Alison Barry
With the spirit of curiosity and artistic experimentation, and in pursuit of evocative juxtapositions and compositions, Alison Barry sets out almost daily, in all seasons, with her painting gear. Her work is defined by strong shapes, clean colors and expressive brushwork, influenced by past and contemporary painters such as Emile Gruppe, Aldro Hibbard, Charles Movalli, Edward Seago, Jerry Weiss and Stapleton Kearns. Close observation on location bring immediacy and freshness to her paintings. Alison resides in Southern Maryland, home to crab boats, tobacco barns and the beautiful Chesapeake Bay.
Statement:
I paint outside because unexpected things happen constantly. The information available in front of me is multidimensional and multi-sensory. My goal is to communicate the immediacy of fleeting light effects and weather conditions in the sky and landscape, and also to showcase the beauty of paint itself, the textures and vibrations, with interesting and evocative compositions and designs.
Statement:
I paint outside because unexpected things happen constantly. The information available in front of me is multidimensional and multi-sensory. My goal is to communicate the immediacy of fleeting light effects and weather conditions in the sky and landscape, and also to showcase the beauty of paint itself, the textures and vibrations, with interesting and evocative compositions and designs.
• September, 2021, First Place and Honorable Mention, Southern Maryland Art Show, Mattawoman Creek Art Center, Marbury, MD
• September, 2021, First Place, Serenity Farm Sunflower Festival, Benedict, MD
• July, 2021, Plein Air Easton 2021, Easton, MD
• June, 2021, Third Place in Paint Annapolis, Annapolis, MD
• September 2020, Paint Annapolis, Annapolis, MD
• July 2020, Plein Air Easton, Easton, MD
• September 2019, First Place, Southern Maryland Art Show, Mattawoman Creek Art Center, Marbury, MD
• August 2019 First Place, Serenity Farm 1st Annual Sunflower Festival Plein Air, Benedict, MD
• June 2019, Honorable Mention, Parrsboro International Plein Air Festival, Parrsboro, Nova
Scotia
• September 2018 Best Architectural Scene, Mountain Maryland Plein Air, Cumberland, MD
• September 2018, Best Demonstration at Artsfest, Annmarie Garden, Dowell, MD
• February 2018, Chadds Ford Paint Out, Chadds Ford, PA
• September 2017, Third Prize in Express Charles County in Art Show, Mattawoman Creek Art Center, Marbury, MD
• March 2017 Chadds Ford Paint Out, Chadds Ford, PA
• June 2016 Paint Annapolis, Annapolis, Maryland
PAINTINGS ON DISPLAY
North End Gallery, Leonardtown, MD
My Studio in Lusby, MD (by appointment)
• September, 2021, First Place, Serenity Farm Sunflower Festival, Benedict, MD
• July, 2021, Plein Air Easton 2021, Easton, MD
• June, 2021, Third Place in Paint Annapolis, Annapolis, MD
• September 2020, Paint Annapolis, Annapolis, MD
• July 2020, Plein Air Easton, Easton, MD
• September 2019, First Place, Southern Maryland Art Show, Mattawoman Creek Art Center, Marbury, MD
• August 2019 First Place, Serenity Farm 1st Annual Sunflower Festival Plein Air, Benedict, MD
• June 2019, Honorable Mention, Parrsboro International Plein Air Festival, Parrsboro, Nova
Scotia
• September 2018 Best Architectural Scene, Mountain Maryland Plein Air, Cumberland, MD
• September 2018, Best Demonstration at Artsfest, Annmarie Garden, Dowell, MD
• February 2018, Chadds Ford Paint Out, Chadds Ford, PA
• September 2017, Third Prize in Express Charles County in Art Show, Mattawoman Creek Art Center, Marbury, MD
• March 2017 Chadds Ford Paint Out, Chadds Ford, PA
• June 2016 Paint Annapolis, Annapolis, Maryland
PAINTINGS ON DISPLAY
North End Gallery, Leonardtown, MD
My Studio in Lusby, MD (by appointment)
