #pleinair #pleinairmag #pleinairmagazine #pleinairpainter #pleinairpainting
Hanging with the little red squirrels and happy do Hanging with the little red squirrels and happy dogs along the trail. Making studies for a huge new artwork.
Plein air in the forest with the right mittens Plein air in the forest with the right mittens
Help me set up my Palette. These are the pigments Help me set up my Palette. These are the pigments I’ll be incorporating into my work featuring complementary and a burnt sienna underpainting to tie it all together. Mainly @winsorandnewton with a gorgeous Pthalo Green from @blueridgeoilcolors
A recording of my process for the new Emotion of C A recording of my process for the new Emotion of Color show with @mastrius.official @mastrius.artshow If you’d like to see more, follow more of my experimental work and process with my separate account @brush_work_
Town Gossip. Painting in a busy Cafe during the no Town Gossip. Painting in a busy Cafe during the normally quiet Siesta. A Coruña Galicia (Spain).
Town Gossip. A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). We visite Town Gossip. A Coruña, Galicia (Spain). We visited the Old town right around the siesta time where generally no-one is open for lunch. We managed to find this Cafe that served fresh orange juice and typical Spanish tortilla. It was bustling with a group of older ladies having a heated chat! I was enamored with the beautiful interior and asked permission from the owner to paint while I had my coffee. I just love the way that people talk with their hands and couldn’t help but put in one of the many hand gestures. The drama reminded me of Caravaggio’s “The Calling of Saint Matthew”. The small town feel was like being in Gilmore Girls. 😂
A taste of Galician bagpipes by the Sea. You didn’t know they play Bagpipes in Spain? 🐚 🐙 🦑 30 Minute Plein air of Razo beach. #galicia #celticroots
Praia de Razo Galicia: Sunset, Razo beach Galicia. Praia de Razo Galicia: Sunset, Razo beach Galicia. Private collection. Thank you again to Marcos for capturing the moment, and to Julia for the inspiration. For this Plein air I made a choice to combine the feel of the moment with the structure of the view over copying the darkness in front of me. I’ve learned from my mentors that sometimes we can push the boundaries and play beyond reproducing the exact scene. Swipe to see shots from the start of my 30 minute painting, and the quick digital edit before I began. #playaderazo🌅 #playaderazo #razobeach #galicia
Plunging breakers. Razo Beach, Galicia Spain. We h Plunging breakers. Razo Beach, Galicia Spain. We had to run for shelter a few times as it kept pouring on the beach! I ended up observing and painting from the rental car while it poured. Check out the rainbow that appeared when I was back out for finishing brushstrokes 🌈 🌊 Surfers are going to get wet no matter what. Thanks to @michelleparadis.art for some tips on painting waves! #galicia #wavepainting #waves
Return from the waves. Razo Beach, Spain. Usually Return from the waves. Razo Beach, Spain. Usually in Galicia it is rainy, but yesterday was a perfect day at the beach for surfers. I happily sold this Plein air fresh off the easel to the surfer featured in this scene! It’s amazing watching them brave the waves especially when the weather can change so quickly. I had to run for cover about 30 minutes in when the sky opened up and it poured. That doesn’t stop the “seals” though. 🏄‍♂️ Swipe to see my happy customer, and a shot of the surfers.
Explore the forest with me for the first Fall pain Explore the forest with me for the first Fall painting of 2023.
(Day 30) Cottage Dirt Road. So grateful to spend t (Day 30) Cottage Dirt Road. So grateful to spend time among flickering patches of light and skittering squirrels. #stradaeasel #stradaeaselday30
A quiet sunset on Patterson Creek A quiet sunset on Patterson Creek
(Day 27) Patterson Creek in Pink. Painted in 15 mi (Day 27) Patterson Creek in Pink. Painted in 15 minutes before the light started to go. There was another photographer hoping to catch a sunset, but the sun had dipped behind a cloud. Should I try it again? Maybe I’ll have the drama we were looking for. #stradaeasel #stradaeaselday27 #pattersoncreek #ottawa #ottawalife #ottawaphotographer
(Day 26) Mcintosh Study: Ground colour & Over colo (Day 26) Mcintosh Study: Ground colour & Over colour. Did you know that apples are evaluated in colour with three categories? Overall appearance, ground colour, and over colour. I was really amused by the idea that I I started my underpainting with a lemon yellow hue (greenish yellow) and layered my other primaries of reds and blues on top. It happens to be that Red McIntosh apples follow the same layering. Yellow-green ground, and red overcolour! It just seemed right that lemon yellow would work well as a harmonious ground for the rest of the painting. What an apple-ing coincidence! 🤣 🍎 #stradaeasel #stradaeaselday26 #applefarm #applepicking #ottawaartist #ottawa
Check out a small variety of species in a Canadian Check out a small variety of species in a Canadian fall forest
(Day 25) Lactarius Study. Italian vintage brass fr (Day 25) Lactarius Study. Italian vintage brass frame. Since becoming interested in Mycology, I’ve taken to painting and drawing the mushrooms that I find to help me learn. I’m interested in edible and non-edible types as well as the trees they grow around. I find that mushrooms begin to pop up a lot more in the fall here. Would you like to see more of this theme? Let me know in the comments. #stradaeasel #stradaeaselday25 #mycology #mycologypainting #mushroompainting
(Day 23) Frida’s Garden. I found out how much I (Day 23) Frida’s Garden. I found out how much I would have loved to know Frida Kahlo. She reminds me so much of my goofy, rebellious, no BS friends, (and also a bit of myself with her love of miniatures.) Her perspective as woman is something that resonates with me so much in her art. Visiting her home felt like a pilgrimage. I had tears in my eyes. I admire her tenacity and grit, despite her tragedies and losses. I imagined how she would have looked out at the view of her garden while stuck in her bed. I hope that somehow while I visited, she watched me working from her window. #fridakahlo #pleinairpainting #stradaeasel #stradaeaselchallenge #stradaeaselday23
(Day 22) A glimpse of La Condesa. CDMX. When I fir (Day 22) A glimpse of La Condesa. CDMX. When I first saw this beautiful backstreet there was a warm peaceful glow coming from around the corner. There are so many layers and styles to this beautiful city and we only caught a glimpse. #cdmx #lacondesa #stradaeasel #stradaeaselday22
Some shots from CDMX Some shots from CDMX
(Day 21) Vintage Mexican toy 🌵 Study in Cad red (Day 21) Vintage Mexican toy 🌵 Study in Cad red, Pthalo green & 🍋 yellow. I got this cute little guy in Xochimilco. I love the idea of using two opposites to complete most of these tones. Bonus: Swipe to see a vintage Mexican kitchen! #stradaeasel #stradaeaselday21 #cactuspainting
(Day 19) Los Loderos. The Mud Farmers. Xochimilco, (Day 19) Los Loderos. The Mud Farmers. Xochimilco, Mexico City. A rare sight of a farmer and his son along one of the canals harvesting nutrient rich mud. Thanks to our guide through culinary backstreets for introducing us to this unique world. #xochimilco #chinampas #stradaeasel
(Day 18) Pyramid of the Sun. Teotuhuacan Pyramids. (Day 18) Pyramid of the Sun. Teotuhuacan Pyramids. I chose a blood red underpainting for the pyramid referencing the original Hematite or Red Oxide that the Pyramid was once painted. The colours on the exterior have now faded away, but many are still visible especially on murals. Some of which were painted using Cinnabar, a pigment closely associated with toxic mercury. I noticed that even the pigment of the dirt in the parking lot was a red oxide colour, probably a rich resource in the area. Bits of the red show through in my painting as a reminder of the human sacrifices once taken place here. 🤘🌞 I love learning about the origins of pigments. #naturalpigments #winsornewton #stradaeasel #mexicocity
(Day 17) A visit with the God of Death. Museum of (Day 17) A visit with the God of Death. Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City. I didn’t know why I was drawn to paint this menacing face. A stone carved disk of Mictlantecutli: a worshipped and feared god “associated with owls, spiders, bats, and South”. My subject feels appropriate, as I often contemplate existentialism and try to face my fears head on. I felt like it needed the life of Pthalo in his eyes. Don’t ask me how old this is. I have a terrible concept of time. #pthaloblue #teotihuacan #stradaeasel
A trip to the forest. I felt so satisfied that I c A trip to the forest. I felt so satisfied that I couldn’t help but take a clip of myself walking back. Painting in the woods gives me warm childhood nostalgia. 🐿️ #ottawaartist #ottawaart #redsquirrel
(Day 16) Cool breeze warm trees. Study of light an (Day 16) Cool breeze warm trees. Study of light and shadows among the rows of pines. #stradaeasel #stradaeaselday16 #stradaeaselchallenge #ottawaartist #ottawa
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