ABOUT THE ARTIST – Barbara McMullen
Barbara works in oils, soft pastels and water colours. She was born in Toronto and later moved to Burlington attending M.M.Robinson High School. Majored in Science but had a natural love of art and spent all her spare time in the art classes. Completed a Bachelor of Science in Genetics in 1984 at McMaster University and followed with a Masters of Science in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Western Ontario in 1988. Travelled extensively and fell in love with exotic, out of the ordinary places. She is currently a 16 year resident of Port Dalhousie living in an 1880 Stable House on Lake Ontario.
She rekindled her interest in art 6 years ago and has studied with artists at Rodman Hall in St. Catharines, The Pumphouse in N.O.T.L., the Algonquin Academy of Wilderness and Wildlife Art and the Haliburton School of the Arts. She has hosted the annual art show “Art in an Old Port Garden” from her home each August. Besides her love of art she is an avid sailor and the mother of two girls. Her art reflects the lifestyle and historic significance of Port Dalhousie and can be found in private collections in Canada, the United States and Bermuda. Her studio is located in Port Dalhousie and her portfolio can be seen at www.stablehousestudio.ca |
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