Sara Barbee

My oneness with artistic expression has taken a circuitous journey, but I have always returned to it. Influential and encouraging books for me were The Artist Way, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, and Meditations from the Mat. For years I have found peace through yoga and tai chi and swimming.

My second year in college an art history class sealed my major in Art. As a junior at Queens University in Charlotte, NC, I studied in Europe. We visited major cities, studied in museums, and enjoyed piano, organ, and opera performances. After graduation New York City museums held marvelous, beautiful, uplifting treasures for me. A weekend job was as an usher at the Metropolitan Opera. Wow!

Having moved October 2022 from Atlantic Beach to Wilson, I have found my wings. My love of the water and the outdoors shows up in many of my paintings. The Wilson art community offers encouragement and acceptance to an emerging and newly imagined artist like me. Each morning I copy an inspirational thought from my Artist Way creativity journal. Martha Graham states it perfectly: “And because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique.”

Contact:

sarabarbee1@gmail.com