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Barbara Dobbs

Barbara Dobbs

Part self-taught and part studying with some of the top watercolor artists, she has exhibited at Tubac, Arizona and in Colorado at Steamboat Springs, pARTiculars in Lafayette and R Gallery in downtown Boulder.

Portrait of Barbara Dobbs

Practice: Painter
Based in: Boulder County
Works in: Watercolor
Offers: Studio Visits

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Selected Works

Abstract watercolor study of botanical forms in navy, gold, and green with layered washes and splatter.

Abstract composition with gestural black and red marks across a blue and grey atmospheric field.

Abstract acrylic painting with dynamic brushwork in blues, whites, oranges, and blacks.

Abstract acrylic painting with sweeping brushwork in blue, purple, pink, and red tones.

Abstract watercolor composition with layered washes of blue, purple, red, and green pigments.

Abstract composition with geometric shapes, flowing lines, and circles in blue, yellow, and purple acrylic.

Abstract acrylic painting with gestural blue, white, and orange forms in dynamic composition.

Watercolor study of the Boulder Flatirons rendered in warm earth tones and cool blues beneath a soft sky.

Tropical flowers in pink and orange blooms rendered in loose watercolor washes with flowing green foliage.

Watercolor painting of abstracted urban buildings with green-leafed trees in soft, hazy light.

White flowers with orange-red centers rendered in soft watercolor with blue and gray atmospheric washes.

Abstract watercolor composition with blue, orange, and gray washes and white splatter accents.

About the Artist

Part self-taught and part studying with some of the top watercolor artists, she has exhibited at Tubac, Arizona and in Colorado at Steamboat Springs, pARTiculars in Lafayette and R Gallery in downtown Boulder.

Work and Practice

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Watercolor

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AbstractImpressionism

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Landscape

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