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Barb Benik Studio

My art covers traditional mediums including pencil, pen and ink, acrylic, oil, watercolor and digital art. As a lifelong doodler, I always have sketching materials on hand. I paint for personal satisfaction and occasionally post a piece for sale.

I use the iPad app Procreate to create digital art on which I base traditional media pieces.  It has become a huge time saver in my artistic journey, and I encourage other artists to try this digital tool.​​​​​​​

Florals, Landscapes, Animals, and Birds are a few of the subjects in my work. In 2017, I acquired a motion activated camera to photograph the birds in our backyard, and I use some of those photos as reference materials for drawings and paintings. Video cameras were added to the backyard habitat beginning in 2021.

When we moved to Fort Collins we undertook a renovation to transform  the garden space into a wildlife habitat to attract pollinators and increase the variety of visiting bird species. The garden provides creative inspiration and is an outdoor studio for creating art. After adding water features, the garden was certified as a wildlife habitat. 

I was a contributing artist for the Tails of the Painted Cats fundraiser in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021. Donations included painted cat sculptures and cat-themed paintings. Tails of the Painted Cats is an extravaganza of feline art that is created and donated by artists in the Denver, Colorado region. This unique fundraiser benefits Cat Care Society (CCS), a cageless shelter for homeless, abandoned and abused cats in the Denver metro area.