Welcome to my News, Updates, & Reflections Page.

I use this page as a part blog, part sounding board about things going on in my life that inform my creative work. It is intended to offer a window in to the many avenues that fuel my creative life and the process of making artwork. I invite you to click on the entries below to learn more about me and what I do. I hope you enjoy.

Newsletters

Updates

REFLECTIONS

Barbara Coleman 3/15/23 Barbara Coleman 3/15/23

March 2023 Newsletter

March 2023 Newsletter: Albuquerque Museum Show: ArtsThrive! MasterWorks Show in Albuquerque and American Impressionist Society Small Works Show

Barbara Coleman 9/22/22 Barbara Coleman 9/22/22

September 2022 Newsletter

September 2022 Newsletter: Award of Distinction at American Impressionist Society National Show, Milagro Painters Show in Abiquiu, NM and Plein Air Painters of NM National Show

Barbara Coleman 4/30/22 Barbara Coleman 4/30/22

May 2022 Newsletter

May 2022 Newsletter: Oil Painters of America National Show, PAPNM Master/Signature at Taos Art Museum, Feature Editorials in PleinAir Magazine and Plein Air Magazines Artis Guide to Painting in New Mexico

Barbara Coleman 11/30/21 Barbara Coleman 11/30/21

“From the Bridge” Wins Best in Show Award

From the Bridge won Best in Show at the 13th Annual Plein Air Painters of New Mexico National Juried Show!

Barbara Coleman 11/10/21 Barbara Coleman 11/10/21

November 2021 Newsletter

November 2021 Newsletter: Best in Show award at PAPNM National Show, Albuquerque Museum ArtsThrive!, Southwest Art Magazine Invitational

Barbara Coleman 6/30/21 Barbara Coleman 6/30/21

June 2021 Newsletter

June 2021 Newsletter: Oil Painters of America National Salon Show Award of Excellence, Featured in OutdoorPainter.com, Editorial in Western Art Collector Magazine

Barbara Coleman 6/10/21 Barbara Coleman 6/10/21

“The Pinnacles” Wins Award of Excellence

The Pinnacles won the Award of Excellence in the Oil Painters of America National Salon Show, 2021!

Barbara Coleman 4/15/21 Barbara Coleman 4/15/21

April 2021 Newsletter

April 2021 Newsletter: Awarded Signature Membership in Oil Painters of America, Featured in OutdoorPainter.com, Artist in Residence at Ghost Ranch, NM, Juror for MasterWorks show

Barbara Coleman 2/24/21 Barbara Coleman 2/24/21

My Juror Comments for MasterWorks of New Mexico, 2021

Summary of MasterWorks 2021 by Barbara Coleman

Barbara Coleman 12/30/20 Barbara Coleman 12/30/20

Awarded Signature Membership in Oil Painters of America

I was awarded Signature Membership in Oil Painters of America!

Barbara Coleman 11/30/20 Barbara Coleman 11/30/20

“Cliff Faces” Wins PAPNM Best of Signature Members Award

Cliff Faces won the Best of Signature Members Award at the PAPNM National Juried Member’s Exhibition!

Barbara Coleman 11/5/20 Barbara Coleman 11/5/20

Artist in Residence at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico

October 2020 was a month of great freedom and exploration for me as the Artist in Residence at Ghost Ranch.

Barbara Coleman 8/27/20 Barbara Coleman 8/27/20

August 2020 Newsletter

August 2020 Newsletter: Oil Painters of America National Show, Oil Painters of America Regional Show, PAPNM National Show, Featured Editorial in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine,ArtsThrive Show at Albuquerque Museum, Taos Plein Air Show at E.L. Blumenschein Museum in Taos, NM

Barbara Coleman 11/19/18 Barbara Coleman 11/19/18

Interview about Art with Barbara Coleman

Albuquerque artist Barbara Coleman’s painting, “Pond Up North,” was awarded Best of Show at PAPNM’s 10th National Juried Show, held November 2–30, 2018, at the Sorrel Sky Gallery in Santa Fe. Barbara, a full-time artist and former drawing professor at the University of New Mexico, has enjoyed a life-long love affair with art. This interview occurred November 12, 2018 in her studio.

Barbara Coleman 7/28/18 Barbara Coleman 7/28/18

Freeing the Soul Through Art

Great art has a curious life of its own.

Barbara Coleman 7/3/18 Barbara Coleman 7/3/18

Can I tell you a story?

Can I tell you a story? This story is important to me because it illustrates my passion for creating and teaching art and and how the artistic process can awaken us.