Barbara moved from southern California to Arizona in 1994.  She joined the Tucson Plein Air Painters Society in 2002 and was hooked!  She continued following trails, swatting bugs and chasing light. Barbara served as president of the Sonoran Plein Air Painters (formerly TPAPS) and is currently a Signature member.

Barbara's works are very expressive with color and texture. Her subjects are most often landscapes but she loves painting the charm of old architecture, an occasional still life and recently, abstracts!  "I want to capture light and express my feeling about the subject.  Hopefully the viewer will feel as if they are there with me during the experience."  Barbara teaches classes and workshops in acrylic and oil mediums.  She enjoys participating in plein air competitions and art shows, regionally and nationally.

Member: APAP, AIS, SPAP, PAPNM, NOAPS

Bisbee Plein Air Festival 2015 Best of Show

Featured Articles in Plein Air Magazine's "Outdoor Painter" 2016

Sunlight and Shadows, Toscana Gallery, Best of Show 2016

Bisbee After 5 Plein Air Festival Judge 2016

Maynard Dixon Campout Invitational 2017

Bold Brush Fav15% Artist 2015-2023

NOAPS Finalist Fall International Online Contest 2017

Sonoran Plein Air Painters signature Member 2018 Judge: Wilcox 35th Annual Fine Art and Photography Show

Plein Air Painters of New Mexico, Honorable Mention, Museum Show 2019

Sedona Plein Air Festival 2021: two honorable mentions 

American Impressionist Society Fall Juried Show 2021

National Oil and Acrylic Society Best of Ameria Small Works 2022

Ghost Ranch Art Residency August 2022

Judge, Grant County Art Guild, Silver City New Mexico 2022

Sedona Plein Air Festival 2022

Plein Air Painter New Mexico National Juried Exhibition 2023

Arizona Plein Air Painters Juried Exhibition, Third Place 2025

Desert Leaf Feature article July/August issue

Sedona Plein Air Invitational 2024 (honorable mention), 2025, 2026