Barbara Epstein Gruber's portfolio

Work samples

Tim and Steve in Progress

Tim and Steve, Oil on Panel, 23" x 24"

Available for Purchase
Tim in Stripes

Gouache on paper, 2021
Urbino Potato

I couldn't resist. Maybe Titian would laugh?
Ferris Wheel

Oil on Canvas, 36 x 36

About Barbara Epstein

Baltimore County 2024 OTW Artist

https://barbaraepsteingruber.wordpress.com/
Barbara Epstein Gruber's paintings and drawings are about light, color, air, touch and the experience of painting. They are painted directly from life, and they are about looking, about the particular vibration that occurs when one specific color is placed next to another. They speak to the abstract nature of vision, the way our eyes see in pieces of color and shape.

Ms. Gruber studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art… more

View Barbara Epstein's Resume

It's a Beautiful Day

Paintings in and around Baltimore County

The Yard 40 x 30

My husband wanted a dog. I did not. And, IF we were to have a dog, I wanted a 6 or 7 year old fully trained flat coat retriever, who would lie quietly and chew on something or other while I worked.

So, we compromised. We got a dog.

And what we found, (well, what my husband found on Pitties and Purrs rescue), was a 4 month old Jack Russell mix. (He WAS house trained.) Thank you, Nichol!!

Anyway, this is to say-we also got a fence. So Steve can run around as much as he likes! And I can paint in the yard.

I adore the little guy. But the only time he lies quietly is when he's exhausted from being a Jack Russell mix.

:)
Among the Peonies 18x14 4447.jpg

Tim mowing the lawn.
Libertyville 30 x 30

Begun in 2017, finished 2024
Frederick 24 x 24

Cloudy morning in Frederick, Autumn
Gas Lines 24 x 18 Oil on Canvas.JPG

BGE replaced the gas lines this summer. The people who came to do the work were wonderfully kind to the children on the street-for whom they provided hours of entertainment.
Chelwood BW 8 x 10 Oil on Canvas.JPG

The house across the street. I have tons of paintings of this house.
Mrs P’s Red Maple.jpeg

Oil on Canvas, 12” x 12”
Gruber Cicada Summer_4732.jpg

Cicadas were here this year! Brood X! The neighborhood kids were enthralled. Well, most of them. :)
Gruber 4_Peonies & Clouds.jpg

The peonies were beautiful this year
Covid Spring_3291.jpg

Gouacheon Khadi Paper, 10 "x 8"

People, Portraits, Commissions

Portraits and commissions. Lots of my husband, who sits for me!

Tim.jpeg

Oil on panel, 12 x 12
Mrs Green 0561.jpg

Mrs Green passed away this past year, and her son asked if I would do a painting of her. He had this wonderful photo. The color in the figure is muted, and the landscape behind her is in full color, but also a bit muted to convey the idea of a memory.
Tim 2.peg

16 x 12, oil on panel, 2019
David .jpeg

Oil on Cigar box, 2019
Laman

Dr Laman Gray I hope this can convey the humanity and compassion embodied in this man. Oil on Canvas
Phyllis

26 x 40, Oil on panel
Twiggy.jpg

Twiggy lived on Long Island. When she died, her owner commissioned a portrait. This is 36" x 40".
Me and Tim and Twiggy_5427.jpg

This is Twiggy in her new home.
Family/Friends/Dog.jpg

This was a family/friends portrait commission. The painting is 42" x 42"
Madame President.jpg

40" x 30" Oil on Canvas Portrait

Still

Mostly flowers. Except for the pineapple.

FLowers in Miniature
Freesias in Brown Glass 10.5 x 9.5
Flowers on Blue.jpeg

Oil on Canvas, 12” x 12”
Pineapple.JPG

Watercolor on Paper
Wendy's Roase

10 x 8, Oil on Canvas
Daff in Brown Bottle _9224.JPG

Oil on Panel 10 1/2" x 6 1/2"
Carnation in Glass 2_0679.jpg

Gouache on Watercolor Paper, 8"x8"
14 x 8 Freesias in Brown Glass 2020 copy.jpg

14 x 8 Freesias in a Brown Glass, Oil
Rose Box
Harriet's Flower

10 x 8, Oil on Canvas

Town and Country, Land and Sea

Philomont Silos

48' x 48 Oil on Canvas
Foxcroft and St Louis

48 x 48, Oil on Canvas
Greenspring 37 x 37
Sunset, Early Spring.jpeg

Oil on Canvas, 36 x 36
Monkton.jpeg

Oil on canvas, 24 x 24
Park Heights

Oil on Panel, 6 x 8
Fort McHenry Red Boat

Fort McHenry,Baltimore, MD, 7 x 7, oil on masonite panel, Lehigh cement factory, red boat, Liberty ship
Baltimore From Middle Branch.jpg

Oil on Panel, 10 3/4" x 14 3/4"
Fort McHenry Grey Day

Fort McHenry, Grey Day, Oil on panel, 9 x 12
Sunset Fort McHenry

Fort McHenry Sunset, Oil on paper on panel, 15 1/2 x 18

Drawings and Digital Doodles

Drawings with ink wash, gouache, pastel charcoal-and ipad!

Keystone Korner

Keystone Korner, 2023. We weren't in seats where we could see Stanley Clarke, but she was sitting at a table across from us, and she looked like a painting.
Worthy Brothers at Germanos.jpg

ipad drawing during music set;The Worthy Brothers at Germano's in Little Italy
Tim Asleep Ink Wash.jpg

Ink Wash on Watercolor Paper
Tim in Glasses_2377.jpg

Ink wash on khadi paper
Lady Waiting.jpg

ipad Autodesk Sketchbook drawing
Old Songs Musicians.jpg

Autodesk Sketchbook drawn during a concert.
Robed Woman

Ink Wash, 12 x 10,
Turkey Roost Road

29x40,charcoal on rives bfk
Whiskey

Watercolor on Paper
Sagamore tree

12 x 16, pastel

Beaches

Ocean City

19x23, Oil on Muslin Panel
Centerport Beach Chairs

Centerport Beach Chairs Oil on Canvas, 24 x 26
Grandpa in Trunks

12" x 12", Oil on Canvas
OC Bathers.JPG

Oil on Board, 10 x 10
Redondo Beach.jpg

Oil on Board, 3.5" x 5"
Centerport Lone Kayak

Centerport Beach, New York. Oil on Paper Panel 14 x 20, A lone kayaker takes advantage of a perfect evening.
Under the Pier

18" x 18", Oil on Paper on Panel
Ventura Beach

Oil on paper, 5.5 x 10
Maine Beach.jpeg

Gouache on paper
Tybee Island

Oil on Board Tybee Island, Georgia

UK

Several years ago my son and his family moved to Glasgow. They TOOK my granddaughter and left the cat. Which seemed, somehow, unfair. At any rate, it offered a new place to paint. It is greener there, the cities more compact, the museums plentiful (and mostly free) and the weather just godawful-at least in winter. In summer, it can be glorious. Just make sure you pack, well, everything. Taps ahff!

Millersneuk Dr

Watercolor 4 x 6

Available for Purchase
Garrowhill Park

Garrowhill Park, Glasgow, UK A short walk from my family in Glasgow. In Garrowhill Park EVERYONE has a dog.
Glasgow Street and Clouds

Glasgow Clouds, Gouache on paper, 9 x 12 It rains every day in Glasgow in summer. And every day the clouds do this.
Scotland Yard

My son and daughter-in- law moved to Scotland a while back. They TOOK MY GRANDDAUGHTER with them and left me the cat. The cat was lovely, but did not speak as well as the granddaughter (who is now fluent in Glaswegian), and she found a home with a loving student. (The cat, not the granddaughter. The granddaughter is still with her Mum and Dad.) Anyway, this is their yard. It is in Scotland. Scotland Yard. (I know. I KNOW...) Gouache on paper, 6 x 6
Halton Gardens.jpeg

Gouache on paper, 8” x 8”
DeLaWar Pavilion 2, Bexhill-on-Sea

Gouache on Paper, 8 x 10
Yellow Umbrella

Gouache on Paper, 8 x 8
The MacNabb, after Raeburn

Ink wash, watercolor on paper
Kelvingrove.jpeg

Acquarelle, pencil, ink on paper, 4 x 2