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Sonoma County Art Trails 2019
October 12 & 13, and 19 & 20
10am - 5pm

Studio Always Open by Appointment!
To schedule: stoutstudio@gmail.com or call/text 360-320-1116
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Barbara Stout painting
Miracle Grow (Who Needs Therapy?)
Just Beneath the Surface, ink and watercolor on paper, 8" by 6"
Just Beneath the Surface
New Species, ink and watercolor on paper, 8" by 6"
New Species
painting by Barbara Stout, Alter Ego on Home Base SOLD, ink and watercolor on paper, 8" x 6"
Alter Ego on Home Base
Painting by Barbara Stout, Company at the Top, ink and watercolor on paper, 6" x 4"
Company at the Top
painting by Barbara Stout, Saved Sold, ink and watercolor on paper, 8" x 6"
Saved
Bhairava on the Lookout, ink and watercolor on paper, 6" x 8"
Bhairava on the Lookout
Bhairava Travels to paris, ink and watercolor on paper, 6" x 8"
Bhairava Travels to Paris
Bhairon Discovers the Sweet Spot, ink and watercolor on paper, 6" x 8", painting by Barbara Stout
Bhairon Discovers the Sweet Spot
Painting by Barbara Stout: "My Familiar" ink and watercolor on paper, 6" by 8" SOLD
My Familiar
Painting by Barbara Stout: "Where Dreams Meet", ink and watercolor on paper, 8" by 6"
Where Dreams Meet
painting by Barbara Stout: Long Arm of the Claw, ink and watercolor on paper, 8" by 6"
Long Arm of the Claw
Painting by Barbara Stout: Mindful, ink and watercolor on paper, 6" x 8"
Mindful
Painting by Barbara Stout: Night Vision, ink and watercolor on paper, 6" x 8"
Night Vision
Possessed, ink and watercolor on paper, 6" x 8"
Possessed
painting by Barbara Stout, Finding the Sweet Spot SOLD
Finding the Sweet Spot
painting by Barbara Stout
Heads Up
painting by Barbara Stout, Hamster Wheel and Meditation Flower, ink and watercolor on paper, 6" x 8"
Hamster Wheel and Meditation Flower
The Original Ha, ink and watercolor on paper, 8" by 6"
The Original Ha
In the Nick of Time, ink and watercolor on paper, 8" by 6"
In the Nick of Time
New Homing Device: Want to Take a Ride? ink and watercolor on paper, 8" by 6"
New Homing Device: Want to Take a Ride?
Painting by Barbara Stout: "Frenchie of Montmartre", SOLD, ink and watercolor on paper, 6" by 8"
Frenchie of Montmartre
Ink Drawing by Barbara Stout: Appearances, ink and watercolor on paper, 8" by 6"
Appearances
painting by Barbara Stout: In the Moment Called Remember, ink and watercolor on paper, 8" by 6" SOLD
In the Moment Called Remember
Barbara Stout painting, Waking to the Menagerie, ink and watercolor on paper, 6" by 8"
Waking to the Menagerie
Disguise, ink and watercolor on paper, 8" by 6" painting by Barbara Stout
Disguise
Spellbound, painting by Barbara Stout
Spellbound
Painting by Barbara Stout: "Guardian", ink and watercolor on paper, 6" by 8"
Guardian
Escape in Sight, painting by Barbara Stout
Escape in Sight
Secret Keeper, painting by Barbara Stout
Secret Keeper
"First Utopian Idea" by Barbara Stout
First Utopian Idea
painting by Barbara Stout: Shelter in the Storm, 8" x 6" ink and watercolor
Shelter in the Storm
painting by Barbara Stout: Utopia 101: Getting Along with Neighbors, ink and watercolor on paper, 8" by 6"
Utopia 101: Getting Along with Neighbors
Barbara Stout painting, Above the Point, ink and watercolor on paper, 8" by 6"
Above the Point
painting by Barbara Stout called Ghosts at Work on Home Base
Ghosts at Work on Home Base
painting by Barbara Stout
Two for One
painting by Barbara Stout, called Son of Prince Lu Bara
Son of Prince Lu Bara
painting by Barbara Stout
Last Day at the Louvre
Nighttime Stories: The Perfect Couple, ink and watercolor on paper, 6" by 8" by Barbara Stout
Nighttime Stories: The Perfect Couple
Ink Drawings Art Statement

My painted worlds have their own rules, affects and expressive landscapes that speak poetic truth rather than literal rendering. what seems the most absurd or ambiguous can speak eloquently of what is rarely acknowledged. I continue to be surprised by the humor that emerges. In these painted worlds a triangle can do a polka, a wedding cake can flee, a curl become an escape route, a dot can sing. They create their own laws and hierarchy, and somewhere I'm sure a dot really is singing.

When I work on paper I prefer the simplicity and earthiness of watercolor. I use a bamboo pen I made while attending the Boston Museum School, along with a variety of brushes. When I was in China, I found a sheep hair brush made by a brush maker in Shanghai and since then have added other long-haired Chinese brushes. The  paper I use for this series is handmade in India from recycled cotton and supports a small Indian community industry. Its idiosyncrasies add to the dialog with the paper. Painting is a meditative process for me, one that fosters an appreciation of the human spirit and where I experience the equalizing power of the natural world.
     
 
Contact Information

Barbara Stout
 email: stoutstudio@gmail.com
 Phone: 360-320-1116

All images and material © copyright Barbara Stout 2005-2019.  All rights reserved. Not to be used without permission.

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