Hope's Art Journey

    Arts on Douglas presents In the Moment, a solo exhibition featuring a collection of landscape paintings by Hope Barton. Email not displaying correctly?View it in your browser. Hope Barton In the Moment Opening reception: Saturday, March 1, 4 - 7pmExhibition dates: March 1-29, 2014 Arts on Douglas presents In the Moment, a solo exhibition featuring a collection of landscape paintings by St. Augustine artist, Hope Barton. Barton is a keen observer of the aesthetic effects produced by subtle changes in sunlight, tides, and seasons. In the Moment immerses viewers in a Florida landscape that is inhabited by dense marsh grasses, tidal rivers, and creeks in gem-tone colors of oranges, yellows, greens, purples, and browns. Read [...]

30" x 40"     This is a roughly built bridge on a small creek in Suwannee, FL.  I did it in a small, square format and it came together easily.  As I continue to paint larger, I am finding that compositions do not always work the same as in the small painting.  The essence of this painting is its circular shape and the simplicity of the wood framework on the top.  Some of the bridges in this area don't have sides and make this city girl very nervous.  It is at times very ugly so I have to go back often to see [...]