Barbara Straussberg: Dots/Orange Burst, 2011, mixed media acrylic on paper, 32" x 31" x 1"

About:

As an artist, my materials and how I use them, are the essence of my art. I am always looking for new ways to apply the paint. Painting and drawing work in unison to form a complete and truthful painting. The act of painting is a personal journey to find out how I can more fully express my response to my surroundings. Subconsciously, I draw from nature and the world around me to record in a personal language what I see and feel through paint. Color is my primary form of expression, but I also rely on line, form, surface texture, pattern and collage.

Bio:

Barbara Straussberg is an abstract painter and paper artist. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally in galleries and museums including the Delaware Art Museum, Woodmere Art Museum, the Lawrence Gallery at Rosemont College, and Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers. Her acrylic paintings and works on paper are included in many private, corporate and museum collections such as the Biggs Museum of American Art, Fox Rothschild, and Brandywine Realty Company. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Pennsylvania with a Distinction in Art History, and graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with a concentration in painting and printmaking. Her studio is located in the Norristown Arts Building, a vibrant collective of artists' studios and galleries.

www.barbarastraussberg.com