Library of Congress from the Capital #52815 by Candy Barr

9 x 12 inches Oil on canvas

$750 SOLD

Sheriff Samuel Stout - #32215 by Candy Barr

11 x 14 inches Oil on birch ply

This has been revisited from Glendale Plein Air competition last year during the Glendale Chocolate Festival.  And from the Glendale AZ tourism: Territorial Sheriff (bronze sculpture) At the Public Safety and Courts Complex, Bill Nebeker’s 1990 sculpture commemorates Samuel Stout, a Glendale resident and Maricopa County’s 14th sheriff. Glendale dedicated the sculpture to the “men and women of today who, as members of the Court and the Fire and Police Departments, continue the honorable tradition of preserving the peace and enhancing the public safety.”

Scripps College - Honnard Gate - #4414 by Candy Barr9 x 12

9 x 12 inches Oil on canvas board SOLD

Someone nicely thought this enlargement of an earlier painting I did on location would make a nice graduation present for his daughter.

Miracle on 34th St - #4114 by Candy Barr

 12 x 12 inches Oil on canvas 

House Commission SOLD

Winter view of home in Washington DC

Fire Station #1 Casa Grande - #22814 by Candy Barr

16 x 20 inches Oil on canvas

Last weekend there was an all day Casa Grande Plein Air Event.
Over 50 artists participated with 3 winners.  The Captain at the fire station wanted my
painting if it didn't go for the purchase awards.. so there it proudly hangs!
Love chatting with the firemen in between their outings all day. They are such pillars of our communities.
So many coming and goings, and cases of mental illness emergencies rather than
fires if you know much about what too many of their calls are for.
Services provided:

• Fire
• Emergency Medical Services
• Hazardous Materials Response
• Search and Rescue
• Extrication

Twenty five years ago false alarms were half the number of fires, today false alarms significantly exceed the number of fires.

According to Nightline it costs $3,500 every time a fire truck pulls out of a fire station in Washington, DC (25 calls in a 24 hour shift is not uncommon so this adds up quickly).  Moreover, most of the time the call is not for a fire but for a minor medical problem. In many cities, both fire trucks and ambulances respond to the same calls. The paramedics do a great job but it is hard to believe that this is an efficient way to deliver medical care and transportation. A few locales have experimented with more rational systems. For example:

- See more at: http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2012/07/firefighters-dont-fight-fires.html#sthash.oivTNtTA.dpuf

Emilié Gruppé's Home - #9413 by Candy Barr

16 x 20 inches Oil on canvas 

$575 plus s/h

 Revised from 7/20/13 posting

 detail

Sun came out occasionally after initially raining lightly.

Emilié is daughter of Emil Gruppé and there's a lovely gallery behind this house with many of her father's paintings on exhibit and for sale. 

Bragg Barn - #8413 by Candy Barr

 16 x 20 inches Oil on canvas

 detail

Emilie's Home _ #72013 By Candy Barr

 16 x 20 inches Oil on canvas framed

$575  + S/H

See revision posted later Sept 4, 2013

From the 3rd Annual Jericho Plein Air Paint Out 

of Emile A Gruppé's daughter's home.

 At least it didn't rain most of the day, but the sun did play peek a boo a bit

Here are some of the final paintings done today from 70 artists. More have yet to be added 

and they will be rehung for the opening tomorrow, 

Barbara Greene, one of the organizers with artist

Cottage Garden #3313 by Candy Barr

Painting in Paris in Springtime In Glendale, AZ

 20 x 20 inches Oil on canvas in process 
~ need to figure out sky vs roof and tree and darken the porch and add the flowers on arbor...  Note how different relationship of roof and sky are in am to pm

Getting the start with sun behind me, then by end of day sun coming towards me, which was much better for painting having the arbor backlit.

this was from earlier in week capturing Brandon Hamilton before he interviewed

 Carol Migray the fantastic owner of both Cottage Garden I and II.

Round Barn Inn Shadows - #101111

16 x 20 inches Oil on canvas

Spotlight Gallery Exhibit -Reception October 7

Summer Creek 24 x 24 Oil on wood, Porch Series I, II, III & Pillows 24 x 24 Oil on canvas

 Hung show for solo show at Spotlight Gallery at Vermont Arts Council

136 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont
Opening is this first Friday in October concurrent with Art Walk 4 - 7pm

Sequin View 8 x 24 tripdych, Neph View 24 x 24 inches Oil on canvas, Neph View 11 x 14 Oil

both 20 x 20 inches Oil on canvas

Estuary I & II both 30 x 40 inches Oil on canvas

I have 17 paintings in show, and I've included 13...
with Press Release:



Spotlight Gallery & Sculpture Garden News 


Fishing Boat, 24 x 24 Inches Oil on wood


An exhibit " Equanimity with Water" - 17 paintings by Candy Barr is on display in the Spotlight Gallery through the end of October.

Well known for her plein air paintings, figures and murals, Candy Barr's paintings are captured alla prima, fresh in color, and reflect an immediate response to the subjects being painted.  Inevitable changes of light force her to paint spontaneously with animated brushwork.  Intense observation for accurate draftsmanship and prolific production deepens and insures her sense of place.

Also, a reception will be held in conjunction with Montpelier's Art Walk, and will include new works  currently being installed in our Sculpture Garden.  The new exhibit will feature the works of 6 Vermont artists and will be on view until 2013.

 Music by Mayfly and a special presentation of the first-ever Arthur Williams Award for Meritorious Service in the Arts. 

   SAVE THE DATE - Sculpture Garden & Spotlight Gallery Reception October 7th from 4-7 PM, as part of Montpelier Art Walk.  Mingle with artists, enjoy refreshments and listen to music by Mayfly.  We hope you will join us! 

The Spotlight Gallery and Sculpture Garden are located at 136 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont.  Gallery hours are Monday thru Friday 8am to 4:30pm.

Warren Covered Bridge and Crib Dam - #81411

20 x 20 inches Oil on canvas framed . Available from Parade Gallery, Warren Vermont



Here was my setting for the Great Plein Air Paint Out on Saturday. It's in process.
I painted it already framed for the 3:30- 5:30 Exhibit.

A fun day talking to folks who dropped by to talk about the process.

American Flatbreads Courtyard - #8911

12 x 12 inches Oil on canvas

American Flatbreads at Lareau's Farm now has the Big Red Barn Art Show through Labor Day.
I have 4 paintings in the show, including the large Buddha meditating in early Spring, and 3 local rural scenes. 2 farms and the Warren Dam and covered bridge.

Today I'm painting in Mystic CT.

Blueberry Lake - #8811

12 x 12 inches Oil on MDF board

I'm pulling out older paintings and tweaking them for Open Studio coming up Sat Aug 20. 11-4pm

This one of Blueberry Lake near me was done before they removed Raymond Gow's house and it became a Town Park.

Anyone in Mystic Connecticut area Tuesday wishing to paint? I'll be there all day with easel if you want to join me?

Billy Brauer's Country House by Studio

6 x 6 inches Oil on birch ply SOLD

block in with opposite colors -
His studio has the red cupola and roof.

Doing a demo with my Wednesday plein air class of artist friend Billy Brauer's rental house.

This is the sign that accompanies the purple box hanging in tree to catch Ash boring beetles.

Saturday July 23 will be the

Plein Air Festival at the Emile Gruppe Gallery in Jericho, Vermont

The Emile A. Gruppe Gallery
22 Barber Farm Rd. Jericho, VT

July 23, 2011 8:00am—5:30pm

Reception and Show 4:30pm—5:30pm

Glendale Civic Center - #2611A

11 x 14 inches Oil on canvas

$175 + S/H

Saturday was the 2nd annual Plein Air Event at the Glendale AZ
Chocolate Festival. Here's one of my 2 paintings this year.

Country Woods

4 x 4 x 2 inches Oil on wood



Painted lattice frame

This was done on a 2 x 6 that was primed and painted on location.

I love the late afternoon light with the sun coming through the trees backlit.

$175 + S/H

Birds Eye View of the US Capitol

8 x 10 inches Oil on canvas

Washington DC Capitol

8 x 10 inches Oil on Canvas SOLD

in process with dome too tall, before I took it down

Does working outside with a photograph constitute plein air?

I dunno, a commission that was better done outdoors than in my studio.