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Liz BarberLight Blooms 1Mixed Medium on Canvas36" x 36"
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Liz BarberLight Blooms 2Mixed Medium on Canvas36" x 36"
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LIz BarberDream BlossomMixed Medium on Canvas72" x 72"
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Liz BarberDream GardenMixed Medium on Canvas48" x 84"
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Liz BarberGardenMixed Medium on Canvas60" x 48"
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Liz BarberGarden Light 8Mixed Medium on Canvas48" x 72"
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Liz BarberGarden Light 9Mixed Medium on Canvas48" x 72"
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Liz BarberSky 6Mixed Medium on Canvas60" x 72"
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LIz BarberSummer Garden 2Mixed Medium on Canvas48" x 48"
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Liz BarberGarden Light #7Mixed Medium on Canvas60" x 72"
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Liz BarberHarbor Light 4Mixed Medium on Canvas60" x 60"
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Liz BarberSummer Sun 3Mixed Medium on Canvas60" x 60"
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Liz BarberSummer Sun 4Mixed Medium on Canvas72" x 60"
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Liz BarberLyric 5Mixed Medium on Canvas48" x 36"
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Liz BarberSpring Garden 3Mixed Medium on Canvas48" x 36"
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Liz BarberSpring Garden 4Mixed Medium on Canvas48" x 36"
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Liz BarberSummer Sun 2Mixed Medium on Canvas48" x 36"
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Liz BarberDancing Wave 3Mixed Medium on Canvas60" x 60"
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Liz BarberAzalea Bloom 1Mixed Medium on. Canvas36" x 24"
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Liz BarberAzalea Bloom 2Mixed Medium on. Canvas36" x 24"
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Liz BarberBlue DaisiesMixed Medium on Canvas48" x 72"
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Liz BarberSun WaveMixed Medium on Canvas36" x 72"
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Liz BarberSun Wave ShadowMixed Medium on Canvas36" x 60"
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Liz BarberTrumpet VineMixed Medium on Canvas60" x 48"
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Liz BarberBlue Garden 2Mixed Medium on Canvas36"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberDelphiniumMixed Medium on Canvas36"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberRefraction 1Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberSummer Day 5Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberSummer Day 6Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberWaterfall 7Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberWaterlilies 4Mixed Medium on Canvas30"h x 30"w
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Liz BarberWaterlilies 5Mixed Medium on Canvas30"h x 30"w
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Liz BarberCrocus 5Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 84"w
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Liz BarberKaleidoscope 2Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberOcean Garden 2Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberSpring Garden 11Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 36"w
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LIz BarberBlue Beach Glass 1Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 36"w
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Liz BarberBlue Beach Glass 2Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 36"w
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LIz BarberBlue Beach Glass 3Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 36"w
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Liz BarberBlue Petals 17Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberRose 1Mixed Medium on Canvas24"h x 24"w
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Liz BarberSpring Song 9Mixed Medium on Canvas36"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberSky 5Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 38"w
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Liz BarberWater Petals 20Mixed Medium on Canvas24"h x 24"w
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Liz BarberWater Petals 19Mixed Medium on Canvas24"h x 30"w
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Liz BarberWater Bloom 4Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberWave 19Mixed media on canvas35"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberFloat 1Mixed Medium on Canvas30"h x 30"w
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Liz BarberFloat 2Mixed Medium on Canvas30"h x 30"w
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Liz BarberWave 21Mixed Media on Canvas40"h x 62"w
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Liz BarberMorning Blooms 1Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberSongMixed Medium on Canvas36"h x 36"w
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Liz BarberGarden 10Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberWaterline 3Mixed media on canvas48"h x 30"w
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Liz BarberSunset WaterMixed Medium on Canvas78"h x 78"w
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Liz BarberLight Garden 4Mixed Medium on Canvas40"h x 40"w
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Liz BarberGarden 9 & 10Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberSun Bloom 6 & 7Mixed Medium on Canvas40"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberBeach Day 16Mixed Medium on Canvas72"h x 84"w
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Liz BarberBeach 6Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberBlue Sea Glass 10Mixed Medium on Panel16"h x 16"w
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Liz BArberPetalsMixed Medium on Canvas70"h x 84"w
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Liz BarberSea Spray 25Mixed Medium on Canvas40"h x 30"w
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Liz BarberPromise of Spring 2Mixed Medium on Canvas72"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberShadow Petals 10Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberSpring 7Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberSpring PromiseMixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberSpring Song 1Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberStrata 1Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberSummer Day 2Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberSummer Sky 2Mixed Medium on Canvas40"h x 40"w
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Liz BarberSurf 1Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberTide Pool 2Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberWater Fall 3Mixed media on canvas72"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberWater Petals 24Mixed Medium on Canvas40"h x 30"w
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Liz BarberWave 11Mixed media on canvas48"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberWave 20Mixed media on canvas40"h x 40"w
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Liz BarberWave Crash 17Mixed media on canvas30"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberWave SunsetMixed media on canvas48"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberViolets 6Mixed Medium on Canvas36"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberSea Glass 10Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberLight DanceMixed Medium on Canvas48" x 72"
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Liz BarberTide 4Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 60"W
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Liz BarberBeach View 3Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberFloating Petals 12Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberLyric 4Mixed Medium on Canvas48" x 36"
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Liz BarberBlue Crocus 1Mixed Medium on Canvas48" x 48"
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Liz BarberShell CollectingMixed Medium on Canvas48" x 72"
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Liz BarberDusk 1Mixed Medium on Canvas36" x 36"
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Liz BarberMorning 5Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberGift 1Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberBlue Water BloomMixed Medium on Canvas48" x 48"
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Liz BarberBlue Blooms 11Mixed Medium on Canvas24"h x 24"w
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Liz BarberLight of Spring 2Mixed Medium on Canvas60" x 60"
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Liz BarberBlossom Wave 3Mixed Medium on Canvas30"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberSpring Garden 1Mixed Medium on. Canvas60" x 36"
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Liz BarberSpring Garden 2Mixed Medium on. Canvas60" x 36"
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Liz BarberWater DanceMixed Medium on Canvas60" x 48"
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Liz BarberBlue GardenMixed Medium on Canvas73"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberShadow Petals 12Mixed Medium on Canvas50"h x 50"w
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Liz BarberWater 12Mixed media on canvas24"h x 24"w
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Liz BarberSea Glass 9Mixed Medium on Canvas36"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberWater 11Mixed Medium on Canvas24"h x 24"w
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Liz BarberRose Petals 6Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberBlue BloomMixed Medium on Canvas36"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberWater Fall 4Mixed media on canvas72"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberLyricMixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberBlue Garden 3Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberDriftMixed Medium on Canvas50"h x 50"w
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Liz BarberLyric 4Mixed Medium on Canvas72"h x 84"w
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Liz BarberRefraction 2Mixed Medium on Canvas72"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberSummer Garden 2Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberGift 2Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberSpring Rain 19Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberSummer DayMixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberBloom 3Mixed Medium on Canvas40"h x 40"w
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Liz BarberSummer Rain 3Mixed Medium on Canvas72"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberSpring Garden 12Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 36"w
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Liz BarberSpring Garden 13Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 36"w
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Liz BarberSummer Light 8Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 60"w
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LIz BarberWater GardenMixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 72"h
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Liz BarberGarden View 7Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberSea Glass 8Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberSummer Surf 2Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberSplashMixed Medium on Canvas36" x 60"w
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Liz BarberTea Roses 2Mixed Medium on Canvas24"h x 24"w
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LIz BarberGarden View 10Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 36"w
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Liz BarberGarden View 8Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberKaleidoscopeMixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberWave Break 1Mixed Medium on Canvas46"h x 84"w
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Liz BarberShadow Leaves 2Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberSpring Song 15Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberTide 2Mixed Medium on Canvas84"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberGem 1Mixed Medium on Canvas24"h x 24"w
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Liz BarberSea Spray 3Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberTea Roses 1Mixed Medium on Canvas24"h x 24"w
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Liz BarberNew in the Garden 3Mixed Medium on Canvas36"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberOcean's PullMixed Medium on Canvas36"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberLeaves of SpringMixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberMorning 1Mixed Medium on Canvas72"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberWater Bloom 1Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberSpring MistMixed Medium on Canvas36"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberWave Break 7Mixed media on canvas78"h x 78"w
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Liz BarberOcean Gift 7Mixed Medium on Canvas36"h x 36"w
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Liz BarberSpring Sky 2Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberWave Break 6Mixed media on canvas48"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberWater Petals 3Mixed media on canvas30"h x 30"w
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Liz BarberWater Bloom 3Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberWater 14Mixed Medium on Canvas24"h x 24"w
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Liz BarberSunlight Spring 2Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberSun Bloom 2Mixed Medium on Canvas40"h x 30"w
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Liz BarberSummer Sea 5Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberSpring Song 4Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberSky 4Mixed Medium on Canvas40"h x 60"w
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Liz BarberSummer Sky 1Mixed Medium on Canvas40"h x 40"w
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Liz BarberSummer Day 4Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberSong 2Mixed Medium on Canvas36"h x 36"w
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Liz BarberSunset Wave 6Mixed Medium on Canvas36"h x 36"w
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Liz BarberSunset Wave 7Mixed Medium on Canvas36"h x 36"w
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Liz BarberNew in the Garden 1Mixed Medium on Canvas60"h x 72"w
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Liz BarberNew in the Garden 5Mixed Medium on Canvas48"h x 48"w
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Liz BarberSky 2Mixed Medium on Canvas50"h x 38"w
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Liz BarberBlue Crocus 2Mixed Medium on Canvas48" x 48"
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Liz BarberCool Spring 2Mixed Medium on Canvas48" x 36"
"My paintings are layered bursts of energy inspired by nature's movement, blending the here and now with memories. Forms and lines fall into a sea of emotion. Shapes and reflections drift into volumetric configurations. This effect captures the essence of nature's and light creating an artistic metaphor opaque, airy, thick and organic.
I pour colors onto the canvas and watch what happens, intuitively I edit. In a manner similar to the impressionist mindset. There is, in me, a constant attentive awareness to create light within the work through color pairings and interactions. This is an emotional response to my surroundings. A moment is captured not as a pastoral landscape; but as the glow of light or movement of forms. My tendency leans to the calm, soothing organic application over the vigorous brushstroke.
Mixed media allows for more creative freedom and gives the materials a voice. I direct, they sing. The materials are manipulated and moved around in an effort to form the idea of the painting. Mediums are added to get the desired consistency and texture. I chime in to gather the idea together.
Translucency is created via different techniques and is usually the result of great experimentation. Water and other mediums are added to the materials to allow for spontaneous incidental reactions. I then use hard edges in the oil paint to edit, finding the gems in underlying layers. Mark making in the painting serves as a resting place for the eye and adds diversity from the organic shapes in my work. I also use graphite and oil pastel as drawn elements.
The most common reoccurring theme in my work would be the ocean or natural elements and forms. The shapes serve as anchors for the mind to stop and reflect upon. They can be identified either as ambiguous or as recognizable forms based on what the viewer brings to the piece. I heighten some shapes by making them a focal point or lessen by hiding them beneath other paint layers. Often I aim to create the sense of a pool of water or an image seen within a crashing wave.
Additionally, I have a pull toward distinctive color palettes at certain times of the year as the seasons change. I use either subtle or intense color interaction alternately to create depth or space. The overall process could be called a discovery as I am intuitively responding to shapes as they form whether intentional or as a happy accident. "
- Liz Barber
Corporate Commissions and Permanent Collections
Sibley Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
The Four Seasons, Atlanta,GA
The Ritz Carlton, Sarasota, FL
The Cove Atlantis, Nassau, Bahamas
Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hillls, CA
Yale Hospital, New Haven, CT
Wailea Resort, Monkapu Beach, HI
Archbold Hospital, Thomasville, GA
Cosmoplitan Resort Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Athero Genex, Alpharetta, GA