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Candy Barr

Warren, Vermont, United States
Artist (Painting)
Born unknown date

Candy Barr is a plein air, "in open air", painter whose visual work includes oil paintings on canvas and wood. Her work has been described as “moving" and as being "a true master of color". With over 50 years of painting experience she brings a breadth of knowledge of art history, exquisite skill for color and a deep understanding of what makes paint come to life.

Born in Oberlin, Ohio, Barr has art work from when when was six years old, and hasn't stopped. She earned her BFA with honors in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), her MAT in lithography from RISD, and an MFA from Norwich University. She has served on the Faculty of Goddard College, and has taught numerous workshops and courses since 1985.

Since 1998 Barr has devoted herself to painting full-time, and actively participates in painting and community building programs. She believes learning is a never ending process and continues her own development through research, travel, and regular visits to artists' studios, galleries and museums.

Barr is a juried member of the Vermont Arts Council and has received awards from them as well, having given residencies to schools or organizations for over 20 years. She won the "Best Architecture Award" at the Glendale, AZ Plein Air Competition. She was nominated as "Vermont's Best Artist" in the Vanquard Readers Poll two years in row. The Johnson Studio Center awarded her grants for several years to attend residencies. She is on the Rhode Island Alumni Association Board of Directors, a juried member of , and a member of the California Art Club (CAC).

Her work has been exhibited widely – most recently at the Watergate Gallery in Washington, D.C.; the Casa de Artistas Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ, the Parade Gallery in Warren, VT, the Artisans Gallery in Waitsfield, VT; formerly in the Eastland Gallery in Portland, ME, O'Farrell Gallery in Brunswick, ME, and Vermont Fine Art in Stowe, VT – and is included in dozens of personal collections all over the world.

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Painting titled "Male Pecs" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Male Pecs - Painting, 6x6 in ©2010 by Candy Barr - Male chest nude

Candy Barr

"Male Pecs"

Oil | 6x6 in

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Painting titled "Sleeping Nude" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Sleeping Nude - Painting, 5x7 in ©2010 by Candy Barr - Reclining Nude from side

Candy Barr

"Sleeping Nude"

Oil | 5x7 in

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Painting titled "Table Mesa" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Table Mesa - Painting, 16x20 in ©2010 by Candy Barr - Figurative, figurative-594, River, mountain and saguaro cactus

Candy Barr

"Table Mesa"

Oil | 16x20 in

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Painting titled "Three boats" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Three boats - Painting, 8x10 in ©2008 by Candy Barr - Figurative, figurative-594, boats at dock

Candy Barr

"Three boats"

Oil | 8x10 in

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Painting titled "Bowsprit" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Bowsprit - Painting, 18x24 in ©1999 by Candy Barr - Figurative, figurative-594, Dramatic sunset sky behind framed bowsprit with Jib bunched down

Candy Barr

"Bowsprit"

Oil | 18x24 in

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Painting titled "Reverie" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork
Reverie - Painting, 18x18 in ©2008 by Candy Barr -

Candy Barr

"Reverie"

Painting | 18x18 in

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Painting titled "Waves III" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork
Waves III - Painting, 6x6 in ©2008 by Candy Barr -

Candy Barr

"Waves III"

Painting | 6x6 in

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Painting titled "Reclining Twist" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork
Reclining Twist - Painting, 6x6 in ©2009 by Candy Barr -

Candy Barr

"Reclining Twist"

Painting | 6x6 in

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Painting titled "Blazing Maple" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork
Blazing Maple - Painting, 16x16 in ©2007 by Candy Barr -

Candy Barr

"Blazing Maple"

Painting | 16x16 in

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Painting titled "Reclining Nude Male" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Reclining Nude Male - Painting, 6.3x7.9 in ©2010 by Candy Barr - Male nude reclining

Candy Barr

"Reclining Nude Male"

Oil | 6.3x7.9 in

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Painting titled "Reclining Nude Slee…" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Reclining Nude Sleeping - Painting, 6x6 in ©2010 by Candy Barr - Reclining Nude view from Head

Candy Barr

"Reclining Nude Sleeping"

Oil | 6x6 in

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Painting titled "Sage Heat" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Sage Heat - Painting, 16x20 in ©2010 by Candy Barr - Figurative, figurative-594, Desert pebble beach with sage brush, river and mountains

Candy Barr

"Sage Heat"

Oil | 16x20 in

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Painting titled "Beached Sailboats" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Beached Sailboats - Painting, 16x20 in ©1999 by Candy Barr - Figurative, figurative-594, Sunchair with beached sailboats in Florida

Candy Barr

"Beached Sailboats"

Oil | 16x20 in

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Painting titled "Dinghy" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Dinghy - Painting, 6x8 in ©2010 by Candy Barr - Figurative, figurative-594, Moored dingey in sea

Candy Barr

"Dinghy"

Oil | 6x8 in

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Painting titled "Floating Series II.1" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork
Floating Series II.1 - Painting, 16x16 in ©2008 by Candy Barr -

Candy Barr

"Floating Series II.1"

Painting | 16x16 in

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Painting titled "Sandy Beach" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Sandy Beach - Painting, 6x6 in ©2008 by Candy Barr - Figurative, figurative-594, Beach in Maine

Candy Barr

"Sandy Beach"

Oil | 6x6 in

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Painting titled "Reclining Male" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork
Reclining Male - Painting, 18x24 in ©2009 by Candy Barr -

Candy Barr

"Reclining Male"

Painting | 18x24 in

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Painting titled "Tree Cluster" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork
Tree Cluster - Painting, 6x6 in ©2008 by Candy Barr -

Candy Barr

"Tree Cluster"

Painting | 6x6 in

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Painting titled "Reclining Nude" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Reclining Nude - Painting, 7x5 in ©2010 by Candy Barr - Reclining female nude sleeping on stomach

Candy Barr

"Reclining Nude"

Oil | 7x5 in

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Painting titled "Kneeling Torso Nude" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Kneeling Torso Nude - Painting, 14x11 in ©2010 by Candy Barr - Nude torso kneeling

Candy Barr

"Kneeling Torso Nude"

Oil | 14x11 in

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Painting titled "Stalwart Soldier" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Stalwart Soldier - Painting, 8x10 in ©2010 by Candy Barr - Figurative, figurative-594, Saguaro in morning light with shadows

Candy Barr

"Stalwart Soldier"

Oil | 8x10 in

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Painting titled "Rock Garden Inn Din…" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Rock Garden Inn Dinghy - Painting, 6x6 in ©2008 by Candy Barr - Figurative, figurative-594, Boat, dinghy, boat, plein air, maine, Candy Barr

Candy Barr

"Rock Garden Inn Dinghy"

Oil | 6x6 in

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Painting titled "Bay view Lobster bo…" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Bay view Lobster boats - Painting, 12x12 in ©2007 by Candy Barr - Figurative, figurative-594, Maine lobster boats tied up in bay

Candy Barr

"Bay view Lobster boats"

Oil | 12x12 in

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Painting titled "Floating Series II.2" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork
Floating Series II.2 - Painting, 18x24 in ©2008 by Candy Barr -

Candy Barr

"Floating Series II.2"

Painting | 18x24 in

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Painting titled "Country Sunset" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork
Country Sunset - Painting, 5x7 in ©2009 by Candy Barr -

Candy Barr

"Country Sunset"

Painting | 5x7 in

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Painting titled "Two Boats" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork
Two Boats - Painting, 12x12 in ©2006 by Candy Barr -

Candy Barr

"Two Boats"

Painting | 12x12 in

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Painting titled "Autumn Maple" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork
Autumn Maple - Painting, 12x12 in ©2008 by Candy Barr -

Candy Barr

"Autumn Maple"

Painting | 12x12 in

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Painting titled "Standing Nude" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Standing Nude - Painting, 24x12 in ©2010 by Candy Barr - Standing Nude

Candy Barr

"Standing Nude"

Oil | 24x12 in

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Painting titled "Old Caron Cacti" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Old Caron Cacti - Painting, 14x11 in ©2010 by Candy Barr - Figurative, figurative-594, Tall caron cacti framing walkway

Candy Barr

"Old Caron Cacti"

Oil | 14x11 in

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Painting titled "Echinacea" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Echinacea - Painting, 12x12 in ©2013 by Candy Barr - Figurative, figurative-594, Echinacea, flowers, pink, plein air

Candy Barr

"Echinacea"

Oil | 12x12 in

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Painting titled "Pulling Up Lobsters" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Pulling Up Lobsters - Painting, 20x20 in ©2009 by Candy Barr - Figurative, figurative-594, Boat, Lobstering in Maine with island and seagull

Candy Barr

"Pulling Up Lobsters"

Oil | 20x20 in

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Painting titled "Vernal Pool in Woods" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork, Oil
Vernal Pool in Woods - Painting, 14x14 in ©2009 by Candy Barr - Figurative, figurative-594, Woods interior in rain

Candy Barr

"Vernal Pool in Woods"

Oil | 14x14 in

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Painting titled "Winding River" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork
Winding River - Painting, 8x8 in ©2008 by Candy Barr -

Candy Barr

"Winding River"

Painting | 8x8 in

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Painting titled "Desert Twilight" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork
Desert Twilight - Painting, 3.5x3.5 in ©2009 by Candy Barr - Desert

Candy Barr

"Desert Twilight"

Painting | 3.5x3.5 in

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Painting titled "Rocky Beach" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork
Rocky Beach - Painting, 16x16 in ©2009 by Candy Barr -

Candy Barr

"Rocky Beach"

Painting | 16x16 in

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Painting titled "1824 House View" by Candy Barr, Original Artwork
1824 House View - Painting, 5x7 in ©2008 by Candy Barr -

Candy Barr

"1824 House View"

Painting | 5x7 in

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