Barbara Gallagher is one of the South's most celebrated figurative painters. The people in her paintings merge from many different cultures and backgrounds. As a young woman, she lived in Venezuela for nearly two years and was greatly influenced by the intense Latin colors. And, even today in her 60's, her paintings reflect these brilliant shades. her paintings grace the homes of many Southern families and have been featured through the years in SOUTHERN ACCENTS and other magazines. her art is included in dozens of corporate and museum collections, as well as in many private collections including George and Barbara Bush's. Barbara received her art eduction at the University of Alabama and has a lifetime of achievement working in behalf of the arts and in crating an acclaimed body of work. She revels in creating mysterious people caught up in their fantasy worlds. during her career, she taught art for more than 18 years before devoting herself completely to her own paintings. Barbara claims that she never has in idea of what will evolve on the canvas when she begins to paint. She doesn't sketch ahead of time; she just lets the flow come; the "creative process" just happens. Critics admire the dreamlike quality of the paintings and the way in which they are drawn back, time and again, to look into the eyes of the figures. Although Barbara suffered a stroke which paralyzed her on one side of her body, she returned to her studio ... taught herself to paint with her left hand, then amazingly regained complete use of her right hand through the persistency of daily creativity.
SOLD Two Women 11 x 7 $45 SOLD Woman 9 x 5 $45 SOLD Half Moon Angel 9 x 5 $45
