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“Recently I have been exploring trees as the focus of
the painting within a supportive landscape. They represent the vertical
thrust of energy as it reaches into the sky, bridging and anchoring
those two very different realms of solid earth and the atmospheric. The
tension between the vertical and horizontal elements is heightened and
emphasized in this series. The conceptual basis is consistent with my
earlier 'horizon' pieces as 'horizon' refers not only to the line at the
edge of the earth plane but also to a threshold where a shift or change
of state may occur.
No matter what aspect of the landscape is engaged, I
consistently use multiple points of perspective to allow the painting to
shift and change depending on where the viewer is standing. This
emphasizes different perceptions from every angle and adds impact as you
move farther away or up close to the surface. In combination with the
intensely saturated colors you are fully immersed in the experience of
the depicted scene.
I continue to explore a variety of settings including
mountain vistas, ocean horizons and open plains along with the new tree
series. This movement between settings constantly challenges my
sensibilities and increases the range of formal problems I encounter.
Like most artists, I am always looking for new ways to challenge my
perceptions and my skills and I am excited to be engaged in this
wonderful journey of discovery.” -- Barbara Rainforth
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![Aspen Creek, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-AspenCreek'.jpg)
Aspen Creek
Oil on Canvas, 2005
48" x 48"
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![Sentinel Falls, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-SentinelFalls'.jpg)
Sentinel Falls
Oil on Canvas, 2005
40" x 30"
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![Spring Hills, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-SpringHills'.jpg)
Spring Hills
Oil on Canvas, 2005
48" x 48"
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![Spring Ocean, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-SpringOcean'.jpg)
Spring Ocean
Oil on Canvas, 2005
48" x 48"
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![Greenwood, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-Greenwood'.jpg)
Greenwood
Oil on Canvas, 2005
60" x 48"
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![Wild Rose Trail, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-WildRoseTrail'.jpg)
Wild Rose Trail
Oil on Canvas, 2005
48" x 48"
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![Viridian Tides, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-ViridianTides'.jpg)
Viridian Tides
Oil on Canvas, 2005
24" x 48"
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![Sentient Grove I, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-SentientGroveI'.jpg)
Sentient Grove I
Oil on Canvas, 2005
48" x 36"
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![Sentient Grove II, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-SentientGroveII'.jpg)
Sentient Grove II
Oil on Canvas, 2005
48" x 36"
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![Looking Down, Amalfi Coast, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-LookingDownAmalfiCoast'.jpg)
Looking Down, Amalfi Coast
Oil on Canvas, 2005
48" x 60"
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![Blue Wood, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-BlueWood'.jpg)
Blue Wood
Oil on Canvas, 2005
48" x 72" (Diptych)
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![Summer Horizon #5, Copyright 2004, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-SummerHorizion5'.jpg)
Summer Horizon #5
Acrylic on Paper, 2004
20" x 24"
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![Summer Horizon #6, Copyright 2004, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-SummerHorizion6'.jpg)
Summer Horizon #6
Acrylic on Paper, 2004
20" x 24"
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![Summer Horizon #7, Copyright 2004, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-SummerHorizion7'.jpg)
Summer Horizon #7
Acrylic on Paper, 2004
20" x 24"
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![Summer Horizon #8, Copyright 2004, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-SummerHorizion8'.jpg)
Summer Horizon #8
Acrylic on Paper, 2004
20" x 24"
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![Spring Forest, Copyright 2004, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbraRainforth-SpringForest'.jpg)
Spring Forest
Oil on Canvas, 2004
40" x 90"
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![November Horizon, Copyright 2003, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-NovemberHorizon'.jpg)
November Horizon
Oil on Canvas, 2003
48" x 36"
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![Autumn Horizon, Copyright 2003, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-AutumnHorizon'.jpg)
Autumn Horizon
Oil on Canvas, 2003
71½" x 47"
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![December Horizon, Copyright 2003, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-DecemberHorizon'.jpg)
December Horizon
Oil on Canvas, 2003
48" x 36"
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![Earth Horizon 21, Copyright 1999, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-EarthHorizon21'.jpg)
Earth Horizon 21
Oil on Canvas, 1999
36" x 48"
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![Earth Horizon 12, Copyright 1998, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-EarthHorizon12'.jpg)
Earth Horizon 12
Oil on Canvas, 1998
44¾" x 62¼"
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![Earth Horizon 26, Copyright 1999, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-EarthHorizon26'.jpg)
Earth Horizon 26
Oil on Canvas, 1999
36" x 48"
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![Forest Light, Copyright 2003, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-ForestLight'.jpg)
Forest Light
Oil on Canvas, 2003
78" x 91"
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![Deep Horizon, Copyright 2002, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-DeepHorizon'.jpg)
Deep Horizon
Oil on Canvas, 2002
48" x 30"
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![Shadowlands, Copyright 2002, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-Shadowlands'.jpg)
Shadowlands
Oil on Canvas, 2002
40" x 52"
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![Summer Horizon 1, Copyright 2003, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-SummerHorizon1'.jpg)
Summer Horizon 1
Acrylic on Paper, 2003
20" x 24"
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![Summer Horizon 2, Copyright 2003, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-SummerHorizon2'.jpg)
Summer Horizon 2
Acrylic on Paper, 2003
20" x 24"
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![Summer Horizon 3, Copyright 2003, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-SummerHorizon3'.jpg)
Summer Horizon 3
Acrylic on Paper, 2003
20" x 24"
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![Summer Horizon 4, Copyright 2003, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-SummerHorizon4'.jpg)
Summer Horizon 4
Acrylic on Paper, 2003
20" x 24"
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![Beach Horizon 2, Copyright 2004, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-BeachHorizon2'.jpg)
Beach Horizon 2
Oil on Canvas, 2004
22" x 28"
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![Beach Horizon 3, Copyright 2004, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-BeachHorizon3'.jpg)
Beach Horizon 3
Oil on Canvas, 2004
22" x 28"
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![Beach Horizon 10, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-BeachHorizon10'.jpg)
Beach Horizon 10
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
20" x 30"
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![Beach Horizon 11, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-BeachHorizon11'.jpg)
Beach Horizon 11
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
20" x 30"
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![Beach Horizon 12, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-BeachHorizon12'.jpg)
Beach Horizon 12
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
16" x 20"
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![Beach Horizon 13, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-BeachHorizon13'.jpg)
Beach Horizon 13
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
16" x 20"
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![Little Trees 7, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-LittleTrees07'.jpg)
Little Trees 7
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
8" x 10"
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![Little Trees 8, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-LittleTrees08'.jpg)
Little Trees 8
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
8" x 10"
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![Little Trees 9, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-LittleTrees09'.jpg)
Little Trees 9
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
8" x 10"
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![Little Trees 10, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-LittleTrees10'.jpg)
Little Trees 10
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
8" x 10"
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![Little Trees 12, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-LittleTrees12'.jpg)
Little Trees 12
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
8" x 10"
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![Little Trees 13, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-LittleTrees13'.jpg)
Little Trees 13
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
8" x 10"
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![Little Trees 16, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-LittleTrees16'.jpg)
Little Trees 16
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
8" x 10"
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![Little Trees 17, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-LittleTrees17'.jpg)
Little Trees 17
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
8" x 10"
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![Little Trees 18, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-LittleTrees18'.jpg)
Little Trees 18
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
8" x 10"
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![Little Trees 19, Copyright 2005, Barbra Rainforth -- Click to Expand...](images/BarbaraRainforth-LittleTrees19'.jpg)
Little Trees 19
Acrylic on Paper, 2005
8" x 10"
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