Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation
Barbara Norton
I paint because I love to paint.
Painting is an expression of my heart and soul.
Painting represents my love for color and shapes in space.
Painting is capturing the moment, the essence of a place.
Being one with the land,
Abstracting from nature,
Being true to myself,
Painting for the sake of painting.
The last ten years, I've been abstracting from nature
with landscape painting, trying to capture the feeling
and the spirit of this magical land on the Monterey Peninsula.
Hopefully, some of my paintings invite the viewer
to their own place of discovery and beauty,
that touches their heart and soul.
My favorite line as a kid was, "I'm having lots of fun!"
I pass that experience of "fun" and joy to you.
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Currently showing at MPAF Gallery on Cannery Row.
Email: barbartist7@icloud.com Cell Phone: (831) 917-1846 Home Phone: 831-375-8372 
Education:
California State University at Northridge: Fine Arts Department, Painting, 3 years California State University at Long Beach (B.A.) Art Instructors: Dick Crispo, Sam Colburn, Anita DeCarlo, Gerard Martin, Guido Frick Juried Shows: Monterey Museum of Art, November 1998 Monterey Peninsula Art Foundaton Members' Show, 1998 - 2006 Central Coast Art Association, 1998-2006 Seasode Annual Juried Art Competition, 1996-2006 Monterey County Fair Juried Art Show, 1996 Carmel Cherry Foundation, 1994 Awards: 1st Place (oil), Seaside 32nd Annual Juried Art Competition, 1997 3rd Place (oil), Carmel, Central Coast Art Association, 1999 Honorable Mention, Seaside 34th Annual Juried Art Competition, 1999 3rd Place (acrylic), Pacific Grove Art Center CCAA Juried Show, 2007 3rd Place (oil), Abstract, Monterey County Fair, 2008 2nd Place (oil), Central Coast Art Association, 2010 Galleries: Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation Gallery, Monterey, California (current) Avery Gallery, Seaside, California Jan Valtr Gallery, Carmel, California Homescapes, Pacific Grove, California Art House Gallery, Pacific Grove, California Professional Organizations: Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation Central Coast Art Association Elkhorn Slough Art Alliance |