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Barbara Jamison | Art League of Highlands Cashiers
Written By: Zach Claxton - Highlands-Cashiers Art League | Issue: 2021/06 – June
For Barbara Jamison, the featured artist at the Art League of Highlands-Cashiers meeting set for 5:00 P.M. Monday, June 28, each creation is a mystery and a revelation.
Barbara Jamison
At The Bascom on June 28 at 5:00 P.M., the Art League of Highlands-Cashiers will host its monthly meeting, following a Meet and Greet at 4:30.
The League is delighted to have as its guest speaker, local Cashiers artist Barbara Jamison.
Like many successful artists, Barbara had a former career that to some might seem unrelated to the visual arts. Born in Rye, New York, she received her BA from Georgetown University and an MBA from Columbia Graduate School. Her business career began in Manhattan, but soon took her to London and Rome. In London, she was Vice President of Amex Marketing for Europe. After a successful 20-year career, Barbara retired from the business world.
She’d always been fascinated with art, and after her time in Rome she felt compelled to study sculpture, often doing figurative work. However, her love of color soon led her to painting
Initially working in oil and pastel, Barbara soon discovered the unique versatility of acrylics. She began experimenting with a fresh form of artistic expression that led to a process that defines her unique style.
She works on canvas, laid parallel to the floor. On it she applies highly liquefied pigments of various viscosity and thicknesses and works it into organic shapes. She does this with a palette knife, but also by blowing through a straw or sometimes even using a blowtorch.
The images appear as organic abstractions of tree branches with the bark peeled back, revealing explosions of color, dramatic splashes and swirling sprays.
To see her process, check out her videos at [email protected]. She also maintains a website, BarbaraJamisonPaintings.com.
The presentation is free and open to the public. To learn more about the Art League, visit artleaguehighlands-cashiers.com.
