I N T H E GA L L E RY
BOB BARKER
Where others see soot-blackened brick and polluted skies, Bob sees light and colour. Capturing memories from his working-class childhood in Yorkshire mill towns, the artist’s new body of work includes his trademark oil paintings and a special edition sculpture. By exploring the idea of ‘the path we lead’, Bob examines the
winding journeys we all take. His research took him to the Black Country Living Museum and saw him experiment with the ‘glaze’ technique used by the Old Masters of the Renaissance period. A subtle colour wash created warmth and enabled Bob to capture the contrast of light and dark that has influenced his work from the start. By applying white to the canvas before black, a sepia tone was
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12 FINE ART COLLECTOR SPRING 2018
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