Barbara Summers Edwards • Utah • waow
| Oil Paintings | Watercolors | Western | Floral | Horses | Figurative |
"Someone once asked me how I made my paintings appear so powerful and yet at the same time feel so gentle. I'm not sure how to verbally answer the question, but I consider the question a great compliment."
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Women Artists of the West, Associate
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Barbara Summers Edwards
Barbara Summers Edwards, born and raised in Southeastern Idaho, is a fourth generation native of the American West. Graduating from Utah State University in illustration and working as a freelance illustrator, Barbara evolved as a fine art oil and watercolor painter. Commonly portraying figurative imageries, her painterly, realistic paintings have received numerous awards as they have been exhibited in international, national, regional and state juried, invitational, group and two person exhibits.
The Oil Painters of America Board of Directors in 2011 awarded Signature Status to Barbara for her "remarkable talent". Barbara is also a Signature Member of American Plains Artists and an Associate Member of American Women Artists, Women Artists of the West, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society and Society of Mormon Artists.
Women Artists of the West