I am The Grape Whisperer

My Cabernet Sauvignon Vineyard will yield its first crop of wine grapes this October. The wine making equipment will arrive soon and be stored in the wine shed.

As the green grape clusters turn to violet then to purple I will paint the stories of a working vineyard.

Be a part of Parish Mesa Vineyard by helping me select a bottle label. View the vineyard paintings that I will post over the next three months. Let me know what painting would best represent my vineyard on a bottle label.

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All the paintings will be available to purchase except the one selected in the label search. I will offer prints of that special painting.

Watercolor Workshop, Bishop, California

Watercolor Workshop

"2010 Colorful Contrast"

Two-Day En Plein Air Watercolor Workshop Bishop, Ca

September 13 - 14, 2010 (Monday & Tuesday)

On Location Watercolor Workshop in the quaint town of Bishop, Calif. Paint a colorful fall landscape with golden aspens and deep green pines. Experience the white water rush of Bishop Creek. A gorgeous place to paint!

Sunday after check-in I will host a Wine and Cheese Welcome Party to discuss workshop goals and hand out directions to painting locations.

For more information and registration go to my website: Barbara Parish

Tickled with Award for "Cactus Beauty"

"WAOWing the Golden State" awards were presented and I am pleased to say that my painting "Cactus Beauty" received a recognition award from the Sycuan Band of Kumeyaay Nation.

Thank You Sycuan Band of Kumeyaay Nation!

Women Artists of the West (WAOW)

"WAOWing the Golden State"

This is a must SEE exhibit!!

Women Artists of the West 40th annual juried show http://www.waow.org/

June 4 ~ 30, 2010 held at the Olaf Wieghorst Museum, El Cajon, Ca. http://www.wieghorstmuseum.org/


Working in different mediums these professional artists are coming together from all parts of the country to show their art work. Make your plans for this weekend to visit the museum to see Women Artists of the West, "WAOWing the Golden State"

I am pleased to say that my watercolor painting "Cactus Beauty" was invited to show and will be on display. I will be on the grounds Friday evening for the Opening Reception 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. and Saturday to view the Quick Draw and Demonstrations. My friend Patricia Ford will demonstrate with pastels. http://fineartbypatriciarose.blogspot.com/ Sunday the WAOW Plein Air Painters will be out and about painting. Locations will be announced at the exhibit. All other activities and times are listed on the above brouchure.

On The Road Again

The Heritage House, Riverside hosted a fundraiser TEA and invited the PAAR artists to demonstrate their painting skills.

The large trees shaded the grounds allowing sparks of sunlight to filter through and touch the landscape. As you can see from my painting, the light source is coming from the left causing tree shadows on the building. The dark trees in background upper left and the sunlit shrub is my contrast and center of interest. I painted two paintings while in the gazebo area.

Slight breeze and sounds of Harp music was pure enjoyment to me!

Thank You to the Heritage House, Riverside for the invitation to entertain your guests.

Two paintings were completed on site, see them on my website. http://mysite.verizon.net/resrn5lb

High Desert Plein Air Painter

Yesterday I drove my mule, (CJ-5 Jeep) across the street from my house in Hesperia to Las Flores Ranch. This is the oldest working ranch in California. Beautiful deciduous trees, Joshua's, brush, vistas, lakes, all between hills and lined on one side by the San Bernadino Mountain range. In the morning-light the cool blues are on the mountains, cool yellow flowered brush spot the vista. Joshua trees stand tall, some are one hundred years old. A warm path leads into that vista showing ruts, rocks, and warm yellow flowering shrubs and brown brush laying close to the ground.
I cannot resist painting in the High Desert.

Saturday Paint Out

Good Weather, Good Location, Good Painters!

"Along the Banks of the Zanja" the third annual open air art for open spaces co-sponsored by Redlands Art Association and the Redlands Conservancy. The historic Zanja water way remains in relatively pristine condition. Preservation is the goal. Show dates November 22-28th Redland Art Association Gallery.

The first of eight painting locations, Walnut Street. A back road in Redlands amidst a large orange grove the Zanja stream runs through. Driving on a spotted paved road through an orange grove I felt like a kid again; raised in Fullerton, my backyard a large orange grove. Nearing the roads end, driving slow over a narrow bridge acrossing the Zanja, I spotted a lone easel standing at Zanja's bank. This is the right place!

Soon other cars one by one drove in and parked. Plein Air Artists were scurrying everywhere talking, laughing, and setting up their painting gear. Watercolors, Pastels, Oils, Acrylics, all were represented. The paintings they produced were colorful and exciting. I introduced myself and asked who are you wonderful painters? They laughed and said the Plein Air Artists of Riverside. Pat talked about being in Woman Artists of the West. My spirit soared, I am an associate member of Women Artists of the West. Pat hugged me and said she just received Signature Membership. "We are kindred spirits".

The wind came up about noon the paintings were done and it was time to leave. Pat asked me to join the PAAR, Plein Air Artists of Riverside. I can do that!!!

I left with good memories, a good painting, and new on location painting friends.