Charlie Barr

Charlie Barr My inspiration comes from my surroundings and experiences with the goal of capturing moments through the exploration of technique, texture and canvas.

The subject matter for my landscapes often comes from photographs taken during my travels, hiking in nature, camping or favorite trail running spots. I like to heighten one’s sense of perspective by either photographing from a low angle or from a high vantage point to add a bit of distortion to the view. I find this really captures the artistic value of nature scenes by enhancing the lights, darks

, shapes and shadows that naturally occur within nature. Anyone can view nature from straight on, but to see what’s not there and capture that onto canvas is where I find my inspiration and challenge. I take a similar approach with the subject matter of my figurative pieces; the figures typically being in motion with significant directional lighting to add a sense of dimension so that the viewer can imagine being there. My work incorporates a blending of traditional and modern techniques. I use cement veneer over wood instead of the traditional canvas-and-stretcher-bar along with acrylic paints. For years, I had worked strictly within the traditional form of oil on canvas with molding paste to create texture within my pieces, but as my style evolved it became clear that fast drying acrylics were a better fit for my paintings. When I transitioned from oils to acrylics, I began to also experiment with various substrates which led me to building my own boxes and adding a thin veneer of cement to the top and sides to create texture. The cement finish has an acrylic binding medium that gives the piece more strength and flexibility while still adding the visual and physical texture I wanted for each piece to maintain the common element that tie all of my paintings together as a consistent body of work. In creating these pieces, my goal is to produce work that captures the feeling and rush of being outdoors and exploring. That by enhancing the elements, I am giving the viewer the same sense of wonder that they would feel if they there in that location in that moment.

Sneak peek of my upcoming show. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery Thursday - April 6, 20...
04/02/2023

Sneak peek of my upcoming show. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery
Thursday - April 6, 2023
6-8 pm

Come check out my new series! Opening night is Thursday, April 6th, 6-8pm.
03/31/2023

Come check out my new series! Opening night is Thursday, April 6th, 6-8pm.

These contemporary figurative and landscape paintings are meant to set a mood or evoke emotion and often leave the viewer with a sense of remembrance and stimulated senses.

Happy fall 🍁! Check out my latest paintings available at Xanadu Gallery!
10/14/2021

Happy fall 🍁! Check out my latest paintings available at Xanadu Gallery!

My latest painting (1 of 3) headed to 🚲🎨
10/02/2020

My latest painting (1 of 3) headed to 🚲🎨

Some painting inspiration 👨🏻‍🎨🎨🌲
09/27/2020

Some painting inspiration 👨🏻‍🎨🎨🌲

06/10/2020

As we look back over the past three months of a historic worldwide pandemic and disturbing violence across America that has crippled small and large businesses alike, we are thankful for being healthy, safe from damage, and still able to be in business. We have followed the rules of those wiser than us and can hopefully look forward to the new normal.

We are ready to welcome you back into our gallery with a few adjustments for that new normal.

Until we resume our exhibition schedule, we are pleased to offer you some great works in a diverse exhibition of a few gallery artists, which include: The Bisaillon Brothers - New Pop Works, Jurgen Gorg - Etchings, Lithographs, Paintings and Sculpture, Dimitriy Gritsenko - A Review from February's Exhibit, Mark Gatewood - Inferno, and The Art of Dr. Seuss - Ongoing works available to view and order.

“Leaving The Cafe”. Finished piece !
12/05/2018

“Leaving The Cafe”. Finished piece !

Progress photo of latest piece! 👨🏻‍🎨🎨
11/10/2018

Progress photo of latest piece! 👨🏻‍🎨🎨

Art in progress 👨🏻‍🎨🎨🖼
11/03/2018

Art in progress 👨🏻‍🎨🎨🖼

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