Contemporary American folk artist Barbara Palmer lives with her family and works in her studio on the shore of Lake Ontario in Hilton. Her original art work will be on display at the Parma Public Library through January 15.
Barbara has found the voice for her art in theorem painting, a process of painting with oils on eggshell-colored velvet. Each painting is hand produced using a series of stencils which the artist cuts from their original line drawing. This medium serves Barbara by causing her paintings to transform the mayhem of today’s world into a vision of serenity and tranquility. The same softness and sense of warmth apparent in her paintings is also present in the illustrations that she has created for her award winning children’s books. The Journey of Cattail, Finding Fido the Feline with American Sign Language and A Clue for You: Tail in the Teapot. An animal lover, she also donates a portion of her book proceeds to the Humane Society.
Barbara’s art work is available at art shows throughout the northeast as well as at The American Folk Art Museum Store in New York City and Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. She has also been honored by having been chosen to be included in the 2011 Directory of Traditional American Crafts, an affiliate of “Early American Life Magazine.”
This show is the twenty-fifth in a series of exhibits hosted by the Parma Public Library which feature area artists. For information or to inquire about a show, call Rosalind Lipomi, Adult Services Librarian, at the Parma Public Library at 392-8350 or visit www.parmapubliclibrary.org.
