Work samples
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Mrs Green 0561.jpgMrs 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 in StripesGouache on paper, 2021 -
Urbino PotatoI couldn't resist. Maybe Titian would laugh? -
Ferris WheelOil on Canvas, 36 x 36
About Barbara Epstein
Baltimore County
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 where… more
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 where… more
It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Brood X Covid Edition)
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Among the Peonies 18x14 4447.jpgTim mowing the lawn. -
Gas Lines 24 x 18 Oil on Canvas.JPGBGE 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.JPGThe house across the street. I have tons of paintings of this house. -
Chelwood Sepia 12-17.jpgOil on Panel, 6" x 6" -
Mrs P’s Red Maple.jpegOil on Canvas, 12” x 12” -
Gruber Cicada Summer_4732.jpgCicadas were here this year! Brood X! The neighborhood kids were enthralled. Well, most of them. :) -
24x24 Obadiah in the Yard.JPGI don;t remember what he was looking at. He was transfixed. -
Covid Spring_3291.jpgGouacheon Khadi Paper, 10 "x 8" -
Gruber 4_Peonies & Clouds.jpgThe peonies were beautiful this year -
Gruber 5_Peonies & Blue Sky.jpgA sunny afternoon
Drawings and Digital Doodles
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Worthy Brothers at Germanos.jpgipad drawing during music set;The Worthy Brothers at Germano's in Little Italy -
Tim Asleep Ink Wash.jpgInk Wash on Watercolor Paper -
Tim in Glasses_2377.jpgInk wash on khadi paper -
Lady Waiting.jpgipad Autodesk Sketchbook drawing -
Old Songs Musicians.jpgAutodesk Sketchbook drawn during a concert. -
Robed WomanInk Wash, 12 x 10, -
Turkey Roost Road29x40,charcoal on rives bfk -
Sagamore tree12 x 16, pastel -
WhiskeyWatercolor on Paper
People, Portraits, Commissions
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Tim 2.peg16 x 12, oil on panel, 2019 -
8x8 Tim in a chair Gouache 2020.jpgTim sits for me. He has lots of great shirts! And he looks good in all of them. -
Tim.jpegOil on panel, 12 x 12 -
David .jpegOil on Cigar box, 2019 -
LamanDr Laman Gray I hope this can convey the humanity and compassion embodied in this man. Oil on Canvas -
Phyllis26 x 40, Oil on panel -
Twiggy.jpgTwiggy lived on Long Island. When she died, her owner commissioned a portrait. This is 36" x 40". -
Me and Tim and Twiggy_5427.jpgThis is Twiggy in her new home. -
Family/Friends/Dog.jpgThis was a family/friends portrait commission. The painting is 42" x 42" -
Madame President.jpg40" x 30" Oil on Canvas Portrait
Still
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Pineapple.JPGWatercolor on Paper -
Daff in Brown Bottle _9224.JPGOil on Panel 10 1/2" x 6 1/2" -
Carnation in Glass 2_0679.jpgGouache on Watercolor Paper, 8"x8" -
Carnation and Mum12" x 6", Oil on Panel -
14 x 8 Freesias in Brown Glass 2020 copy.jpg14 x 8 Freesias in a Brown Glass, Oil -
Flowers on Blue.jpegOil on Canvas, 12” x 12” -
Rose Box -
Harriet's Flower10 x 8, Oil on Canvas -
Wendy's Roase10 x 8, Oil on Canvas -
Rachel's BoxOil on CIgar Box
Beaches
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Ocean City19x23, Oil on Muslin Panel -
Centerport Beach ChairsCenterport Beach Chairs Oil on Canvas, 24 x 26 -
Grandpa in Trunks12" x 12", Oil on Canvas -
OC Bathers.JPGOil on Board, 10 x 10 -
Redondo Beach.jpgOil on Board, 3.5" x 5" -
Centerport Lone KayakCenterport Beach, New York. Oil on Paper Panel 14 x 20, A lone kayaker takes advantage of a perfect evening. -
Under the Pier18" x 18", Oil on Paper on Panel -
Ventura BeachOil on paper, 5.5 x 10 -
Maine Beach.jpegGouache on paper -
Tybee IslandOil on Board Tybee Island, Georgia
UK
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Garrowhill ParkGarrowhill Park, Glasgow, UK A short walk from my family in Glasgow. In Garrowhill Park EVERYONE has a dog. -
Glasgow Street and CloudsGlasgow Clouds, Gouache on paper, 9 x 12 It rains every day in Glasgow in summer. And every day the clouds do this. -
Scotland YardMy 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.jpegGouache on paper, 8” x 8” -
DeLaWar Pavilion 2, Bexhill-on-SeaGouache on Paper, 8 x 10 -
Yellow UmbrellaGouache on Paper, 8 x 8 -
The MacNabb, after RaeburnInk wash, watercolor on paper -
Kelvingrove.jpegAcquarelle, pencil, ink on paper, 4 x 2
What I did on My Summer Vacation..and winter.
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Ghost Ranch.JPGGouache on Paper -
Valle Caldera.jpg4" x 6", Valle Caldera, New Mexico, Oil on Panel -
Santa Fe.JPGGouache on Paper, 8 x 8 -
Kolob4" x 9 " Oil on Paper on Panel -
Rio Grande 2.jpg6" x 6" Oil on Panel -
Rio Grande 1.jpg5 1/4" x 5 1/4" Oil on Panel -
Grand Canyon 119 x 23, Oil in Paper on Panel -
Creole Gardens.JPGGouache on Paper, 6 x 6
Road trips
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Wigwam Motel, San Bernardino16 x 12, Oil on Canvas :) -
Monterey8" x 8", Gouache -
Boulder Creek Bathers.jpegGouache on paper, 8”x8”, 2016 -
Bridge of the Gods8" x 8", Gouache -
Santa Monica Pier8" x 8", Gouache -
Huntington Beach.jpegOil on Panel, 12 x 16 -
CapePerpetua.jpgCape Perpetua, 12 x 12, oil on canvas -
Amarillo Fields8" x 8", Gouache -
Atlanta, Illinois8" x 8", Gouache -
Galveston_Lifeguard_2514.JPG5 1/4" x 5 1/4", Oil on Panel
Seasons
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Winter10" x 15", Oil on Panel -
Snow and Daffodil.jpegSnow and Daffodil -
Snow Day _9183.JPGOil on Panel, 12 x 16 -
Capitol.jpegGouache on paper, 8” x 8” -
Denise Gouache6" x 6", Gouache on Paper -
Gouache_2016_National_Cathedral_.jpgNational Cathedral, Gouache -
Carriage House, EveningCarriage House in Louisville, 12 x 20, oil on paper -
Fourth of JulyOil on Canvas, 12" x 12"
Town and Country, Land and Sea
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Baltimore From Middle Branch.jpgOil on Panel, 10 3/4" x 14 3/4" -
Sunset, Early Spring.jpegOil on Canvas, 36 x 36 -
Monkton.jpegOil on canvas, 24 x 24 -
Philomont Silos48' x 48 Oil on Canvas -
Foxcroft and St Louis48 x 48, Oil on Canvas -
Park HeightsOil on Panel, 6 x 8 -
Fort McHenry Red BoatFort McHenry,Baltimore, MD, 7 x 7, oil on masonite panel, Lehigh cement factory, red boat, Liberty ship -
Fort McHenry Grey DayFort McHenry, Grey Day, Oil on panel, 9 x 12 -
Sunset Fort McHenryFort McHenry Sunset, Oil on paper on panel, 15 1/2 x 18
