Colleen Barry NYC Artist
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🕑 Added 2025-08-09 13:00:13 +0000 UTCI really believe books, and the images in them, have a kind of quiet power for an artist. When I’m working on a painting, there’s usually a specific idea in my mind—often shaped by certain artists I’ve been looking at. Books carry an aura, and I think that aura seeps into the work in ways we don’t even notice. One of the habits I’ve established is keeping the books that I need open on the floor to be sure this transfer is successful.
-Stephen Ellcock ~ ALL GOOD THINGS~ 2019
-Taschen ~ JEAN- MICHEL BASQUIAT ~2021
-Kenneth Clark ~ MOMENTS OF VISION ~ 1981
-Bill Powers ~ SFUMATO ~ 2025
-Carl Jung ~ MAN AND HIS SYMBOLS ~ 1964
-Joesph E. Yoakum ~ WHAT I SAW ~ 2022
-Helen Schjerfbeck ~ Royal Academy of Arts ~ 2019
-Hirmer ~ PAULA MODERSOHN- BECKER Frank ~ Laukotter 2024
-Frank Walter ~ MUSIC OF THE SPHERES ~ Ingleby ~ 2021
-HUMDRUM DAYS ~Mama Andersson ~Louisiana MOMA ~ 2021
-Camille Paglia GLITTERING IMAGES~ 2012-Stephen Ellcock ~ ALL GOOD THINGS~ 2019
Comments
Astrid Gaszynski
I keep so many art books open on my floor that i can barely walk on it! Glad to hear you also do it, makes me feel cool ✌️
colleen barry
Ty s much Alyssa
Alyssa Sherwood
Hi Colleen! Thank you so much for all that you are sharing. I love your Love Dogs video and all of your Patreon posts. They all are so helpful and I can always revisit them and learn something new. Man and his Symbols was one of my all time favorite books growing up. I’ve somehow misplaced my copy and have to find it or replace it. Books do have their auras, so true! Your paintings are breathtaking and mesmerizing. Best to you✨
