Still Life Southwestern Art - Southwestern Landscape Art & Other Still Life Art Pieces by artist Bernita Barfield AGalleryofDreams.com

Bernita Barfield
Artist Statement: "I use a large palette knife, heavenly loaded heavily with paint that creates thick textures. I like to feel as if I am sculpting the oil to the canvas. The knife allows me the freedom to let my emotions and energy flow across the canvas as I paint with joy and abandon. I often listen to opera music as I paint. The passion and power I hear in those songs inspire my own artistic voice.

In my paintings, you will often see the intense colors of purple. It is a very rich color and has exciting relationships to the reds, yellows and crimson that I often use. I am instinctively drawn to these colors as they best express how I feel & bring my paintings to life. I find them the most sensuous and alluring. This is the tapestry of the Southwest.

The vast and majestic vistas of the Southwest are my constant source of inspiration. They impart a spiritual awareness and sense of awe at what I see. The colors are constantly changing. The sky has many fickle & ominous moods. The Southwest has a magnificent palette with spectacular colors and subtle hues. It is a constant challenge to capture on canvas that visual and emotional moment when I see my next painting" -- Bernita Barfield


Cactus Bloom Southwestern Still Life Palette Knife Painting	Cathedral Rock Day's End Southwest Landscape Palette Knife Painting	Hidden Hills Southwest Still Life Palette Knife Painting
The Old Soldier Southwestern Still Life Palette Knife Painting	Rio Chama Southwest Landscape Palette Knife Painting	Mustang Mountains Southwest Still Life Palette Knife Painting
Grazing the Grasslands Southwestern Still Life Palette Knife Painting