BARBARA BENEDETTI NEWTON
CPSA, PSA, PSWC, NWPS-DP, IAPS-MC
Welcome to my Daily Paintworks Gallery where my unframed paintings are available at special pricing. Thanks to all who have given my paintings loving homes!
About the Artist
HISTORY: Barbara Benedetti Newton, a native of the Pacific Northwest, lives on Vashon Island, Washington and works in her Dockton Art Studio. She attended the Burnley School of Professional Art – now known as Seattle Art Institute – where she studied with Bill Cumming and went on to a professional art career in 1965 as a fashion illustrator. In 1990, Barbara began creating fine art with colored pencil focusing on still life composition. Decades later, her primary mediums are pastel and oil and an occasional acrylic. Her subjects are landscapes as well as still life scenes. Figurative work is on the horizon - a throwback to her love of the figure as a fashion illustrator.
ART ORGANIZATIONS: Barbara is a Charter Member, Signature Member, past President and 10 year Merit Member of Colored Pencil Society of America; Signature Member of Pastel Society of the West Coast, Pastel Society of America, and Puget Sound Group of Northwest Artists; a 2013 International Association of Pastel Artists Master Circle Honoree (IAPS) and a Distinguished Pastelist in the Northwest Pastel Society since 2015. She is a Life Member Honoree of Women Painters of Washington. Currently, Barbara serves on the board of VIVA - Vashon Island Visual Artists. Affiliations:
AWARDS: The recipient of more than 50 awards and honors, Barbara has authored two books: Colored Pencil Solution Book and Pastel Drawing as well as feature articles in magazines such as Pratique des Arts, International Artist Magazine, American Artist and The Artist’s Magazine.
ART INSTRUCTOR/MENTOR: A long-time instructor at the Frye Art Museum, Seattle, and the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Lincoln City, Oregon, Barbara now shares online through her website, Instagram, Patreon and Youtube.
GALLERY REPRESENTATION: Barbara is represented by Attic Gallery, Camas, WA, The American Art Company, Tacoma, WA, Scott Milo Gallery, Anacortes, WA, Swiftwater Gallery and Outstanding In Its Field Gallery, Vashon, WA.