Barb's Art - Barb's Art

$ 15.00 - $ 400.00

Japanese Lady Delegate for Peace Dancing in the Street

In 2006, Barb and Leo Barb attended the Second Global Summit for the Creation of Ministries for Peace and Departments of Peace. On the first day of the summit, the delegates went in to town for an evening of cultural events. At one stop, almost the entire global summit spontaneously...

$ 0.00 - $ 900.00

Pineapple Fields

When Barb found out that pineapples grow in Jamaica, she decided to paint something to do with them. She researched how they grow and found out that the grow on the tops of stalks – like thistles! Who knew! She came across a picture of a pineapple field and knew...

$ 15.00 - $ 675.00

The Wishing Well in the Yard

Barb wrote:This is my friend Doug’s parents house in Nova Scotia. Whenever they take family pictures they take them outdoors in front of the wishing well. I have been looking at pictures of him and his family in front of the wishing well for years. I thought they would really...

$ 15.00 - $ 1,000.00

Drum Moon: Earth Air Fire Water

In December of 2005, Barb and I visited the Sliamon First Nation, just north of Powell River. I took part in a sweat there and we both spent several days in the home of a native Elder. While we were there, we got to speak at some length with this...

$ 150.00 - $ 2,000.00

Tulips and Daffodills

Barb has been producing art with children since long before she even started to call herself an artist. One day, Barb, Leo and two of his children, Luke and Aja all painted a group canvas. Barb’s part was some bright flowers against a bright blue background. She enjoyed painting with...

$ 150.00 - $ 900.00

Jamaican Bay

Barb is crazy about palm trees. She loves them. We do have some palm trees here in Victoria but it is not hot here and she does not rave about them. I think what she really likes palm trees + heat. Anyway, she painted some palm trees for her friend...

$ 150.00 - $ 600.00

Snowy Mountain

Barb worked very hard on a painting for quite a few days and when she was finished, she thought “I should clean up”. Instead, this image spontaneously emerged in only a few hours. Apparently, it had been waiting to come out. Barb does not know where it came from. It...

$ 200.00 - $ 900.00

Dancing in the Sky

This lively painting is about heat and work. Carrying good while the heat rises and makes the hills waver and the clouds dance in the sky.Barb has undertaken the painting of several canvases as a fundraiser for the Canadian Harabee Education Society program in Tanzania.Sadly, for large parts of Africa,...

$ 25.00 - $ 900.00

Two Herons

Barb has a real love of herons and has painted several. She painted this painting at a friends’ house. When she was done, one of her friends came around the corner and gasped with delight at the flowers and the colours. This reaction and her explaining her delight has given...

$ 150.00 - $ 300.00

Banana Flower

In her search of things Jamaican, Barb decided to do something with bananas. She discovered that the banana flower is HUGE —easily as large as a bunch of bananas in the store. She saw pictures of flowers with bananas above but wondered “where do the bananas come from?” Days of...

$ 0.00 - $ 375.00

Doctor Bird

The things you learn when you paint! The Doctor Bird _ or Swallowtail Humming Bird is the national bird of Jamaica. It only lives in Jamaica. The male has these loooooong iridescent tail feathers that are unique among the Humming Bird population. The Doctor Bird has been immortalized for many...

$ 150.00 - $ 600.00

Stirring the Pot

In this painting, Barb decided to let whimsy be her guide. The postcards and pictures on the wall and image on the wall – is it a window or a painting? – are all little pictures in their own right. In one of them is the logo for her friends...

$ 150.00 - $ 800.00

Ackee

This is Ackee – Jamaica’s National Fruit. Ackee was originally imported from West Africa, probably on a slave ship. It grows well in Jamaica. Ackee is poisonous when unripe. It only becomes edible when the end opens as shown in the top fruit. Jamaica is the only place where the...

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Ting®

A survey of things Jamaican would not be complete without Jamaica’s own homegrown (literally) grapefruit flavoured soft drink – Ting. Barb wanted to do a painting of Ting, so she went out and bought two bottles. One to use as a model and the other to give her the flavour...

$ 150.00 - $ 1,000.00

Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise—Strelitzia reginae—Barb got the idea for this painting when she went into Becky’s Jamaican restaurant and saw a silk Bird of Paradise. She thought, I can do this. Please note – these flowers do not grow here. The closest Barb has been to one is the flower store....

$ 150.00 - $ 3,000.00

I Am Here From Far Away

Barb lives in Canada and the Inukshuk is a common sight in Canda’s far north. Increasingly, it is seen in the southern part of Canada where Barb lives. This picture emerged spontaneously one day. It is unique among her art to date. Some people are reminded of the “Iron Giant”...

$ 0.00 - $ 950.00

Palms in the Breeze

Barb adores palms. They actually grow quite well in Victoria, but she wants it to average about 20°C higher. In this painting, it is all about the palms, the warm breeze and warm sand. Barb’s has an amazing way of using brief strokes with lots of colour to portray turbulence...