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Welcome! My focus is works on paper—printmaking and mixed media drawings/paintings. Check out my Portfolio and Archives, Artist Statement/Bio, Updates about Current Work, and my Exhibitions/Vitae information.

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• serendipitous
• archival digital on Arches 88
• 23.5”h X 19”w

• benediction
• archival digital on Arches 88
• 23.5”h X 19”w

• remembrances
• archival digital on Arches 88
• 24”h X 19”w

• to the other side
• archival digital on Arches 88
• 40”h X 28”w

• deft strokes
• mixed media on Rives BFK
• 24”h X 19”w

• harmony
• mixed media on Stonehenge
• 22”h X 15”w

• kindred
• lithograph on Arches 88
• 7.25"h x 7.25" w

• balance
• lithograph on Arches 88
• 11.25"h x 9.5"w

• lamentation
• lithograph on Arches 88
• 13.25"h x 10.5"w

• tribute
• lithograph on Arches 88
• 7.75"h x 7.75"w

• passages I
• intaglio: aquatint, etching, soft ground,
• relief roll on Rives BFK
• 12"h x 9"w

• hope
• mixed media: intaglio, India ink, charcoal, pastel, white latex paint,
• cardboard, torn paper on Stonehenge
• 21.5"h x 29"w

• refutation
• mixed media: India ink, charcoal, pastel, white latex paint,
• newspaper on archival matte board
• 39.5"h x 31.25"w

• eros
• mixed media: pastel, charcoal, newspaper, mineral spirits,
• India ink on Stonehenge
• 20"h x 29"w

• tango
• archival digital print with sgraffito & oil stick
• in encaustic on masonite
• 11"h x 11"w

• acoustical waves 1
• mixed media: intaglio (soft ground & etching)
• with oil stick on Rives BFK
• 11.5"h x 8.5"w

• acoustical waves 2
• mixed media: intaglio (soft ground & etching)
• with oil stick on Rives BFK
• 11.5"h x 8.5"w

Observations and reactions to life experiences, human relationships, and my interaction with natural phenomena fuel the images in my work. Using recognizable images, literary allusions, and text in symbolic, metaphorical or abstract ways, I communicate and make “visual” my ideas into works on paper. Working in various media, I create lithography, intaglio, serigraphy and archival digital prints and mixed media drawings/paintings.

The multiplicity and mutability within specific printmaking processes and works on paper techniques intrigue me. It is a dialogue between concept and markmaking. Drawing and writing about my ideas is the beginning step and the constant in my process; the way I draw the image to activate the matrix involves unlimited choices and energizes the hand-pulled printed image or mixed media work. Writing about initial thoughts provides a springboard for deeper investigation and amplification of the inspiration for an image. I combine layering and juxtaposition of hand-made source material with my digital and photographic processes. I enjoy pairing traditional lithography, intaglio, and serigraphy techniques with ever-changing digital technologies.

The interplay of evolving digital/photographic technologies and techniques with age-old processes allows me to incorporate printing on and with alternative materials and tools. Often, I incorporate multiple printmaking media in larger mixed media drawings.

I exhibit nationally and internationally in solo, juried, and invitational exhibitions and have work in permanent and private collections in the United States, Australia, and Malaysia. My lifetime body of work is currently being curated into the Artist Printmaker Research Collection at The Museum of Art at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.

Bois d’ Arc Press, my studio, print shop, and gallery space is in Amarillo, TX. I taught 2-dimensional design, drawing I & drawing II as adjunct faculty at West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX. Education includes: an MFA, studio art; a BA in English and art education; and a MA in English from West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX; and an AAS in graphic design from Amarillo College. You can contact me via e-mail: barbarapward@suddenlink.net