Barfield
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Allison Barfield
United States
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Barfield
United States
69 creative works found
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When my children were toddlers I would take them camping in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. We’d always visit this one expanse of the Pigeon River where it was fairly tame. It had a lot of fabulous rock arrangements woven into the flow of the water and when I stumbled onto this little waterfall, I knew I wanted to paint it. Original ptg.: 60” x 48” / acrylic on canvas artist’s collection
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This painting is an allegory of the Allegory of Painting by Jan Vermeer. Vermeer is one of my favorite Flemish artists. He died in his 40s and left a small body of beautiful paintings. Someday I would love to see one of his originals. trompe l’oeil Original ptg: 16” x 24” / acrylic on canvas panel private collection
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When my children were young we used to visit Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on our way to the Great Smoky Mountains. Our last trip through I decided I would do some paintings of the less picturesque aspect of our trip. . . painting images of the tourist trap nestled at the base of those beautiful mountains. Of course the kids love the painting because it sparks deep fond memories of our family trips together. After nearly two years of on and off painting on Beach House, it’s ready to debut. BEACH HOUSE GRILL / original ptg. 33” x 23” / acrylic on canvas
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What series of the cityscapes would be complete without a painting with McDonalds woven into one of the paintings? Original ptg: 32” x 32” / acrylic on canvas private collection
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This is one of three paintings I was commissioned to create for a large insurance brokerage. The original paintings are 32” x 32” and were done with my first son, who was two months old at the time, bouncing on my knee. See the Impressionist influence? Original ptg: 32” x 32” / acrylic on canvas private collection
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When I had finished the large commission for an insurance broker, I was thinking of what I’d like to pursue in the way of subject matter. One of my favorite periods in art history is when the Flemish masters were at the height of their skills. I wondered what it would be like to create my work using some of the Flemish techniques while putting a modern spin on the compositions and subject matter. This was the first in that series. Original ptg: 18” x 24” / acrylic on canvas panel private collection
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I love winter, so it’s a great excuse to paint a winter scene. This is a pure fabrication of my mind. . . a reminder of the winters I spent in northeast Iowa. Original ptg: 20” x 16” / acrylic on canvas board destroyed in flood
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This is the first in a series of three paintings created for a large insurance brokerage. The inspiration is derived from the botanical gardens in St. Louis, Missouri. Original ptg: 32” x 32” / acrylic on canvas private collection
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Columbine Lake was painted from a photo I took of this high mountain lake in Colorado while on a backpacking trip. The setting was spectacular, so I couldn’t resist. It took me two months to finish the piece as I reworked the paint to create a good harmony of color. Original ptg: 60” x 36” / acrylic on canvas artist’s collection
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Creating a compelling portrait with prismacolors has always proven difficult. I keep coming back to the subject from time to time to see if I’ve improved at all. The need for a CD cover image for a future album release prompted this attempt. Original drawing 16” x 20” / prismacolor on acid-free board collection of the artist
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What fascinated me most in painting this piece was the color possibilities with the stoplight and the pebbles in the trash bin. IN fact, I almost got obsessive-compulsive as I tried to paint each pebble a different color. Original ptg: 32” x 32” / acrylic on canvas private collection
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If you can’t laugh at yourself, well. . . I did this self-portrait at a time in my life when I was feeling a bit crazy about my future. I’d had a bad run of luck, and was talking to a friend about it. During the conversation I had this image pop into my mind of myself loading up with lucky rabbit’s feet and still turning lemons. Here’s the final result. Original ptg.: 16” x 20” / acrylic on canvas board artist’s collection
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This is the second in a series of three paintings I created for a large insurance brokerage. I got my inspiration from a visit to the Shaw’s Garden, the botanical gardens in St. Louis. Original ptg: 32” x 32” / acrylic on canvas private collection
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This is a spoof on an 18th century painting. I chose this bit of silliness as an excuse to learn how to paint satin. I find it much harder to paint satin with acrylics. The approach has to be entirely different than when I would paint in oils. Had to do a ton of glazing to get the same effects as I was able to accomplish in oils. Original ptg.: 17” x 24” / acrylic on canvas board artist’s collection
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This was an experiment in pastels for me. Trying to loosen up and grab more of the gesture and capture the light. Original drawing: 28” x 34” / pastel on acid-free board private collection
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My brother-in-law is a model train fanatic, so one Christmas I painted this for him. ANd he always kidded me that I needed to write a train song. I did, so the lyrics follow below. Original ptg.: 16” x 20” / acrylic on canvas board private collection SILVER WHEELS in these speechless crowded moments / with the words cold to the touch. / and the moonlight falls upon the night / as these blind eyes search the dark. / the roar of hidden power / heaves away against the bluff, / as it’s rocking, mocking, steel-on-steel / weaves a spell around his thoughts. silver wheels / spinning through the night / stirring up these longings / in the hours before daylight. on the ridge above the river, / a silhouette in fading light, / an old man remembers miles of track / and the work he’s left undone. / silver rail traces Big Muddy, / as it wanders out of sight. / the 10:05 was his to run, / so he meets her every night, so he stands on the river bluff and watches / with a love that cannot be erased. / he waits for the train with this longing that remains / to go home.
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Somewhere along my path I met an amazing guitar maker. We hit it off. As a guitar player, I deeply appreciated his skills. He was passionate about his craft from the woods he chose to the glue and varnishes he selected. He was a perfectionist and it showed in every joint, planed surface, and abalone inlay. And he appreciated my work as a painter, wanting me to eventually do a painting of him at work on an instrument. We met and he wanted the location to be someplace more dramatic than his apartment. A building with lots of wood and fine furnishings. I took a few shots of him for reference and left, with him telling me that he would get back with me on a location and time. In the meantime, I did this portrait study of him at work rubbing a layer of his homemade compound onto a guitar he had in progress. And I waited and waited. . . and waited. One day I asked a musical friend if he’d heard anything about our mutual acquaintance, the guitarmaker. He had. He told me that the guitar I had seen him making was for a high-profile client whom the maker thought would propel his career into the limelight. The guitarmaker had built that guitar in my painting for him to look over. Evidently, the guitar was rejected and the friend got a sad look on his face and told me that in a fit of rage the guitarmaker went back to the studio and smashed the guitar into a guzzillion pieces. Artists can be fragile. He was fragile to the point of a burst of insanity. That guitar was gorgeous. The wood beautiful. The design flawless. But the rejection annihilated his heart. I’ve heard since that he works some kind of mundane job. But I never heard whether or not he still builds guitars. Original ptg: 12” x 9” / acrylic on acid-free board destroyed in flood
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This is the only serious self-portrait I’ve ever painted of myself. Probably because I am a very private person, and I’m not that thrilled with the guy looking back at me in the mirror. : >) But I post it because it’s my second 100% digital painting. The first being the Listening House landscape. 0s and 1s on hard drive.
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This is one of twelve paintings I was commissioned to create to illustrate various historic homes and landmarks in the city of New Bern, North Carolina. Original ptg.: 24” x 18” / acrylic on canvas board private collection
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This is another portrait of my wife. I’m continuing to take a break from my more tightly rendered style. Experimenting with color. Original ptg.: 12” x 9” / acrylic on canvas artist’s collection
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Continuing the experiment of affixing things to the wall of my studio. I painted a design on the piece of paper for the corner and hung it. Then added in other elements of the process. Of course, I had to integrate a candy bar wrapper again. Original ptg.: 12” x 18” / acrylic on canvas artist’s collection
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In trying to figure out what direction to take with painting, I’ve explored a lot of different ideas. This has pushed me into pop art, photorealism, post-impressionism. A Dramatization explores the pop culture theme – to have some fun with some of the silliness of the culture. I was disappointed when this painting was destroyed in a flood, so I guess it will have to live on in digital form only. Original ptg.: 20” x 16” / acrylic on canvas board lost in flood
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An illustration for a children’s book I’ll probably never finish. The premise of the story is that a little boy goes sledding in the woods and stumbles upon a hollow tree, which offers him a strange experience. It has to do with Christmas elves, magic cocoa, and a beautiful Christmas star forged by the elves for the little boy. I used my three oldest children as models for this setting, then made up the rest of the shot from favorite items around the house. . .i.e. the Christmas bulbs on the right. A mantle clock given to us by my wife’s grandmother. And a few other treasured items. Too ambitious of a project for this guy. But I guess I should never say never. I had a blast just letting my imagination kind of flow. Original ptg: 20” x 16” / acrylic on canvas board destroyed in a flood.
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Yes, it is a strange image. Just goes to show how offbeat my mind can be at times. Original ptg: 16” x 20” / acrylic on masonite board collection of the artist
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