Twenty Years Later

Barbara Nuss

I used to think I was born in the wrong century. Even though I'm a contemporary oil painter, I tend to carry that sense of history and nostalgia into my work...reaching back to a quieter time, before urban sprawl pressed in so tightly. Whether I’m painting a landscape, an old neighborhood, or a simple still life, I’m drawn to reflections, long shadows, and dappled light... moments that ask you to pause and look a little longer. My process begins in observation and stillness. What begins as a place gradually becomes a feeling. If it awakens something personal in you, then it has found its way.