About the Artist

Barb embarked on her painting career in the late 70’s under the tutelage of the world- renowned artist, William A. Smith, who counts his name among those registered in the books of Who’s Who in the world.  She studied under him for several years prior to attending Marymount University in Virginia, where she earned her B.A. degree in Interior Design.  His methods and works show their influence and inspiration  in many of her paintings, as does the demanding discipline from the architects she was trained by in college.     Barb continued studying painting under a number of artists from Old town Alexandria, Virginia, to Bucks County, PA evolving to the warm style, evidenced in her work.   Inquire within about a commissioned piece, if so desired. 

Barb grew up in the restaurant business.   Her parents built and developed the former Witchwood Farms Country Kitchen, located in Montgomery County, PA.    The food was a vast variety of types, ranging from burgers to lobster.   Her father eventually formulated 75 flavors of ice cream, made them at the restaurant, eventually making the restaurant famous for their home-made ice cream.   Customers sometimes traveled for hours to enjoy this ice cream and some of Barb’s fondest memories are of working in the restaurant at a very young age, right beside her parents.  The flavors of ice cream are painted by Barb as a remembrance of her parent’s hard work, talent, dedication and creativity.  

Original paintings and Prints are available!    Read about our high quality prints below...

Our giclee printing process delivers a wider color range, smooth gradations, and detailed, vibrant color reproduction

As you may have already guessed thanks to the accent, Giclée derived from a blend of French words; gicleur, which is a technical term for a nozzle or jet, and gicler, to spray out.

The term Giclée — pronounced gee-klay — was initially coined by printmaker Jack Duganne in 1991. Today, it's used to describe fine art printing using pigment based, archival quality inks, manufactured on advanced inkjet printers.

What's the main difference between Giclée and other print technologies?

Whereas many traditional print technologies — such as lithography — use the classic CMYK 4-colour combination (in some instances with the addition of a pantone referenced spot color) Giclée printers use up to 12 individual colors.

This gives much smoother gradient transitions and a wider color gamut. In other words, more depth and richness to the final print, which helps to create stunning vibrant artwork with amazing reproduction.

In the case of recreating artwork such as a watercolor print, the end result is almost indistinguishable from the original.

Printing Method

Sizes: 

8x10-    $ 40.00

11x14-   $ 45.00

16x20-  $ 58.00